Oddvar Saga, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Oddvar Saga

Norwegian ski jumper

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1934

Date of Death: 08-Jan-2000

Profession: ski jumper

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Oddvar Saga

  • Oddvar Saga (2 January 1934 – 8 January 2000) was a Norwegian ski jumper, who had his prime between 1960 and 1964. He hailed from Vegårshei.
  • In 1993 the newspaper Aftenposten called him one of the three "national greats" to come from this place, together with Ole Colbjørnsen and a wolf.
  • Saga represented the club Horten SK.He is best known for participating in the 1961–1962 Four Hills Tournament.
  • He finished 3rd in the Schattenbergschanze, 27th in the Bergiselschanze, 29th in the Große Olympiaschanze and 8th in the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, giving him a 9th place overall as the best Norwegian.
  • Saga was later a candidate for Norway at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
  • Already in 1963 the ski jumpers Torgeir Brandtzæg, Toralf Engan, Bjørn Wirkola, Hans Olav Sørensen and Torbjørn Yggeseth were as good as ready, and one was looking for a sixth man on the team.
  • However, only those five competed at the Olympics.

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