Olav Bjaaland (
March 5,
1873-
June 8,
1961) was a Norwegian ski champion, and one of the first five to reach the
South Pole on the expedition of
Roald Amundsen.Olav Bjaaland was born in
Morgedal,
Telemark,
Norway. At the turn of the century, Bjaaland, together with the Hemmestveit brothers were among the best skiers in Norway. In
1902, he won the
nordic combined at the
Holmenkollen Ski Festival, to this day the classic event in
nordic skiing. In
1909 Bjaaland, together with five others were invited to
France to compete with the best skiers of Europe. On the trip Bjaaland met Roald Amundsen who invited him to come along on his forthcoming
North Pole expedition.
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