Asbjørn Nilssen

Asbjørn Nilssen (19 January 1875 to 19 October 1958) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who also worked as a physician. He skied for the club SK Odd and took part in the Holmenkollen ski festival, where he finished second in the B class in 1895 and second in the A class in 1897, the year he won the Holmenkollen medal. In 1895 he also finished seventh at Saltsjöbaden, and in 1906 he won the Holmenkollen veteran's class. In 1899 he tied with Morten Hansen for the ski jumping world record of 32.5 metres, achieved in Solbergbakken. Away from skiing he took a cand.med. degree at the Royal Frederick University and spent his career as a doctor. He died in October 1958 and was buried at Vestre gravlund.