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Nationality | American |
Born | Oslo, Norway | March 9, 1957
Died | April 26, 2018 | (aged 61)
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Sport | Biathlon, cross-country skiing |
Jon Engen (March 9, 1957 – April 26, 2018) was an American skier. [1] He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics, the 1992 Winter Olympics, and the 1994 Winter Olympics, [2] taking part in both biathlon, and cross-country skiing. [3]
Engen was born in Oslo, Norway in 1957, [1] and learned to ski from the age of four. [4] While in Norway, he won junior competition titles and achieved success at a national level. [4] After attending the University of Oslo and serving in the Norwegian Army, he moved to America in 1980. [1] Three years later, he graduated from the Montana State University, [1] [3] where he had to study English as a foreign language. [4]
In the mid 1980s, Engen began training in an attempt to be selected for the American Olympic team for cross-country skiing, including roller skiing at night. [4] Engen eventually qualified for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. [4] He then competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, before returning to the country of his birth for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. [4] At the masters level, Engen won more than twenty World Cup medals, including twelve golds. [4]
After competing at three Winter Olympics, [5] Engen coached cross-country skiing in Sun Valley, [6] where he started a Nordic skiing programme. [1] Engen was also on the board of the US Ski & Snowboard Association, working for the association for a decade. [1] [4] He was inducted into the Sun Valley Ski Hall of Fame, [3] and just prior to his death, he was awarded with the Al Merrill Nordic Award for services to Nordic skiing. [1]
Engen died in April 2018 from pancreatic cancer, [4] after being diagnosed with the illness in August 2017. [4] In 2019, the Boulder Mountain Tour was held in his memory. [4] [7]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Oslo, Norway | March 9, 1957
Died | April 26, 2018 | (aged 61)
Sport | |
Sport | Biathlon, cross-country skiing |
Jon Engen (March 9, 1957 – April 26, 2018) was an American skier. [1] He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics, the 1992 Winter Olympics, and the 1994 Winter Olympics, [2] taking part in both biathlon, and cross-country skiing. [3]
Engen was born in Oslo, Norway in 1957, [1] and learned to ski from the age of four. [4] While in Norway, he won junior competition titles and achieved success at a national level. [4] After attending the University of Oslo and serving in the Norwegian Army, he moved to America in 1980. [1] Three years later, he graduated from the Montana State University, [1] [3] where he had to study English as a foreign language. [4]
In the mid 1980s, Engen began training in an attempt to be selected for the American Olympic team for cross-country skiing, including roller skiing at night. [4] Engen eventually qualified for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. [4] He then competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, before returning to the country of his birth for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. [4] At the masters level, Engen won more than twenty World Cup medals, including twelve golds. [4]
After competing at three Winter Olympics, [5] Engen coached cross-country skiing in Sun Valley, [6] where he started a Nordic skiing programme. [1] Engen was also on the board of the US Ski & Snowboard Association, working for the association for a decade. [1] [4] He was inducted into the Sun Valley Ski Hall of Fame, [3] and just prior to his death, he was awarded with the Al Merrill Nordic Award for services to Nordic skiing. [1]
Engen died in April 2018 from pancreatic cancer, [4] after being diagnosed with the illness in August 2017. [4] In 2019, the Boulder Mountain Tour was held in his memory. [4] [7]