Hans Kleppen (16 March 1907 – 12 April 2009) was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal on the individual large hill competition at the 1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.
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Representing  Norway
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1929 Zakopane | Individual large hill |
Kleppen was born in Bø, Telemark in March 1907. He turned 100 in March 2007 and, having participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics, was Norway's oldest living Olympian.[1]
References edit
- ^ "100-åring fornyer lappens". Telemark. NRK. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
External links edit
- Hans Kleppen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Hans Kleppen at Olympics.com
- Hans Kleppen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Report on Hans Kleppen's 101st birthday at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-03-24) (in Norwegian)
- Notice of death from Aftenposten
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