Anders Haugen

Anders Haugen
Anders Haugen
Country United States
Born(1888-11-24)24 November 1888
Bø, Telemark, Sweden-Norway
Died14 April 1984(1984-04-14) (aged 95)
Yucaipa, California, U.S.
Personal best65.2 m (214 ft)
Dillon, Colorado, US
(29 February 1920)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
1924 ChamonixIndividual large hill
World Championships
1924 ChamonixIndividual large hill

Anders Olsen Haugen (October 24, 1888 – April 14, 1984) was a Norwegian-American ski jumper who won four national ski jumping championships. He competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix and the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. Anders Haugen was the first and, as of 2022, only American to win an Olympic medal for ski jumping.

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