Hans Aasnæs, OBE (15 December 1902 – 4 July 1965) was a Norwegian lawyer and army officer, and international sport shooter.

He was awarded the Norwegian Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

[4][5] Aasnæs graduated from the upper section of the Norwegian Military Academy in 1923, joining the 1st Division with the rank of first lieutenant.

[2] After further studies in England, France and Denmark from 1926 to 1927, he was employed as an office manager at the cooperative insurance agency "Felleskontoret for Brandforsikring".

[7][8] He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he placed ninth in 25 metre rapid fire pistol event.

The day prior to Aasnæs' arrival, the company had been thrown back from their positions in heavy fighting with advancing German units, losing their commander.

[11][12] As the Norwegian forces' situation became more desperate, Aasnæs and fellow battalion commander, Captain Olav B. Skaathun, agreed to merge the remains of their units in the Vestre Slidre area, in an attempt to continue resistance against the German advance.

"[21] Having left the army that year,[2] Aasnæs became the World Champion in the individual 100 metre running deer double shot event in 1947.

[9] At the 1949 World Championships, he won a gold medal with the Norwegian team in the running deer combined event.