Willis S. Olson
Willis Stuart Olson (born January 3, 1930 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) is an American former ski jumper who competed during the 1950s. He won the NCAA ski jumping championships for the University of Denver and finished 22nd in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He also competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.[1]
Olson was inducted into the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1972.
External links
- University of Denver athletic department timeline
- U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame members
- Willis Stuart Olson's profile at Sports Reference.com
References
- ^ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved May 23, 2013.