Alf Andersen
Encyclopedia
Alf Steen Andersen (15 May 1906 – 12 April 1975) was a Norwegian
ski jumper.
He was born in Drammen
, but represented the Oslo clubs Sandaker SFK, Skeid
and SFK Lyn
. He won the gold medal in the individual large hill at the 1928 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
. He also won a bronze medal in the individual large hill at the 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Vysoké Tatry
.
He died in 1975 in Frogn
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
ski jumper.
He was born in Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
, but represented the Oslo clubs Sandaker SFK, Skeid
Skeid
Skeid is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Nordre Åsen, Oslo. It has sections for association football , Nordic skiing and bandy.-General history:The club was founded as IK Skeid on 5 December 1925...
and SFK Lyn
SFK Lyn
Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Nordre Aker, Oslo. It has two sections; for association football and Nordic skiing. Until 2010 they had a third section, for top-level association football, named FK Lyn...
. He won the gold medal in the individual large hill at the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
. He also won a bronze medal in the individual large hill at the 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1935 took place February 13-18, 1935 in Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia.- 18 km :February 15, 1935- 50 km :February 17, 1935-4 × 10 km relay:February 18, 1935- Individual :February 13, 1935...
in Vysoké Tatry
Vysoké Tatry (town)
Vysoké Tatry , informally Mesto Vysoké Tatry , is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of High Tatras in Slovakia including all the major resorts in that region...
.
He died in 1975 in Frogn
Frogn
Frogn is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Drøbak. Frogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
.