Hans Kleppen
Norwegian ski jumper (1907-2009)
Hans Kleppen (March 16, 1907 – April 12, 2009[1]) was a Norwegian who was a ski jumper in the 1920s. He won a bronze medal at the 1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.
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| World Championships | ||
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1929 Zakopane | Individual large hill |
Kleppen, from Bø i Telemark, became 100 years old in March 2007 and, having been part of the 1928 Winter Olympics, was Norway's oldest living Olympian.[2]
References change
- ↑ "sports-reference.com". Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ↑ "100-åring fornyer lappens". Telemark. NRK. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
Other websites change
- Report on Hans Kleppen's 101st birthday Archived 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine (Norwegian)
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