Per fossum
Per fossum | |
nation | Norway |
birthday | July 27, 1910 |
place of birth | Oslo |
date of death | December 24, 2004 |
Place of death | Asker |
Career | |
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discipline | Downhill , slalom , combination |
society | Asker SK |
Per Fossum (born July 27, 1910 in Oslo , † December 24, 2004 in Asker ) was a Norwegian ski racer and Nordic combined athlete .
biography
Fossum was a versatile athlete. As a teenager he began with ski jumping and Nordic combined. In the mid-1930s, when alpine ski racing was formed in Norway, he concentrated more on its disciplines. He also competed in football, athletics and orienteering.
Between 1935 and 1939 he took part in all Alpine World Ski Championships . His best result was a fourth place at the 1937 World Cup in Chamonix. At the Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where alpine competitions were on the program for the first time, he was a member of the Norwegian team and finished 9th in the combined ranking. In 1937 he also competed at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Chamonix and finished sixth in the Nordic combination. To date, he is the only athlete to have competed in both Alpine and Nordic championships. In the same year he became French champion in 50 km cross-country skiing.
After finishing his sports career, he worked as a master mason and ran his own business in Oslo. From 1948 to 1950 he was a board member of the Norwegian Ski Association. His younger brother Arvid was also a skier and sports official.
successes
Olympic games
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 : 9th combination
World championships
- Mürren 1935 : 11th descent, 19th slalom, 14th combination
- Innsbruck 1936 : 12th descent, 12th slalom, 11th combination
- Chamonix 1937 : 4th descent, 17th slalom, 11th combination
- Engelberg 1938 : 21st descent, 12th slalom, 16th combination
- Zakopane 1939 : 19th departure
- Chamonix 1937 : 6th Nordic Combined
Web links
- Per Fossum in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Per Fossum in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fossum, Per |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian ski racer and Nordic combined skier |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo , Norway |
DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 2004 |
Place of death | Asker , Norway |