Hans Kleppen

Hans Kleppen (16 March 1907 – 12 April 2009) was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal on the individual large hill competition at the 1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.

Hans Kleppen

Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1929 Zakopane Individual large hill

Kleppen was born in Bø, Telemark in March 1907. He turned 100 in March 2007 and, having participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics, was Norway's oldest living Olympian.[1]

References

  1. "100-åring fornyer lappens". Telemark. NRK. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-12-10.


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