Harry Lien
Harry Lien 
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| Full name | Halvard Lien |
| nation |
 Norway United States
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| birthday | May 15, 1896 |
| place of birth | Holt , Norway |
| date of death | September 19, 1978 |
| Place of death | Chicago |
| Career | |
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| society | Norge Ski Club Chicago |
| Pers. Best | 60.05 m (British Columbia, 1927) |
Halvard "Harry" Lien (born May 15, 1896 in Holt , Norway , † September 19, 1978 in Chicago ) was an American ski jumper .
Lien was born in Norway, but emigrated to the United States in 1914. During the First World War he was a member of the US Army. In the United States, he started ski jumping at the Norge Ski Club in Chicago after the war . At the Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924 , he reached 16th place on the normal hill. After his active career, Lien was involved in building the ski jumping hills in Hayward , Duluth and Iron Mountain .
In 1969 he was inducted into the US Ski Association's Hall of Fame.
literature
- John Pontti, Kenneth Luostari: Midwest Skiing. A Glance Back Arcadia Publishing, 2000, ISBN 978-0738501246
Web links
- Harry Lien in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Pontti, Kenneth Luostari: Midwest skiing. A Glance Back . Arcadia Publishing, 2000, ISBN 978-0738501246 , p. 95.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lien, Harry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lien, Halvard (Norwegian maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ski jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Holt , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 19, 1978 |
| Place of death | Chicago , United States |