Torbjørn Yggeseth
 Yggeseth in 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 1934 Asker, Norway[1] |
| Died | 10 January 2010 (aged 75) Asker, Norway[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Ski jumping |
| Club | Heggedal IL |
Torbjørn Yggeseth (18 June 1934 – 10 January 2010) was a Norwegian ski jumper who was active in the 1960s. He competed for Heggedal Idretsslag.[2]
Yggeseth won the ski jumping competition at the
FIS
, including serving on its technical committee for ski jumping as chair from 1982 to 2004.
Yggeseth trained in the
Ski Jumping World Cup which first began in the 1979–80 season. He died of prostate cancer, aged 75.[3]
References
- ^ a b Torbjørn Yggeseth. sports-reference.com
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf (26 February 2020), "Torbjørn Yggeseth", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), retrieved 1 April 2021
- ^ Founder of ski-jumping World Cup dies. Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive (11 January 2010)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Torbjørn Yggeseth.
- ABCnyheter 10 January 2010 announcement of Yggseth's death. – accessed 10 January 2010.
- Torbjørn Yggeseth at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- "Passing of Torbjørn Yggseth". (13 January 2010 FISarticle accessed 13 January 2010.)
- Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)