Sondre Norheim

Sondre Norheim
Photograph of Sondre Norheim ca. 1880
Country Norway
Born(1825-06-10)10 June 1825
Morgedal, Telemark, Norway
Died9 March 1897(1897-03-09) (aged 71)
North Dakota, US
Personal best19.5 m (64 ft)
Brunkeberg, Norway
(March 8, 1868)

Sondre Norheim, born Sondre Auverson, (10 June 1825 – 9 March 1897) was a Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing. Sondre Norheim is known as the father of Telemark skiing.

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