Caspar Oimoen
Caspar Oimoen 
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Statue in honor of Caspar Oimoen in front of the Gol stave church |
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| Full name | Caspar Aslaksen Oimoen |
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 United States
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| birthday | May 8, 1906 |
| place of birth |
Etnedal , Norway
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| size | 173 cm |
| date of death | July 28, 1995 |
| Place of death |
Portland , Oregon , USA
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Caspar Aslaksen Oimoen (born May 8, 1906 in Etnedal , Norway as Kasper Aslaksen Øimoen , † July 28, 1995 in Portland , Oregon ) was an American ski jumper .
Oimoen, who was born in Norway, emigrated to the USA with his family at an early age and began ski jumping there.
At the Olympic Winter Games in 1932 he was in the squad for the United States for the first time and jumped from the normal hill to 5th place. Four years later he jumped to 13th place at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen .
Web links
- Caspar Oimoen in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Caspar Oimoen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Oimoen, Caspar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oimoen, Caspar Aslaksen; Øimoen, Kasper Aslaksen (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ski jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Etnedal , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1995 |
| Place of death | Portland , Oregon , United States |