Anders Haugen

Anders Haugen
Anders Haugen
Country United States
Born(1888-11-24)24 November 1888
Bø, Telemark, Sweden-Norway
Died14 April 1984(1984-04-14) (aged 95)
Yucaipa, California, U.S.
Personal best65.2 m (214 ft)
Dillon, Colorado, US
(29 February 1920)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Chamonix Individual large hill
January 1926 jump by Haugen at a competition in Grand Beach, Michigan

Anders Olsen Haugen (October 24, 1888 – April 14, 1984) was a Norwegian-American ski jumper who won four national ski jumping championships.[1] He competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix and the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.[2] Anders Haugen was the first and, as of 2022, only American to win an Olympic medal for ski jumping.[3]

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  2. ^ "Anders Haugen". IOC Olympics.com.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anders Haugen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.