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| ⚫ | '''Arthur Emil Tokle''' (August 16, 1922 – March 3, 2005) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]]-born [[United States|American]] [[ski jumper]] who competed for the [[United States]] at the [[1952 Winter Olympics]] in [[Oslo]], finishing 18th in the individual large hill event.<ref>[http://teachski.com/articles/ArtTokle1.htm |
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|caption=Tokle (center) with his trainees [[Gene Kotlarek]] and [[John Balfanz]] in 1963 |
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|birth_date=August 16, 1922 |
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|birth_place=[[Løkken Verk]], Norway<ref name=sr/> |
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|death_date=March 3, 2005 (aged 82)<ref name=sr/> |
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|death_place=[[Dover, New Jersey]], U.S.<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161204022748/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/art-tokle-1.html Art Tokle]. sports-reference.com</ref> |
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|club=[[Løkken IF]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lokken-if.no/index.php?artikkelvalg=vis_innhold&visning=1&id=1&kat=62 |title=Løkken IFs historie fra 1896 |publisher=Løkken IF |language=Norwegian |accessdate=January 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181301/http://www.lokken-if.no/index.php?artikkelvalg=vis_innhold&visning=1&id=1&kat=62 |archivedate=July 24, 2011 }}</ref><br>Bear Mountain Ski Club |
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| ⚫ | '''Arthur Emil Tokle''' (August 16, 1922 – March 3, 2005) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]]-born [[United States|American]] [[ski jumper]] who competed for the [[United States]] at the [[1952 Winter Olympics]] in [[Oslo]], finishing 18th in the individual large hill event.<ref>[http://teachski.com/articles/ArtTokle1.htm Art Tokle Wins Plastic Snow Ski Jump in 100-Degree Weather]. ''1957 American Ski Annual'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716195226/http://teachski.com/articles/ArtTokle1.htm |date=July 16, 2011 }}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Tokle was born in [[Løkken Verk]], a village in [[Meldal]], [[Sør-Trøndelag]] county, [[Norway]]. His father was a Norwegian mining official, who raised every one of his 20 children in the sport, and skied himself until he was well past 70. Torger Tokle, Art's older brother, came to the U.S. in 1939 and gained sudden fame before he was killed in [[Italy]] as a ski trooper in 1945. Kyrre Tokle, another older brother, was still jumping in informal meets in the U.S. at the age of 55.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872048,00.html ''Sport: Old Daredevil'' |
Tokle was born in [[Løkken Verk]], a village in [[Meldal]], [[Sør-Trøndelag]] county, [[Norway]]. His father was a Norwegian mining official, who raised every one of his 20 children in the sport, and skied himself until he was well past 70. [[Torger Tokle]], Art's older brother, came to the U.S. in 1939 and gained sudden fame before he was killed in [[Italy]] as a ski trooper in 1945. Kyrre Tokle, another older brother, was still jumping in informal meets in the U.S. at the age of 55.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130223082604/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872048,00.html ''Sport: Old Daredevil'']. ''Time''. February 3, 1961</ref> |
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Arthur Tokle won his first national championship as a teenager and served in the Kings Guard before immigrating to America in 1947. He was US national |
Arthur Tokle won his first national championship as a teenager and served in the Kings Guard before immigrating to America in 1947. He was [[U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships|US national ski jumping champion]] in 1951 and 1953. Tokle carried the American flag during the opening ceremonies of the [[1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]] in [[Lahti]], [[Finland]] and competed in the [[1960 Winter Olympics]] in [[Squaw Valley, Placer County, California|Squaw Valley]]. He later coached the American ski jumping team at the [[1964 Winter Olympics|1964]] and [[1968 Winter Olympics]].<ref name=sr/> Tokle was inducted in the [[National Ski Hall of Fame]] in 1970.<ref>[http://www.skihall.com/index.php?_a=document&doc_id=11&id=331 ''Arthur Tokle, Inducted in 1970'']. U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame</ref> He was a technical director for the US team at the [[1980 Winter Olympics]].<ref name=sr/> He co-authored ''The Complete Guide to Cross Country Skiing and Touring''.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15474-2005Mar7_4.html ''Arthur E. Tokle, Rockaway Township, N.J'']. ''Washington Post''. March 5, 2005</ref><ref>Art Tokle and Martin Luray (1973) ''The Complete Guide to Cross Country Skiing and Touring''. New York, Holt, Rinehart & Winston. {{ISBN|978-0030010569}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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In 1948, Tokle married Oddfrid Larsen and settled in [[Lake Telemark, New Jersey]], a semi-rural community favored by Scandinavian immigrants. Together they had two children Arthur Tokle Jr. and Vivian Lynch.<ref>[http://skiinghistory.org/lives/art-tokle Art Tokle, jumper and coach]. ''Skiing Heritage Magazine''. March 7, 2005</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 06:13, 25 May 2023
 Tokle (center) with his trainees Gene Kotlarek and John Balfanz in 1963 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | August 16, 1922 Løkken Verk, Norway[1] |
| Died | March 3, 2005 (aged 82)[1] Dover, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Ski jumping |
| Club | Løkken IF[2] Bear Mountain Ski Club |
Arthur Emil Tokle (August 16, 1922 – March 3, 2005) was a Norwegian-born American ski jumper who competed for the United States at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, finishing 18th in the individual large hill event.[3]
Biography[edit]
Tokle was born in Løkken Verk, a village in Meldal, Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. His father was a Norwegian mining official, who raised every one of his 20 children in the sport, and skied himself until he was well past 70. Torger Tokle, Art's older brother, came to the U.S. in 1939 and gained sudden fame before he was killed in Italy as a ski trooper in 1945. Kyrre Tokle, another older brother, was still jumping in informal meets in the U.S. at the age of 55.[4]
Arthur Tokle won his first national championship as a teenager and served in the Kings Guard before immigrating to America in 1947. He was US national ski jumping champion in 1951 and 1953. Tokle carried the American flag during the opening ceremonies of the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland and competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. He later coached the American ski jumping team at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics.[1] Tokle was inducted in the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1970.[5] He was a technical director for the US team at the 1980 Winter Olympics.[1] He co-authored The Complete Guide to Cross Country Skiing and Touring.[6][7]
Personal life[edit]
In 1948, Tokle married Oddfrid Larsen and settled in Lake Telemark, New Jersey, a semi-rural community favored by Scandinavian immigrants. Together they had two children Arthur Tokle Jr. and Vivian Lynch.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Art Tokle. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Løkken IFs historie fra 1896" (in Norwegian). Løkken IF. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ Art Tokle Wins Plastic Snow Ski Jump in 100-Degree Weather. 1957 American Ski Annual Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sport: Old Daredevil. Time. February 3, 1961
- ^ Arthur Tokle, Inducted in 1970. U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
- ^ Arthur E. Tokle, Rockaway Township, N.J. Washington Post. March 5, 2005
- ^ Art Tokle and Martin Luray (1973) The Complete Guide to Cross Country Skiing and Touring. New York, Holt, Rinehart & Winston. ISBN 978-0030010569
- ^ Art Tokle, jumper and coach. Skiing Heritage Magazine. March 7, 2005
