Harry Lien
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| Harry Lien | |
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| File:Harry Lien, 1924 by Keystone View photo (cropped).jpg | |
| Country | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| Born | April 5, 1896 Tvedestrand, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | September 19, 1978 (aged 82) Park Ridge, Illinois, US |
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Harvard Harry Lien (April 5, 1896 in Norway – Sept 19, 1978 in Park Ridge, Illinois) was an American ski jumper and a member of the US National Ski Hall of Fame who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. He learned to ski and jump in his native Norway, moved to the United States when he was 20. He joined the U.S Army in 1917, serving for twenty months and was discharged in 1919. [1] His skiing career went from 1919 to 1933 although he did participate in the 1937 Norge Annual Meet as a last hurrah, placing second. [2] In 1969, he was elected to the US Ski Association's Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, Michigan.[3]
References
- ↑ "Harry Lien Hall of Fame Class of 1969". U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ ibid. U.S Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times - Sep 23, 1978
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