Gunnar Andersen

Gunnar Andersen

Personal information
Full name	Gunnar Andersen
Date of birth	18 March 1890
Place of birth	Drøbak, Norway
Date of death	25 April 1968 (aged 78)
Place of death	Oslo, Norway
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Lyn
National team
1911-1924	Norway	46	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gunnar Andersen (18 March 1890 – 25 April 1968) was a Norwegian footballer and ski jumper. In 1918 he became the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports.^[1]

Football career

Andersen was a member of Lyn, and was capped 46 times for Norway,^[2] the national record at the time. He participated in two Summer Olympics; Stockholm 1912 and Antwerpen 1920. Captaining the Norwegian football team in 1920, they sensationally beat Great Britain and Ireland.

Skiing career

As a ski jumper Gunnar Andersen set a world record when he jumped 47 metres in Gustadbakken, Modum, 1912.^[1] He represented Lyn here as well.

References

1. "Gunnar Andersen – 1890-1968". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskpsforlaget. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
2. Norway - Record International Players - RSSSF