Olav Bjaaland (5 March 1873 – 8 June 1961) was a Norwegian ski champion and polar explorer. In 1911, he was one of the first five men to reach the South Pole as part of Amundsen's South Pole expedition.[1]
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OlavBjaaland (5 March 1873 – 8 June 1961) was a Norwegian ski champion and polar explorer. In 1911, he was one of the first five men to reach the South...
Olav V (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈûːlɑːv dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until...
century. OlavBjaaland, another skier from Morgedal, journeyed to the South Pole as a member of Amundsen's South Pole expedition. Bjaaland skied at the...
1911, along with four other members of his expedition: Helmer Hanssen, OlavBjaaland, Oscar Wisting, and Sverre Hassel. At the first estimated position of...
throne on 17 January 1991. Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the line of succession...
52 years. He was succeeded by his only son, who ascended to the throne as Olav V. Prince Carl was born on 3 August 1872 at his parents' country residence...
Begichev Fabian von Bellingshausen Robert M. Berry Edward W. Bingham OlavBjaaland Alfred Björling Carsten Borchgrevink Jon Bowermaster Henry Robertson...
who had skied from an early age. He also recruited a champion skier, OlavBjaaland, as the front runner. The Amundsen party gained weight on their return...
controversy of Sonja's status as a commoner. Harald had told his father, King Olav V, that he would remain unmarried if his father did not grant consent to...
King Edward VII Land. A second attempt, with a team of five made up of OlavBjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, Oscar Wisting and Amundsen, departed...
Capital Territory. 1911 – Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, OlavBjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first...
their improved turning characteristics over skis with minimal sidecut. Bjaaland, Olav S. (1966). Den moderne skiidrott hundre år: 1866-1966. Oslo.{{cite book}}:...
politician, Minister Governor-General of Macedonia (d. 1941) 1873 – OlavBjaaland, Norwegian skier and explorer (d. 1961) 1874 – Henry Travers, English-American...
crowd of several hundred military officers and their guests. Died: OlavBjaaland, 88, Norwegian ski champion and Antarctic explorer James A. Chamberlin...
Clements Markham Stephen Moore – Dr. "Uncle Bill" Wilson Ståle Bjørnhaug – OlavBjaaland Michael Maloney – Lieutenant "Teddy" Evans Richard Morant – Captain...
On 14 December 1911, Hassel together with Amundsen, Helmer Hanssen, OlavBjaaland and Oscar Wisting were the first to reach the South Pole. For his participation...
Norwegian-American Nordic skiers who shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1928 OlavBjaaland (1873 in Morgedal – 1961), a skiing champion and polar explorer who...
Harald Gram, jurist, politician and genealogist (b. 1887) 8 June – OlavBjaaland, ski champion and polar explorer (b. 1873) 9 June – Arnstein Arneberg...
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