Halvor_Næs

Halvor Næs

Halvor Næs

Norwegian former ski jumper (1928–2022)

Halvor Næs (19 April 1928 – 13 October 2022) was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. His only victory was in 1953 and he finished fifth in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He was born in Trysil. Næs was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1964 (shared with Veikko Kankkonen, Eero Mäntyranta, and Georg Thoma). Næs died in Trysil on 13 October 2022, at the age of 94.[1]

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    "Halvor Næs". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

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