Arthur E. Tokle

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.

Born in Norway, Tokle emigrated to the United States 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, and was a technical director for the US team at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Tokle was inducted in the US Ski and Snowboard Team in 1970.

Married in 1948, he was survived by his wife, a daughter, and a son.

External links

• March 2005 blog of death (posted March 20, 2005).