Torbjørn Falkanger
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's ski jumping | |||
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| Silver | 1952 Oslo | Individual large hill | |
Torbjørn Falkanger (born 8 October 1927 in Trondheim) is a retired Norwegian ski jumper who was active in the late 1940's and early 1950's.
Falkanger earned a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in ski jumping and also won the Holmenkollen ski festival ski jumping competition twice (1949 and 1950). For his ski jumping efforts, Falkanger was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1952 (Shared with Stein Eriksen, Heikki Hasu, and Nils Karlsson.)
His career ended a few months ahead of the 1956 Winter Olympics, due to a fall in the ski jumping hill.
[edit] External links
- FIS Profile (As Torbjoern Falkanger)
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
| Preceded by Simon Slåttvik |
Holmenkollen medal with Stein Eriksen, Heikki Hasu, & Nils Karlsson 1952 |
Succeeded by Magnar Estenstad |
Categories: 1927 births | Competitors at the 1952 Winter Olympics | Holmenkollen medalists | Holmenkollen winners | Living people | Norwegian ski jumpers | Olympic competitors for Norway | Olympic silver medalists for Norway | Winter Olympics medalists | Ski jumping biography stubs | Norwegian winter sports biography stubs
