Thorleif Haug

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Thorleif Haug (28 September 1894 – 12 December 1934) was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country.{{cite web |url=http://www.snl.no/Thorleif_Haug |title=Thorleif Haug (Rolf Bryhn, Store norske leksikon) |website=snl.no}} At the 1924 Olympics he won all three Nordic skiing events (18 km, 50 km and combined). He was also awarded the bronze medal in ski jumping, but 50 years later a mistake was found in calculation of scores, Haug was demoted to fourth place, and his daughter presented her father's medal to Anders Haugen.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/thorleif-haug-1.html |title=Thorleif Haug |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418000254/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/thorleif-haug-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18}}

Biography

Thorleif Haug was born in Vivelstad, a narrow valley between the Lier Lier, Drammen in Buskerud county, Norway. He was raised on the Årkvisla farm.[http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Thorleif_Haug/utdypning Thorleif Haug] Per Jorsett. Norsk biografisk leksikon

Dominating Nordic combined and cross-country skiing events during the 1920s, he won three gold medals in the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix and was fourth in ski jumping. In addition, he won the 50 kilometres cross-country event at the Holmenkollen ski festival a record six times (1918–1921, 1923–1924) and the Nordic combined three times (1919–21). Haug shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1919 with fellow Norwegian Otto Aasen. Haug also won a silver in the Nordic combined at the 1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. Haug represented his club, SBK Drafn, Drammen.

Haug worked as a plumber after his sporting career, and died of pneumonia in 1934, 40 years old.{{cite web |last1=Jorsett |first1=Per |title=Thorleif Haug |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Thorleif_Haug |access-date=20 April 2022 |language=Norwegian}}

Legacy

In 1946, a statue of Thorleif Haug by Norwegian sculptor Per Palle Storm was erected in Drammen. A road in the Voksenkollen area in Oslo was named after Haug during 1952. Since 1966, his skiing club has held a Memorial Race in his name (Thorleif Haugs Minneløp) as a part of the Thorleif Haug Ski Festival (Thorleif Haug Skifestival). The race runs from Geithus to Drammen, encompassing Haug's home at Årkvisla. Drammen has an illuminated track along Bragernesåsen named Thorleif Haug's way. Thorleif Haug Lodge was officially established 21 January 1984, as the fifth lodge of the Sons of Norway in Norway.[http://home.online.no/~t-fribe/en-us/background.html Thorleif Haug Lodge (Sons of Norway)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009153454/http://home.online.no/~t-fribe/en-us/background.html |date=9 October 2012 }}

[http://www.nevasport.com/nevablogs/d/thorleif-haug/3786 Thorleif Haug biography (nevasport.com) ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091050/http://www.nevasport.com/nevablogs/d/thorleif-haug/3786 |date=29 September 2007 }}

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=23748&type=st-WC |title=HAUG Torleif |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=9 January 2020}}

=Olympic Games=

2 medals – (2 gold)

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1924

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References

External links

{{FIS cross-country skier|23748}}. Cross-country profile
{{FIS Nordic combined skier|23747}}. Nordic combined profile
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060301104620/http://www.hauern.no/ Thorleif Haug Skifestival]