Hjalmar Hvam information

Hjalmar Petterson Hvam (16 November 1902 – March 30, 1996) was a competitive Norwegian-American Nordic skier and inventor of the first safety ski binding...

Hvam may refer to: Frank Hvam (born 1970), Danish comedian Hjalmar Hvam (1902–1996), Norwegian-American Nordic skier and inventor of the first safety...

modern ski binding, Norwegian-American skier and Olympic skiing coach Hjalmar Hvam, was born in Kongsberg in 1902. Recent winter sports athletes of the...

began in earnest on bindings that would release the boot in a fall. Hjalmar Hvam broke his leg skiing, and while recuperating from surgery, invented the...

cross-country and downhill, a split that remains to this day. In 1937, Hjalmar Hvam broke his leg skiing, and while recuperating from surgery, invented the...

world's top skiers. Previous winners include ski safety binding inventor Hjalmar Hvam (1937), 1948 Olympic gold medalist Gretchen Fraser (1938), John Frazer...

player Sonja Henie (1912–1969) – Norwegian figure skater and film star Hjalmar Hvam (1902–1996) – competitive Norwegian-American Nordic skier and inventor...

Championships Year Site Champion Second Third Notes 1932 Tahoe City, CA Hjalmar Hvam 1933 Salisbury, CT Karl Magnus Satre 1934-1936 not held 1937 Minneapolis...

Joyce, Howard Mayo, Dale Scott Rodeo Larry Mahan Skiing Gretchen Fraser, Hjalmar Hvam, Bill Johnson, Jean Saubert Soccer Clive Charles, Shannon MacMillan,...

8 November – Jørgen Holmboe, meteorologist (died 1979) 16 November – Hjalmar Hvam, Nordic skier and inventor of the first safety ski binding (died 1996)...

1916) 28 March – Jacob R. Kuhnle, newspaper editor (b. 1907) 30 March – Hjalmar Hvam, Nordic skier and inventor (b. 1902) 2 April – Jens Henrik Nordlie, military...