Corey Engen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCorey•Engen
Used nameCorey•Engen
Other namesKåre Engen
Born30 March 1916 in Mjøndalen, Nedre Eiker, Viken (NOR)
Died9 May 2006 in Provo, Utah (USA)
Measurements175 cm
AffiliationsSnow Basin Ski Club
NOC United States

Biography

Born in Norway as Kåre Engen, Corey Engen emigrated to the US in 1933, with his two brothers and their widowed mother. As a skier he won over 22 US championships in various distances and events. With his brothers, he helped popularize skiing in Idaho and Utah. Corey Engen taught skiing at Sun Valley in the 1950s and in 1961 helped develop and manage the Brundage Mountain Ski Resort in McCall, Idaho. He later taught skiing at Snowbasin, near Ogden, Utah, where he also coached the Weber State ski team.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) USA Corey Engen
18 kilometres, Men (Olympic) 75
Nordic Combined (Skiing) USA Corey Engen
Individual, Men (Olympic) 26