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Thorleif Haug (28 September 1894 – 12 December 1934) was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country. [1] . At the 1924 Olympics he won all three Nordic skiing events (18 km, 50 km and combined).
Thorleif Haug was the winner of all three Nordic skiing events (18 km, 50 km and Nordic combination) at the 1st Olympic Winter Games in 1924, and the 29-year-old Norwegian was considered the star of the Games.
Thorleif Haug (born Sept. 28, 1894, Lier, Nor.—died Dec. 12, 1934, Drammen) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who won three gold medals and a bronze at the inaugural Winter Olympics at Chamonix, France, in 1924. His bronze medal was revoked 50 years later.
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Torleif Hauge is known for Dancer in the Dark (2000), Triangle of Sadness (2022) and The Storm in My Heart (2009).
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Thorleif Haug was the winner of all three Nordic skiing events (18 km, 50 km and Nordic combination) at the 1st Olympic Winter Games in 1924, and the 29-year-old Norwegian was considered the star of the Games.
Norway's Thorleif Haug won gold in all three Nordic skiing events at Chamonix 1924, but finished in fourth in the men's ski jumping event. View the Olympic video: Thorleif Haug Competes in Ski Jumping at Chamonix 1924, plus get access to similar videos and galleries.
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