Otto Aasen (1 January 1894 – 20 October 1983) was a Norwegian Nordic skier.

Otto Aasen
Personal information
Born1 January 1894
Died20 October 1983(1983-10-20) (aged 89)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1926 Lahti Individual large hill

He was born in Fåberg, but moved to Rjukan in 1916. He spent his working career at Norsk Hydro in Rjukan from 1916 to 1964.[1]

He won the Nordic combined at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1917 and 1918.[1] For his Nordic combined victories, Aasen shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1919 with Thorleif Haug.[2] Aasen also competed in ski jumping, and won a silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.[3] He also competed in cross-country skiing on a national level.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c J.V. (28 October 1983). "Otto Aasen". Aftenposten.
  2. ^ Holmenkollen medalists Archived 18 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Otto Aasen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation