Arnfinn miner

Arnfinn miner
nation	Norway
birthday	October 14, 1928
place of birth	Trondheim ,  Norway
date of death	February 13, 2011
Career
End of career	1959
Medal table
Olympic medals 1 × 0 × 0 × World Cup medals 1 × 0 × 1 × National medals 3 × 0 × 4 ×
winter Olympics gold 1952 Oslo Large hill  Nordic World Ski Championships bronze 1950 Lake Placid Large hill gold 1952 Oslo Large hill  Norwegian championships bronze 1949 Steinkjer Normal hill gold 1952 Porsgrunn Normal hill gold 1953 Oslo Normal hill bronze 1955 Trysil Normal hill bronze 1957 Mo i Rana Normal hill gold 1958 Oslo Normal hill bronze 1959 Porsgrunn Normal hill
Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping
Four Hills Tournament	5. ( 1953/54 )

Arnfinn Bergmann (born October 14, 1928 in Trondheim , † February 13, 2011 ) was a Norwegian ski jumper and football player .

Career

In the winter of 1947/48 he was Norwegian football champions with Freidig FK . In the same year he also became Norwegian junior champion in ski jumping, and so he subsequently focused on winter sports in his career.

He won the bronze medal at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid in 1950 and the gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, home on Holmenkollbakken . Since the Nordic World Ski Championships were held as part of the Olympic Games, he was also world champion with his Olympic victory.

In 1953/54 he took part in the Four Hills Tournament. He reached 21st in Oberstdorf, fourth in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, third in Innsbruck and second in Bischofshofen. In 1952, 1953 and 1958 he became Norwegian champion. In 1956 Bergmann received the Holmenkollen Medal , and three years later he ended his career.

Arnfinn Bergmann died on February 13, 2011 after a short illness.

Web links

• Arnfinn Bergmann in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
• Arnfinn Bergmann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Arnfinn Bergmann er død , Aftenposten.no of February 14, 2011. Accessed February 15, 2011.