Jack Nielsen (skier)
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Jack Nielsen is a Norwegian alpine skier
. He was born in Oslo
, and is the son of Jack Nielsen
. He represented the club IL Heming
. He participated at the 1948 Winter Olympics
in Saint Moritz
, where he competed in slalom.
He won the slalom event at the Norwegian championships in 1950.
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
. He was born in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, and is the son of Jack Nielsen
Jack Nielsen
Jack Fridtjof Charles Hücke Coucheron Nobel Nielsen was a Norwegian tennis player. He was born in Egersund, and was the father of skier Jack Nielsen. He participated at the 1920 Summer Olympics, where he placed fifth in doubles together with Conrad Langaard. He also competed at the 1924 Summer...
. He represented the club IL Heming
IL Heming
Idrettslaget Heming is a Norwegian sports club from Slemdal, Oslo. It has sections for association football, Nordic skiing, alpine skiing, orienteering and tennis.-General history:...
. He participated at the 1948 Winter Olympics
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...
in Saint 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...
, where he competed in slalom.
He won the slalom event at the Norwegian championships in 1950.