Espen Bredesen

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.

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

Height

176 cm

Occupation

ski jumper / sports commentator

Awards & achievements

• 1993 Aftenposten Gold Medal
• 1994 Holmenkollen Medal

Motto

Private

• 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

Tags

• ski jumper
• sports commentator

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.