Olaf Tandberg | |
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Country | Norway |
Born | Askim, Norway | 7 July 1879
Died | 15 June 1932 Lillehammer, Norway | (aged 52)
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.
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.
Set on the first ever official ski jumping competition.
Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
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11 February 1900 | Solbergbakken | Bærum, Norway | 35.5 | 116 |