Arnholdt Kongsgård
Encyclopedia
Arnholdt Kongsgaard (1914 - 1991) was a Norwegian
ski jumper who competed before World War II
. He won a ski jumping bronze medal at the 1939 World Ski Championships
in Zakopane
. He had previously finished sixth at the 1938 World Ski Championships
and eighth at the 1936 Winter Olympics
.
Kongsgaard was the second record holder of Vikersundbakken
, holding the hill record from 1946 to 1951.
He represented the club Kongsberg IF
.
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 who competed before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He won a ski jumping bronze medal at the 1939 World Ski Championships
1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1939 took place February 11-19, 1939 in Zakopane, Poland. This was the Polish city's second time hosting the championships after having done so in 1929...
in Zakopane
Zakopane
Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...
. He had previously finished sixth at the 1938 World Ski Championships
1938 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938 took place February 24-28, 1938 in Lahti, Finland. This was the Finnish city's second time hosting the championships after having done so in 1926.- 18 km :February 25, 1938187 of 188 skiers completed the event....
and eighth at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, one individual ski jumping event was contested. It was held on Sunday, February 16, 1936.-Medalists:-Final standings:The competition took place at "Olympiaschanze" with a K-Point of 80 metres . It started at 11 a.m....
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Kongsgaard was the second record holder of Vikersundbakken
Vikersundbakken
Vikersundbakken is the only ski flying hill in the Nordic countries. With a hill and world record of 246,5 meters, Vikersundbakken is the world's largest ski jumping hill....
, holding the hill record from 1946 to 1951.
He represented the club Kongsberg IF
Kongsberg IF
Kongsberg Idrettforening is a Norwegian sports club from Kongsberg, founded in 1899. It has sections for athletics, gymnastics, alpine skiing, ski jumping, cross country skiing, telemark skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, ice hockey, football and cycling....
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