Mikkjel Hemmestveit

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Mikkjel Hemmestveit was a Norwegian nordic skier who shared the Holmenkollen medal with his brother, Torjus Hemmestveit in 1928. The brothers, originally from Morgedal, Norway had a key role in the development of Telemark skiing by creating the world's first skiing school in 1881 at Christiania, Norway (now Oslo). They would emigrate to the United States in the late 19th century and run several ski schools in their new country.

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• Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
• Sondre Nordheim and the history of skiing

Preceded by Hagbart Haakonsen & Einar Lindboe

Holmenkollen medal with Torjus Hemmestveit 1928

Succeeded by Hans Vinjarengen & Ole Stenen