Solbergbakken

Solbergbakken

The hill sometime between 1914 and 1918
Location
City or town Valler, Bærum
Country Norway
Closed 1990
Size
K-spot K-59
Championships

Solbergbakken was a ski jumping hill located at Valler in Bærum, Norway. Owned by Bærums SK, it remained in use until 1990. It had a K-point at 59 meters.

Four world records in the ski jumping has been set at Solbergbakken. Asbjørn Nilssen and Morten Hansen jumped 32.5 meters in 1899, while Olaf Tandberg jumped 35.5 meters the following year. In 1910 Hilda Stang set world record for women with 22 meters.

When Bærums SK arranged Norwegian Championships, these were normally held in the hill Skuibakken.[1] The Nazi national championships were however held in Solbergbakken in 1942 and 1943.[2]

World records

Year Athlete Country Distance Notes
1899 Asbjørn Nilssen Norway 32.5 m
1899 Morten Hansen Norway 32.5 m
1900 Olaf Tandberg Norway 35.5 m
1910 Hilda Stang Norway 22.0 m Women's world record

References

  1. ^ Røhne, Bjarne et al (1985) (in Norwegian). Bærums Skiklub 1885-1985. Et streiftog gjennom hundre år. pp. 88–95. ISBN no isbn. 
  2. ^ Røhne, 1985: p. 54

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