Gunnar Andersen

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For the information about the 1930 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships gold medalist in the individual large hill, please see Gunnar Andersen (ski jumper).

Gunnar Andersen (March 18, 1890 — April 25, 1968) was a Norwegian footballer and ski jumper.

Andersen was a member of Lyn, and was capped 46 times for Norway, the national record at the time. He participated in two Summer Olympics; Stockholm 1912 and Antwerpen 1920. Captaining the Norwegian football team in 1920, they sensationally beat England.

As a ski jumper Gunnar Andersen set a world record when he jumped 47 metres in Gustadbakken, Modum, 1912.

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.

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Preceded by None

Egebergs Ærespris 1918

Succeeded by Helge Løvland