Gunnar Andersen
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| Born | 18 March 1890 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 April 1968 (aged 78) Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 47.5 metres (156 ft) Geithus, Modum, Norway (1912) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gunnar Andersen (18 March 1890 – 25 April 1968) was a Norwegian footballer and ski jumper. In 1918 he became the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports.[1]
Andersen was a member of Lyn, and was capped 46 times for Norway,[2] the national record at the time. He participated in two Summer Olympics; Stockholm 1912 and Antwerp 1920. Captaining the Norwegian football team in 1920, they beat the 1908 and 1912 gold medalists Great Britain and Ireland 3–1.[3]
