Arne Hoel

Arne Hoel (born April 5, 1927 in Drammen) 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 in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

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FIS-Ski: Arne Hoel - statistics
Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)

Preceded by King Haakon VII, Hallgeir Brenden, Veikko Hakulinen, & Sverre Stenersen	Holmenkollen medal with Borghild Niskin & Arnfinn Bergmann 1956	Succeeded by Eero Kolehmainen

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