Hans Olav Sørensen

Hans Olav Sørensen ( born November 16, 1942 in Selbu ) is a former Norwegian ski jumper.

Career

Sørensen, who started for the IL Mebonden, made ​​his international debut at the Four Hills Tournament 1963/64, which, with the fifth rank in the first jump he reached his best tour result of career in Oberstdorf. In Innsbruck he jumped to 10th place in Bischofshofen 15th place at the end he was ranked 10 in the Tour overall standings.

At the Olympic Winter Games in 1964 in Innsbruck Sørensen jumped on the normal hill on the eighth. A short time later, he won at the Norwegian Championships in Voss behind Torgeir Brandtzæg and Toralf Engan the bronze medal on the normal hill.

In the Four Hills Tournament 1965/66 Sørensen did not match the results of 1963/64. After a 14th place in Oberstdorf, he jumped in Garmisch -Partenkirchen on the 18th Place. After another 24th place in Innsbruck, he ended the tour with a seventh place in Bischofshofen. In the overall standings, he reached ranked seventh, with which he was able to place better despite the deterioration in individual placements 1963 when / 64th In the Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 in Oslo Sørensen reached on the large hill Rank 26

In Rena Sørensen won at the Norwegian Championships in 1966 on the normal hill after 1964 for the second time the bronze medal, this time behind Bjørn Wirkola and Toralf Engan. From the large hill he had to give only beaten Wirkola and won silver in front of Willy Johansen.

Sørensen held from 1962 to 1964 with 81 meters the hill record on the Kløvstienbakken in Meldal.