Jakob Vaage
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Jakob Vaage (1905 – 1994) was a Norwegian skier and historian.
Vaage was an active skier for Ullern SK, and participated in summer sports for Bestum IF.[citation needed] He was admitted to the exclusive skiing club SK Ull in 1947, and became an honorary member in 1983. He served as deputy chairman from 1970 to 1973 and chairman from 1973 to 1992.[1][2] He received the Medal of St. Hallvard in 1976.[3]
He served as curator of the Holmenkollen Ski Museum from 1946 to 1984. He wrote many books about Norwegian skiing, including the Holmenkollen ski festival. Other books include Den satt! og andre nye og gamle skihistorier together with Birger Ruud in 1983, and Skikongen Lauritz Bergendahl in 1975.
A stone monument to Vaage is found at Lilleaker Station.[4] For his historical works regarding Holmenkollen, Vaage earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1984. Vaage is one of only eleven persons to ever win the Holmenkollen medal for other than Nordic skiing.[5] Stein Eriksen, King Haakon VII, Boghild Niskin, Inger Bjørnbakken, Astrid Sandvik, King Olav V, Erik Håker, King Harald V, Queen Sonja of Norway and Ingemar Stenmark are the others.
[edit] References
- ^ Vaage, Jakob (1983) (in Norwegian). Skiklubben Ull 100 år 1883–1983. Oslo. p. 7–9.
- ^ Smith, Svein H.; Seeberg, Sverre (4 July 1994). "Odd Harsheim (obituary)" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 15.
- ^ "Tidligere mottakere av St. Hallvard-medaljen" (in Norwegian). Oslo municipality. http://www.ordforeren.oslo.kommune.no/st_hallvard/article67466-7479.html. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ Memorial in Vaage's honor. November 10, 2000. (Norwegian)
- ^ "Holmenkollmedaljen" (in Norwegian) (PDF). Association for the Promotion of Skiing. http://www.skiforeningen.no/content/download/13578/75476/file/Holmenkollmedaljen.pdf. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- Personal involvement in the Sondre Nordheim statue
- Vaage's contribution to Telemark skiing history. (Norwegian)
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