Torgeir Brandtzæg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Torgeir Brandtzæg

Norwegian ski jumper

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1941

Place of Birth: Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norway

Profession: ski jumper

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Torgeir Brandtzæg

  • Torgeir Torbjørn Brandtzæg (born 6 October 1941) is a retired Norwegian ski jumper who won bronze medals both in the large hill and normal hill at the 1964 Winter Olympics.Brandtzæg placed fifth in the Four Hills Tournament in 1963; he won it in 1965, placing first in three out of four events.
  • He also held the national jumping titles in 1963–1965.
  • In 1965, while competing in Finland, he broke his leg in three places and was forced to retire.
  • After that he married and became a farmer in Sparbu.
  • One of his sons, Roy Brandtzæg, became a European powerlifting champion.

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