Olav Ulland

Olav Ulland (23 November 1910 – 7 June 2003) was a Norwegian-American ski jumper who competed during the 1930s and 1940s.

He coached the Italian ski jumping team at Winter Olympics 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and took over American national team year later.

The Pacific Northwest Ski Association Regional Ski Association awards the Olav Ulland Award annually to the athlete of the year in the Nordic branches.

On 17 March 1935 he became the first man in history who jumped over hundred metres at Trampolino Gigante Corno d'Aola hill in Ponte di Legno, Kingdom of Italy; but he glided with his hands at 103.5 metres (340 ft) and it wasn't recognized as the world record.

Not recognized as official: touched the ground at world record distance.