Gunnar Andersen (18 March 1890 – 25 April 1968) was a Norwegian

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er and

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. In 1918 he became the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports.

Football career

Andersen was a member of Lyn, and was capped 46 times for

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, the national record at the time. He participated in two

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; Stockholm 1912 and Antwerpen 1920. Captaining the Norwegian football team in 1920, they beat Great Britain and Ireland.

Skiing career

As a ski jumper Gunnar Andersen set a world record when he jumped in Gustadbakken, Modum, 1912. He represented Lyn here as well.

Ski jumping world records

Not recognized! However, he stood at world record distance.

References

1890 births 1968 deaths Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers Lyn Fotball players Norwegian male ski jumpers Olympic footballers for Norway Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Frogn Skiers from Akershus Footballers from Akershus {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub