Ragnar Omtvedt

Ragnar Omtvedt (18 February 1890–31 March 1975) was a Norwegian born, American Olympic skier. [1]

Ragnar Omtvedt
Ragnar Omtvedt in Holmenkollen 1911
Country United States
Born(1890-02-18)18 February 1890
Christiania, Norway
Died31 March 1975(1975-03-31) (aged 85)
St. Lucie County, FL, US
Personal best58.5 m (192 ft)
Steamboat Springs, US
(18 February 1916)

Career

Ragnar Omtvedt was born in Oslo, Norway. In 1912, he moved to the United States. He was the US Ski Jumping Champion three times (1913, 1914 and 1917). In his first year competing in the United States in 1913, he set a world record of 51.5 m (169 ft.) on Curry Hill in Ironwood, Michigan, USA. In 1916, he set a ski jumping record at Steamboat Springs, Colorado where there is currently a restaurant named after him (Ragnar's). He competed in cross-country skiing and Nordic combined at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. Ragnar was denied the opportunity to compete in ski jumping in the 1924 Olympics because a clerk forgot to submit his name to Olympic authorities. Ragnar was injured in 1924 while jumping which caused nerve damage and ended his jumping career. Ragnar was elected into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1957. He died in Florida in 1975.[2] [3]

Ski jumping world records
Date Hill Location Metres Feet
16 February 1913   Wolverine Hill Ironwood, United States 48.2 158
16 February 1913   Wolverine Hill Ironwood, United States 51.5 169
18 February 1916   Howelsen Hill Steamboat Springs, United States 58.5 192

     Not recognized! Stood at world record distance, but unofficial.

References
  1. "Ragnar Omtvedt". U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  2. "Ragnar Omtvedt". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. "Ragnar's, Steamboat Springs". Everett Potter's Travel Report. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-04.


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