Hans Kleppen
Encyclopedia
Hans Kleppen was a Norwegian
ski jumper
who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal on the individual large hill competition at the 1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Zakopane
.
Kleppen, from Bø, Telemark
, celebrated his 100th birthday in March 2007 and, having participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics
, was Norway's oldest living Olympian.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
ski jumper
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal on the individual large hill competition at the 1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1929 took place February 5-9, 1929 in Zakopane, Poland.- 17 km :February 7, 1929- 50 km :February 9, 1929- Individual :February 5, 1929- Individual large hill :February 5, 1929-Medal table:...
in Zakopane
Zakopane
Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...
.
Kleppen, from Bø, Telemark
Bø, Telemark
Bø is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bø i Telemark. The municipality of Bø was established on 1 January 1838...
, celebrated his 100th birthday in March 2007 and, having participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
, was Norway's oldest living Olympian.