Sondre Norheim

Sondre Norheim
Photograph of Sondre Norheim ca. 1880
Country	Norway
Born	(1825-06-10)10 June 1825 Morgedal, Telemark, Norway
Died	9 March 1897(1897-03-09) (aged 71) North Dakota, US
Personal best	19.5 m (64 ft) Brunkeberg, Norway (March 8, 1868)

Sondre Norheim, born Sondre Auverson, (10 June 1825 – 9 March 1897) was a Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing. Sondre Norheim is known as the father of Telemark skiing. ^{[1] [2]}