Arne Hoel

Arne Hoel

Hoel as a reserve at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
Personal information
Born	5 April 1927 Skoger, Norway
Died	10 September 2006 (aged 79) Nordstrand, Norway
Sport
Sport	Ski jumping
Club	SFK Lyn IL Varg

Arne Hoel (5 April 1927 – 10 September 2006) was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival three times (1948, 1951 and 1959). Because of his successes, Hoel was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1956 (shared with Borghild Niskin and Arnfinn Bergmann). He also finished sixth and eleventh in the individual large hill event at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics, respectively.

External links

• Arne Hoel at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)