Olaf Tandberg
| Olaf Tandberg | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Norway |
| Born | 7 July 1879 Askim, Norway |
| Died | 15 June 1932 (aged 52) Lillehammer, Norway |
| Ski club | Frigg Ski Club Lillehammer Ski Club |
| Personal best | 35.5 m (116 ft) Bærum, Norway (11 February 1900) |
Olaf Tandberg (7 July 1879 – 15 June 1932) was a Norwegian doctor and Nordic skier.
Career
[edit]On 11 February 1900 he set the ski jumping world record distance 35.5 metres (116 ft) at Solbergbakken hill in Bærum, Norway.[1][2][3]
A year later he won the Nordic combined event at Holmenkollen and won the royal trophy. In later years he was a ski jumping judge in Holmenkollen between 1918 and 1930.
Ski jumping world record
[edit]Set on the first ever official ski jumping competition.
| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 February 1900 | Solbergbakken | Bærum, Norway | 35.5 | 116 |
References
[edit]- ^ "I Solbergbakken. Hoprekorder (page 2)". Aftenposten. 12 February 1900.
- ^ "Solbergrendet (page 3)" (in Norwegian). Asker og Bærum Budstikke. 14 February 1900.
- ^ Jakob Vaage, Tom Kristensen: Holmenkollen – Historien og resultatene. De norske Bokklubbene, Stabekk 1992. ISBN 82-525-1678-5 (s. 192-193, digitalisert av Nasjonalbiblioteket)