Gunnar Andersen

Gunnar Andersen

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Football career

Andersen was a member of Lyn, and was capped 46 times for Norway, the national record at the time. He participated in two Summer Olympics; Stockholm 1912 and Antwerp 1920. Captaining the Norwegian football team in 1920, they beat the 1908 and 1912 gold medalists Great Britain and Ireland 3–1.

Skiing career

As a ski jumper Gunnar Andersen set a world record when he jumped 47.5 metres (156 ft) in Gustadbakken, Modum, 1912. He represented Lyn here as well.

Club
Lyn 1896 FK (1911–1927)
Club
Norway men's national association football team (1911–1924)
National team
Norway

Trophies & Awards

Award
Egebergs Ærespris

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Norwegian footballer and ski jumper (1890-1968)

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Gunnar Andersen was a Norwegian footballer and ski jumper. In 1918 he became the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two different sports.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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