Paul Ottar Satre (September 9, 1908 – July 5, 1984) was an American

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 ...

and cross-country skier. Paul Ottar Sætre was born in

Trysil Municipality Trysil is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Inn ...

Hedmark Hedmark () was a Counties of Norway, county in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmar ...

county, Norway and emigrated to the

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. Between 1930 and 1935 he won 17 skiing meets. He competed in

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in ...

at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Ger ...

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; ) is an Northern Limestone Alps, Alpine mountain resort, ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ...

. He was a brother of Karl Magnus Satre. He retired from competitive skiing in 1950. He was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame during 1971. He died in Lakeville, CT during 1984.''Paul Ottar Satre'' (Connecticut Death Record Index)
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1908 births 1984 deaths People from Trysil Norwegian emigrants to the United States American male ski jumpers American male cross-country skiers American male Nordic combined skiers Olympic Nordic combined skiers for the United States Nordic combined skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub