Harry Lien

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHalvard "Harry"•Lien (Olsen-)
Used nameHarry•Lien
Born15 May 1896 in Holt, Tvedestrand, Agder (NOR)
Died19 September 1978 in Chicago, Illinois (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Harry Lien was born in Norway but emigrated to the United States in 1914 and then served in the US Army during World War I. He began ski jumping in the US with the Norge Ski Club in Chicago and won numerous ski jump championships in the United States, with a best jump of 197 feet (60.05) at a meet in British Columbia in 1927. In 1969 he was elected to the US Ski Association’s Hall of Fame.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Winter Olympics Ski Jumping (Skiing) USA Harry Lien
Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) 16