Asbjørn Nilssen

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Asbjørn Nilssen
Country Norway
Born(1875-01-19)19 January 1875
Vestre Aker, Oslo, Norway
Died19 October 1958(1958-10-19) (aged 83)
Oslo, Norway
Ski clubSkikluben Odd
Personal best32.5 m (107 ft)
Bærum, Norway
(1899)

Asbjørn Nilssen (19 January 1875 – 19 October 1958) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier and physician.

Career

He represented the club SK Odd. In 1895 he finished second in the B class at the Holmenkollen ski festival, and in 1897 he finished second in the A class and won the Holmenkollen medal. In 1895 he also finished seventh in Saltsjöbaden. He later won the Holmenkollen veteran's class in 1906. He held the world record in ski jumping, tied with Morten Hansen, with 32.5 metres achieved in Solbergbakken in 1899.[1]

Outside sports, he graduated with a cand.med. degree from the Royal Frederick University and spent his career as a physician.[1] He died in October 1958[2] and was buried at Vestre gravlund.[3]

Ski jumping world record

Date Hill Location Metres Feet
1899   Solbergbakken Bærum, Norway 32.5 107

References

  1. ^ a b Vaage, Jakob (1956). "Osloklubber som ikke lenger er aktive". In Ranheim, Erling (ed.). Norske skiløpere (in Norwegian). Vol. Østlandet Sør. Oslo: Skiforlaget. pp. 364–382.
  2. ^ "Dr. Asbjørn Nilssen død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 21 October 1958. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 23 December 2012.


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