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Encyclopedia > Arnfinn Bergmann
Men's ski jump
Gold 1952 Normal hill

Arnfinn Bergmann (born October 14, 1928 in Trondheim) is a retired ski jumper from Norway. He won a gold medal in the normal hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics, accompanied on the podium by Torbjørn Falkanger who won the silver medal. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Ski jumping is a winter sport in which skiers go down a hill with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... County Sør-Trøndelag Landscape Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2005) Rita Ottervik (A) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ... Ski jumping is a winter sport in which skiers go down a hill with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. ... The VI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1952 in Norway. ...


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Arnfinn Bergmann at AllExperts (186 words)
Arnfinn Bergmann (born October 14, 1928 in Trondheim) is a retired ski jumper from Norway.
Bergmann also earned the bronze medal at the 1950 Nordic skiing World Championships and won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1952.
For his ski jumping success, Bergmann received the Holmenkollen medal in 1956 (shared with Boghild Niskin and Arne Hoel).
CBC.CA - Torino 2006 (1001 words)
The ski jump event drew an unprecedented number of spectators, who took advantage of the site afforded by permanent spectator stands and referee boxes built around Mount Holmenkollen.
Approximately 150,000 people witnessed Norwegians Arnfinn Bergmann and Torbjoern Falkanger win gold and silver, respectively.
The Germans managed to grab headlines with their shrewd team shuffling in the bobsleigh.
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