Rolf Nyhus (born 9 July 1942) is a Norwegian sports administrator and

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. He was a FIFA referee from 1969 to 1985, refereeing two matches in the

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and

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World Cup qualifying as well as matches in the 1972, 1976 and 1980 European Championship qualifying In club football, he officiated UEFA competition matches such as Champions League (5), Cup Winners Cup (6) and UEFA Cup (10). He was the referee of 1971 Norwegian Football Cup Final between Rosenborg and Fredrikstad, and himself represented the club

Nordstrand IF Nordstrand Idrettsforening is a sports club in Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway. The club has sections for alpine skiing, association football and handball. It formerly had sections for orienteering, track and field and Nordic skiing. The club colors a ...

. He worked as a sales director in

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and was secretary-general in the

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. As such, he administered the

Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March and has been arranged every ...

, the

1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982 took place on 19–28 February 1982 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was Oslo's record-tying fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1930, the 1952 Winter Olympics, ...

, the 1986 Biathlon World Championships and the 1987 Winter Deaflympics and worked with the bid for the

2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 took place from 23 February to 6 March 2011
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. His nickname was "the Kollen general". He received the

Medal of St. Hallvard The Medal of St. Hallvard () is the highest award of the City of Oslo, Norway. It is awarded to people who have made a particularly noteworthy contribution to the City of Oslo. It is named after the city's patron, Saint Hallvard (ca. 1020–1043) ...

and became a member of the gentlemen's skiing club

SK Ull Skiklubben Ull was a Norwegian Nordic skiing club based in Oslo. Founded in 1883, Skiklubben Ull attracted several skilled sportsmen who between 1883 and 1891 won six Ladies' Cups and one King's Cup in national skiing events. The sporting facilit ...

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1942 births Living people Sportspeople from Oslo Norwegian sports executives and administrators Norwegian football referees SK Ull members {{Norway-footy-bio-stub