Petter Hugsted
Encyclopedia
Petter Hugsted was a champion Norwegian
ski jumper
. Born in Kongsberg
, he won the Olympic gold medal in Ski Jumping
in 1948 Winter Olympics
at St. Moritz
. This was impressive, especially after being held in the Grini concentration camp during the German occupation of Norway. He was also an excellent soccer player and was the captain of the Norwegian B-National soccer team.
, Finland in 1947.
Silver medal in the 1940 and third place finish in 1947 and 1948 ski jump competitions at the Holmenkollen ski jump
in Oslo.
Champion of the United States National Ski Jumping Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1949.
Later in life, Petter Hugsted, with his friend Birger Ruud
, devoted much energy to the creation and curatorship of the Kongsberg Skiing Museum
.
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
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
. Born in Kongsberg
Kongsberg
is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....
, he won the Olympic gold medal in Ski Jumping
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
in 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...
at 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...
. This was impressive, especially after being held in the Grini concentration camp during the German occupation of Norway. He was also an excellent soccer player and was the captain of the Norwegian B-National soccer team.
Other awards
Gold medal at the Ski Jumping competition at LahtiLahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
, Finland in 1947.
Silver medal in the 1940 and third place finish in 1947 and 1948 ski jump competitions at the Holmenkollen ski jump
Holmenkollen ski jump
Holmenkollbakken is a large ski jumping hill located at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway. It has a hill size of HS134, a construction point of K-120, and a capacity for 30,000 spectators. Holmenkollen has hosted the Holmenkollen Ski Festival since 1892, which since 1980 have been part of the FIS Ski...
in Oslo.
Champion of the United States National Ski Jumping Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1949.
Later in life, Petter Hugsted, with his friend Birger Ruud
Birger Ruud
Birger Ruud was a Norwegian ski jumper.Born in Kongsberg, Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three world championships in 1931, 1935 and 1937. Ruud also won the Olympic gold medal in 1932 and 1936...
, devoted much energy to the creation and curatorship of the Kongsberg Skiing Museum
Kongsberg Skiing Museum
Kongsberg Skiing Museum is a museum of skiing, located in Kongsberg, Norway. It was initially created by the two friends and well known ski jumpers, Birger Ruud and Petter Hugsted...
.