Haugen, Anders
Skiing
b. Oct. 24, 1888, Oslo, Norway
d. April 17, 1984
Haugen was awarded an Olympic bronze medal fifty years after he won it because a scoring mistake was discovered. He had been placed fourth in the special jumping event at the 1924 Winter Olympics, behind Norway's Thorleif Haug, who was credited with 18.000 points to Haugen's 17.916.
In preparation for a reunion of the Norwegian team, a sports historian discovered that Haug actually had only 17.821 points. Notified of the error, the International Olympic Committee scheduled a special ceremony in Oslo on September 17, 1974, and Haugen was given his medal by Haug's daughter.
Anders and his brother Lars were America's first outstanding ski jumpers. Anders won the U. S. championship in 1910, 1920, 1923, and 1926, and Lars was the champion in 1912, 1915, 1918, 1922, 1924, 1927, and 1928.
In 1920, Anders jumped 214 feet at Dillon, CO, setting a U. S. record that stood until 1932.