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Otto Aasen
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1926 Lahti Individual large hill

Otto Aasen (1 January 1894 – 20 October 1983) was a Norwegian nordic skier.

He was born in Fåberg, but moved to Rjukan in 1916. He spent his working career at Norsk Hydro in Rjukan from 1916 to 1964.[1]

He won the nordic combined at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1917 and 1918.[1] For his Nordic combined victories, Aasen shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1919 with Thorleif Haug.[2] Aasen also competed in ski jumping, and won a silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.[3] He also competed in cross-country skiing on a national level.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c J.V. (28 October 1983). "Otto Aasen". Aftenposten.
  2. ^ Holmenkollen medalists Template:No icon
  3. ^ Otto Aasen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

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