Background
Anders Olsen Haugen was born in Bø in Telemark, Norway.
ski jumper Nordic combined skier
Anders Olsen Haugen was born in Bø in Telemark, Norway.
He competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix and the 1928 Winter Olympics in Saint Moritz. In 1911 Anders Haugen set a world record of 46m (152 feet) on Curry Hill in Ironwood, Michigan while winning the National Championship. In 1919 and 1920, Anders Haugen set the World record ski jumping distances of 213 ft (6492m) and 214 ft (6523m), respectively.
He was Captain of the first United States skiing team at the 1924 Winter Olympics.
In 1974, at the 50th reunion of the 1924 Norwegian team, Norwegian sports historian Jacob Vaage was going over the results when he noticed an error. On 12 September 1974, Anders Haugen came to Norway as an 86-year-old and was given the bronze medal by Anna Maria Magnussen, Thorleif Haug"s youngest daughter.
Up until his 70s, he directed the junior skiing program at the ski club Haugen was elected to the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1978.
He died in San Bernardino, California in 1984.
Haugen was inducted into the United States. Ski Hall of Fame in 1963. His bronze medal is on display at the Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, Michigan.