Sverre Fredheim

Sverre Fredheim (December 10, 1907 – April 9, 1981) was an American Olympic skier.^[1]

Sverre Fredheim
Country	American
Born	(1907-12-10)December 10, 1907 Gran, Norway
Died	April 9, 1981(1981-04-09) (aged 73)

Fredheim was born at Gran in Oppland, Norway. He emigrated to the United States during 1927. He joined the St. Paul Ski Club and became a US citizen in 1935. He competed in ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, where he placed sixth in ski jumping.^[2] In 1951, he placed ninth place in the Olympic tryouts at Iron Mountain, Michigan. In 1955, he began competing in Veteran’s meets. Fredheim was elected to the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1973. ^[3]

References

1. Sverre Fredheim (U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame)
2. . Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2011.