Harry Lien
Norwegian ski jumper
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| Intro | Norwegian ski jumper | |
| Places | Norway United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Ski jumper | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 15 May 1896, Norway | |
| Death | 19 September 1978Chicago (aged 82 years) |
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Harvard Harry Lien (January 1, 1901 in Norway – Sept 19, 1978 in Park Ridge, Illinois) was an American ski jumper and a member of the US National Ski Hall of Fame who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
He learned to ski and jump in his native Norway, moved to the United States when he was 18.
In 1969, he was elected to the US Ski Association's Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, Michigan.