Olaf Hoffsbakken
Olaf Hoffsbakken (2 September 1908 – 23 November 1986) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two silver medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in both the Nordic combined and the 4 × 10 km relay.
 Olaf Hoffsbakken (1936) | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Norway | ||
| Men's nordic combined | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Individual |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1938 Lahti | Individual |
| 1938 Lahti | Individual |
| Men's cross-country skiing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 4 × 10 km relay |
| World Championships | ||
| 1935 Vysoké Tatry | 4 × 10 km relay |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1935 Vysoké Tatry | 18 km |
In addition, he won a complete set of medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. This included a gold in the Nordic combined (1938), a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay (1935), and a bronze in the 18 km (1935).
Hoffsbakken won the Holmenkollen ski festival's Nordic combined event twice (1936 and 1939). In 1937, he shared the Holmenkollen medal with fellow Norwegians Birger Ruud and Martin P. Vangsli.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
References
- "HOFFSBAKKEN Olaf". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
External links
- Olaf Hoffsbakken at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Cross-country skiing
- Olaf Hoffsbakken at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Nordic combined
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Olaf Hoffsbakken at databaseOlympics.com
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