Kristian Alf HOVDE

Norway
Norway
Cross-Country SkiingCross-Country Skiing
Nordic CombinedNordic Combined
Games Participations1
First Olympic GamesLake Placid 1932
Year of Birth1903

Biography

Kristian Hovde had his international breakthrough when he placed second at 50 km in Holmenkollen in 1928 behind the Finn Martti Lappalainen. In 1931 he was Norwegian Champion at 30 km, and later in the season he won the silver medal at 17 km at the World Championships in Oslo. Hoved was born in Vikersund, where his father owned a ski factory, Hovde Skifabrikk. In 1938 Kristian Hovde took over the factory from his father. He was one of the men behind the construction of the only ski flying jumping hill in Scandinavia, Vikersundbakken, and, as chairman of the organizing committee, had the pleasure to watch world records in both 1966 and 1967 before his death in 1969.

Olympic Results

Athlete Olympic Results Content

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