Hilmar Myhra
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Hilmar Arnold Myhra (born 5 June 1915) is a retired Norwegian
ski jumper
who competed before World War II
.
Myhra won the opening competition of the hill Vikersundbakken
in February 1936, and held the hill record of 85 meters for a few years. It was broken by Arnholdt Kongsgård
in 1946.
He won a bronze medal in the individual large hill at the 1938 Nordic World Ski Championships
in Lahti
, and finished sixth in the same event at the 1939 Nordic World Ski Championships
in Zakopane
. Myhra also won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival
in 1940, the last winner of the event before Norway would be invaded by Germany
during World War II
. He also became Norwegian champion that year.
Born in Kongsberg
, Myhra represented Kongsberg IF
. He also played association football, during the summer, and a head injury sustained in a football match in August 1945 ended his sporting career.
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 before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Myhra won the opening competition of the hill Vikersundbakken
Vikersundbakken
Vikersundbakken is the only ski flying hill in the Nordic countries. With a hill and world record of 246,5 meters, Vikersundbakken is the world's largest ski jumping hill....
in February 1936, and held the hill record of 85 meters for a few years. It was broken by Arnholdt Kongsgård
Arnholdt Kongsgård
Arnholdt Kongsgaard was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed before World War II. He won a ski jumping bronze medal at the 1939 World Ski Championships in Zakopane...
in 1946.
He won a bronze medal in the individual large hill at the 1938 Nordic World Ski Championships
1938 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938 took place February 24-28, 1938 in Lahti, Finland. This was the Finnish city's second time hosting the championships after having done so in 1926.- 18 km :February 25, 1938187 of 188 skiers completed the event....
in Lahti
Lahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
, and finished sixth in the same event at the 1939 Nordic World Ski Championships
1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1939 took place February 11-19, 1939 in Zakopane, Poland. This was the Polish city's second time hosting the championships after having done so in 1929...
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...
. Myhra also won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival
Holmenkollen ski festival
The Holmenkollen Ski Festival is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. It takes place in March and has been arranged every year since 1892, except for 1898 and during World War II...
in 1940, the last winner of the event before Norway would be invaded by Germany
Operation Weserübung
Operation Weserübung was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He also became Norwegian champion that year.
Born in Kongsberg
Kongsberg
is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....
, Myhra represented Kongsberg IF
Kongsberg IF
Kongsberg Idrettforening is a Norwegian sports club from Kongsberg, founded in 1899. It has sections for athletics, gymnastics, alpine skiing, ski jumping, cross country skiing, telemark skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, ice hockey, football and cycling....
. He also played association football, during the summer, and a head injury sustained in a football match in August 1945 ended his sporting career.