Hans Olav Sørensen
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Hans Olav Sørensen was a Norwegian
ski jumper who competed from 1963 to 1966. He finished eighth in the individual normal hill event at the 1964 Winter Olympics
in Innsbruck
.
He was born in Selbu
.
Sørensen's best career finish was fifth in an individual normal hill event in West Germany
in 1963.
Sørensen held the ski jumping record at the Kløvstienbakken jump, at the Medal IL Ski Club, for two years, 1962-64
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 from 1963 to 1966. He finished eighth in the individual normal hill event at the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
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He was born in Selbu
Selbu
Selbu is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Fossan, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Selbustrand, Tømra, and Vikvarvet.-General information:...
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Sørensen's best career finish was fifth in an individual normal hill event in West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
in 1963.
Sørensen held the ski jumping record at the Kløvstienbakken jump, at the Medal IL Ski Club, for two years, 1962-64