Medal record | ||
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Men's ski jumping | ||
Representing Norway | ||
World Championships | ||
1982 Oslo | Team large hill | |
1982 Oslo | Individual large hill |
Olav Hansson (born 23 July 1957 in Vestre Aker, Oslo) is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed from 1982 to 1987. At the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, he won a gold medal in the team large hill and a silver medal in the individual large hill.
Hansson was known as "Stilhopperen fra Røa", and always jumped in a full white jumping suit. He finished second a total of seven other times in his individual career at various hills between 1982 and 1987.
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