Ansten Samuelstuen (May 7, 1929) was an American ski jumper who competed in the early 1960s. [1]

Ansten Samuelstuen was born in Brøttum parish, in Ringsaker, Hedmark county, Norway. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1954, he successfully won three national titles in ski jumping, (1957, 1961 and 1962) and held four North American titles (1954, 1955,1957 and 1964). He became a U.S. citizen in 1957.

Ansten Samuelstuen finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. Samuelstuen's best career finish was 34th in an individual normal hill event in West Germany in 1963.[2]

In 2009, he was entered into the National Ski Hall of Fame of the United States.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ansten Samuelstuen (Sports Reference LLC.)
  2. ^ United States National Ski Jumping Champions, 1904-1980 (Eastern Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined Foundation, Inc.)
  3. ^ Eight named to U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame (International Skiing History Association)
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