Torjus Hemmestveit, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Torjus Hemmestveit

Norwegian Nordic skier

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1860

Place of Birth: Morgedal, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 09-Jun-1930

Profession: ski jumper, Nordic combined skier

Nationality: Norway, United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Torjus Hemmestveit (13 November 1860 – 7 June 1930) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who shared the Holmenkollen medal with his brother, Mikkjel Hemmestveit in 1928. Torjus and Mikkjel Hemmestveit were born in Kviteseid in Telemark county, Norway.
They were from the village of Morgedal, whose most famous resident was Sondre Norheim, commonly referred to as the father of modern skiing.
The brothers had a key role in the development of Telemark skiing by creating the world's first skiing school in 1881 at Christiania, Norway (now Oslo).The brothers emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century and ran several ski schools there.
They changed the spelling of their surname to Hemmestvedt in the United States.
They competed in The Aurora Ski Club in Red Wing, Minnesota.
Torgus Hemmestvedt died on 7 June 1930 in Pennington County, Minnesota.