Christian Mohn

Career
Christian Mohn
Poppy (center) at the 1948 Olympic Games
Full name	Christian J. Mohn
nation	Norway Norway
birthday	April 20, 1926
date of death	4th January 2019
society	IL Heming

Christian J. Mohn (born April 20, 1926 - January 4, 2019 ) was a Norwegian ski jumper and later a ski sports official. From 1978 to 1980 he was President of the Norwegian Ski Association.

Career

Mohn, who started for the IL Heming , got the place of substitute jumper at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz after good national performances . However, it was not used. Two years later at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid in 1950 , he narrowly missed a medal and was fourth on the normal hill. Four years later at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun in 1954 , he jumped 70.5 and 73 meters and ended up in 20th place.

After the end of his active career, he was active as a functionary. From 1978 to 1980 he was President of the Norwegian Ski Association ( Norwegian Norges Ski Association ). From 1979 to 1982 he was co-owner of the Dr. Holms Hotels in Geilo .

literature

Jens Jahn, Egon Theiner : Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping . AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2004, ISBN 3-89784-099-5 .
Erling Ranheim: Norske skiløpere - Skihistorisk oppslagsverk i 5 bind - Østlandet Sør . Ski forlaget - Erling Ranheim, Oslo 1956, p. 595 , urn : nbn: no-nb_digibok_2010120606059 (access only with an IP address from Norway).
Arne Thoresen: Lengst gjennom lufta . Versal Forlag, Oslo 2007, ISBN 978-82-8188-030-6 , pp. 110 .
Bjarne Jensen: Norges Skiforbund 75 år 1908–1983 . Schibsted, Oslo 1983, ISBN 82-516-0935-6 , pp. 48 , urn : nbn: no-nb_digibok_2008060904005 (access only with an IP address from Norway).

Web links

Commons : Christian Mohn - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Christian Mohn in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
Ski jumping - Chr. Poppy. In: The-Sports.org. Retrieved January 6, 2019(English).

Individual evidence

↑ Egon Theiner: Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping , p. 156
↑ Egon Theiner: Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping , p. 157
^ The history. Dr. Holms Hotel Geilo, archived from the original on December 29, 2013 ; accessed on December 27, 2013 (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Poppy, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mohn, Christian J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Norwegian ski jumper and ski sports official
DATE OF BIRTH	April 20, 1926
DATE OF DEATH	4th January 2019

[1] Egon Theiner: Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping , p. 156

[2] Egon Theiner: Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping , p. 157

[3] The history. Dr. Holms Hotel Geilo, archived from the original on December 29, 2013 ; accessed on December 27, 2013 (English).