Jim Holland (ski jumper)
Jim Holland (born July 4, 1967) is an American former ski jumper. He competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.[1]
Biography
A native of Norwich, Vermont,[2][3][4] he was a six time U.S. national champion. He is a co-founder and executive chairman of the board of Backcountry.com.[5]
Family life
Holland's brothers Mike Holland and Joe Holland also competed in the Olympic Winter Games in ski jumping and nordic combined respectively.[6]
References
- "Holland flies with V". Norwich, VT: Baltimore Sun. February 5, 1992.
- "SKI JUMPING TITLE TO HOLLAND". Deseret News. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- Holland's bid falls short in ski jump Norwich, Vt., native top non-European, Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, February 10, 199
- Crouse, Karen (2018-02-08). "What Parents Can Learn From a Town That Produced 11 Olympians". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- "Backcountrycorp.com About Us: Management Team". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- "Meet the Athletes: Ski Jumpers in the Eastern USA". EASTERN SKI JUMPING & NORDIC COMBINED FOUNDATION, INC. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
External links
- James Holland at the International Olympic Committee
- Jim Holland at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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