Hans Beck (ski jumper)

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Hans Beck Ski jumping
Full name Hans Arnold Beck
nation NorwayNorway Norway
birthday April 25, 1911
place of birth Kongsberg
size 183 cm
date of death April 10, 1996
Place of death Oslo
Career
society Kongsberg IF
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
World Cup medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
silver 1932 Lake Placid Normal hill
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
silver 1932 Lake Placid Normal hill
 

Hans Arnold Beck (born April 25, 1911 in Kongsberg , † April 10, 1996 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian ski jumper .

Beck, who started for the Kongsberg IF club , was on the squad for the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in 1932 . He won the silver medal on the normal hill. This also made him vice world champion. He only had to admit defeat to his compatriot Birger Ruud while jumping , but ended up ahead of Kåre Walberg .

Beck married in 1949 and had two children. After his active career, he worked as a seller of sports accessories. Beck died on April 10, 1996, two weeks before his 85th birthday in Oslo.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eigil Dahl: Hans Beck (obituary) . In: Aftenposten , May 2, 1996. 
personal data
SURNAME Beck, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beck, Hans Arnold (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian ski jumper
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Kongsberg , Norway
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1996
Place of death Oslo , Norway