Gunnar Andersen

Gunnar Andersen ( born March 18, 1890 in Drøbak, Akershus, † April 25, 1968 in Oslo) was a Norwegian football player and ski jumpers. In both sports, he took up for the club Lyn Oslo.

Career

Football

From 1911 to 1924 he played 46 football internationals for Norway, 37 of them as captain; However, he scored a single goal. It was only on 16 June 1918, he was with the Norwegian team win their first ever win; in Oslo hit Norway with Andersen in the squad arch rivals Denmark. At the Summer Olympics in Stockholm in 1912 and 1920 in Antwerp he was in the squad of the team and was also in 1920 at the time of his sensational 3-1 victory against the Norwegians England as captain on the field. In both contests, but it was not enough for a medal.

Ski Jumping

In Ski Jumping Andersen introduced in 1912 on the Gustadbakken in Modum with 47 meters setting a new world record.

In 1918 he was the first athlete who was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris.