Asbjørn Nilssen
Asbjørn Nilssen 
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 Norway
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| birthday | January 19, 1875 |
| place of birth | Vestre Aker |
| date of death | 1958 |
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| society | Odd ski club |
Asbjørn Nilssen (born January 19, 1875 in Vestre Aker , † 1958 ) was a Norwegian ski jumper and Nordic combined athlete .
Nilssen, who competed for the Odd Skiklubb , won the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 1897 and was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal in the same year . In 1899 Nilssen set a new ski flying world record with 32.5 m on Solbergbakken in Bærum . This lasted a year until his compatriot Olaf Tandberg surpassed the record by one meter on the same hill.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Holmenkollmedaljen ( Norwegian , PDF; 91 kB) Norwegian Ski Association. 2007. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ↑ Gjettum, Bærum. In: skisprungschanzen.com. September 1, 2005, accessed on September 30, 2018 (German).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nilssen, Asbjørn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian ski jumper and Nordic combined athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vestre Aker , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1958 |