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Espen Bredesen

エスペン・ブレーデセン　/　えすぺん・ぶれーでせん

Ski jumper from Norway

February 2, 1968 (age 58)　・　Oslo, Norway

ski jumper
sports commentator

My Take

Espen Bredesen represents the kind of athlete I instinctively root for: a ski jumper from Oslo competing in the era of his home country's golden age, crowned with the 1994 Holmenkollen Medal, one of the highest honours Norwegian winter sport can bestow. To be recognised that way by your own demanding public means something real. I am drawn to the sheer nerve the discipline demands, hurling yourself off a ramp into open air, and the fact that he later became a commentator suggests his understanding ran deep. Athletes who can both perform the feat and explain it carry a rare double authority worth admiring.

Overview

Espen Bredesen (born 2 February 1968) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Espen Bredesen
Name (Japanese): エスペン・ブレーデセン
Reading: えすぺん・ぶれーでせん
Born: February 2, 1968 (age 58)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Monkey
Origin: Oslo, Norway
Blood type: Private
Height: 176 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: ski jumper / sports commentator

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1993 Aftenposten Gold Medal
1994 Holmenkollen Medal

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3

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