Reidar Andersen
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Born20 April 1911
Ringerike, Norway
Died15 December 1991 (aged 80)
Oslo, Norway
Country
Norway
NorwaySportSkiing
 Photo of Reidar Andersen in 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 April 1911 Ringerike, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 December 1991 (aged 80) Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 99 m (325 ft) Planica, King. of Yugoslavia (15 March 1935) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Reidar Andersen (20 April 1911 – 15 December 1991) was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1930s.
He won a ski jumping bronze at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In addition, he won ski jumping silver medals at the 1930, 1935, and 1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
On 14 and 15 March 1935 he set a total of three world records (93, 98 and 99 metres) on Bloudkova velikanka hill in Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[1][2]
Andersen won the Holmenkollen ski festival's men's ski jumping competition in 1936, 1937, and 1938, the only person to ever win this event three straight years.
In 1938, Andersen shared the Holmenkollen medal with fellow Norwegian Johan R. Henriksen.
