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Sigurd Haanes

1913 – 1943

Norwegian tennis player

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Lived 1913 – 1943 (aged 29). Sigurd Haanes was a Norwegian tennis player, ski jumper and aircraft pilot.

Sigurd Clausen Haanes (1 August 1913 – 3 April 1943) was a Norwegian ski jumper and pilot.

He was born in Kristiania as the son of Thorgny Haanes and his wife Hedvig Kristine Clausen, and resided in Vestre Aker. He was the brother of tennis player Johan Haanes,

Haanes placed fourth in ski jumping at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1937 in Chamonix. At that time, he was based in Italy as an amateur skiing coach. He was the record holder of the Holmenkollbakken ski jump in 1940. He represented the club Njård.

He had taken the examen artium and commerce school. Following the German invasion of Norway in 1940 he participated in the fighting during the Norwegian Campaign as member of a ski company. He later travelled to the United Kingdom and enrolled in the Air Force where he became a pilot. He died in an aircraft accident in Calverley in 1943. A memorial cup for Haanes in ski jumping was later instituted.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Sigurd Haanes?

Norwegian tennis player (1913-1943)

When was Sigurd Haanes born?

Sigurd Haanes was born on 1 August 1913 in Christiania.

When did Sigurd Haanes die?

Sigurd Haanes died on 3 April 1943 in Leeds.

What was Sigurd Haanes's occupation?

Sigurd Haanes was a tennis player, ski jumper and aircraft pilot.

What nationality was Sigurd Haanes?

Sigurd Haanes was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sigurd Haanes

· Wikidata: Q1309073

· DBpedia: Sigurd Haanes

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