Arne Hoel (5 April 1927 – 10 September 2006) was a Norwegian

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He won the ski jumping event at 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 ...

three times (1948, 1951 and 1959). Because of his successes, Hoel was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1956 (shared with Borghild Niskin and Arnfinn Bergmann). He also finished sixth and eleventh in the individual large hill event at the

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and

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which ...

, respectively.

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* * – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file * – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file Ski jumpers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Norwegian male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Norway 2006 deaths 1927 births 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub