Hans Nordin

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHans Evert•Nordin
Used nameHans•Nordin
Born7 January 1931 in Härnösand, Västernorrland (SWE)
Died23 September 2021 (aged 90 years 8 months 16 days) in Älandsbro, Västernorrland (SWE)
AffiliationsIF Älgarna, Härnösand (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

During the 1950s Hans Nordin competed in ski jumping for IF Älgarna in Härnösand. Nordin had taken up the sport from an early age and became a national junior champion. He was selected to represent Sweden at the 1952 Oslo Olympics where he finished 11th in the large hill. After his competitive career he worked as an electrician and in the local pulp mill in Östrand.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Winter Olympics Ski Jumping (Skiing) SWE Hans Nordin
Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) 11