Anders Olsen Haugen was born in Bø, Telemark, Norway. Anders Haugen and his brother Lars emigrated to the United States in 1909 and built a ski jumping hill with the Milwaukee Ski Club near Lake Nagawicka west of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in order to open ski jumping to the public of the area.
In 1911 Anders Haugen set a world record of 46m (152 feet) on Curry Hill in Ironwood, Michigan while winning the National Championship.[4] Between 1910 and 1920, the Haugen brothers won the U.S. National Championships eleven times. In 1919 and 1920, Anders Haugen set the two world record ski jumping distances of 213 ft (64.92m) and 214 ft (65.23m), respectively.[5][6]
Haugen had won the 1924 Olympic ski jumping bronze medal in the individual large hill, though he was not awarded the medal due to a scoring error. In 1974, at the 50th reunion of the 1924 Norwegian team, Norwegian sports historian Jacob Vaage was going over the results when he noticed an error. The bronze medal had been awarded to Norwegian skier Thorleif Haug, who also won three gold medals in the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix. On 12 September 1974, Anders Haugen came to Norway as an 85-year-old and was given the bronze medal by Anna Maria Magnussen, Thorleif Haug's youngest daughter.[7][8]
In 1929, Haugen and his brother Lars moved to the Lake Tahoe area in California, where he developed the Lake Tahoe Ski Club. Up until his 70s, he directed the junior skiing program at the ski club. Haugen was elected to the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1978.[9]
Haugen became a strict vegetarian in 1911 and adhered to the diet for the rest of his life.[10] He stated that his vegetarian diet gave him more strength and improved his skiing performance. He was a teetotaller and non-smoker. He married Mina Amundson in 1917, they had two sons.[10]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
^"Sensational ski jumping". Calumet News. 20 February 1911.
anders, haugen, anders, olsen, haugen, october, 1888, april, 1984, norwegian, american, jumper, four, national, jumping, championships, competed, 1924, winter, olympics, chamonix, 1928, winter, olympics, moritz, first, 2022, only, american, olympic, medal, jum. 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 Anders HaugenAnders HaugenCountry United StatesBorn 1888 11 24 24 November 1888Bo Telemark Sweden NorwayDied14 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 1924 Chamonix Individual large hill January 1926 jump by Haugen at a competition in Grand Beach Michigan Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Cross country skiing results 3 1 Olympic Games 4 Ski jumping world records 5 References 6 External linksBiography editAnders Olsen Haugen was born in Bo Telemark Norway Anders Haugen and his brother Lars emigrated to the United States in 1909 and built a ski jumping hill with the Milwaukee Ski Club near Lake Nagawicka west of Milwaukee Wisconsin in order to open ski jumping to the public of the area In 1911 Anders Haugen set a world record of 46m 152 feet on Curry Hill in Ironwood Michigan while winning the National Championship 4 Between 1910 and 1920 the Haugen brothers won the U S National Championships eleven times In 1919 and 1920 Anders Haugen set the two world record ski jumping distances of 213 ft 64 92m and 214 ft 65 23m respectively 5 6 He was Captain of the first US skiing team at the 1924 Winter Olympics Haugen and his brothers later moved to Chippewa Falls Wisconsin and then Frisco Colorado Haugen had won the 1924 Olympic ski jumping bronze medal in the individual large hill though he was not awarded the medal due to a scoring error In 1974 at the 50th reunion of the 1924 Norwegian team Norwegian sports historian Jacob Vaage was going over the results when he noticed an error The bronze medal had been awarded to Norwegian skier Thorleif Haug who also won three gold medals in the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix On 12 September 1974 Anders Haugen came to Norway as an 85 year old and was given the bronze medal by Anna Maria Magnussen Thorleif Haug s youngest daughter 7 8 In 1929 Haugen and his brother Lars moved to the Lake Tahoe area in California where he developed the Lake Tahoe Ski Club Up until his 70s he directed the junior skiing program at the ski club Haugen was elected to the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1978 9 Haugen was inducted into the U S Ski Hall of Fame in 1963 His bronze medal is on display at the Hall of Fame in Ishpeming Michigan He died at Redlands Community Hospital in San Bernardino California on April 14 1984 of kidney failure and had been suffering from prostate cancer 1 Personal life editHaugen became a strict vegetarian in 1911 and adhered to the diet for the rest of his life 10 He stated that his vegetarian diet gave him more strength and improved his skiing performance He was a teetotaller and non smoker He married Mina Amundson in 1917 they had two sons 10 Cross country skiing results editOlympic Games edit Year Age 18 km 50 km 1924 35 33 1928 39 43 Ski jumping world records editDate Hill Location Metres Feet 19 February 1911 Curry Hill Ironwood United States 46 3 152 1919 Howelsen Hill Steamboat Springs United States 62 2 205 9 March 1919 Haugen Hill Dillon United States 64 9 213 29 February 1920 Haugen Hill Dillon United States 65 2 214 Not recognized Crash at world record distance 5 References edit a b Anders Haugen Olympian Medal Was Delayed 50 Years The New York Times Associated Press April 19 1984 Anders Haugen IOC Olympics com 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 Sensational ski jumping Calumet News 20 February 1911 a b Jumps 213 feet El Paso Herald 10 March 1919 Norwegian immigrant contributions to America s making p 166 174 188 El Paso Herald 20 November 2009 Thorleif Haug Store norske leksikon Anders Haugen s belated bronze medal Ski Jumping Hill Archive 5 January 2006 retrieved 29 March 2013 Anders Haugen at Colorado Snowsports Museum a b Vegetarianism PDF Life and Health National Health Journal 1 34 37 1973 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anders Haugen Anders Olsen Haugen at FIS ski jumping nbsp Anders Olsen Haugen at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anders Haugen amp oldid 1223080920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
