Jim Holland (born July 4, 1967) is an American former ski jumper. He competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.[1]

Biography

A native of Norwich, Vermont,[2][3][4] he was a six time U.S. national champion. He is a co-founder and executive chairman of the board of Backcountry.com.[5]

Family life

Holland's brothers Mike Holland and Joe Holland also competed in the Olympic Winter Games in ski jumping and nordic combined respectively.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Holland flies with V". Norwich, VT: Baltimore Sun. February 5, 1992.
  2. ↑ "SKI JUMPING TITLE TO HOLLAND". Deseret News. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ Holland's bid falls short in ski jump Norwich, Vt., native top non-European, Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, February 10, 199
  4. ↑ Crouse, Karen (2018-02-08). "What Parents Can Learn From a Town That Produced 11 Olympians". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  5. ↑ "Backcountrycorp.com About Us: Management Team". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Meet the Athletes: Ski Jumpers in the Eastern USA". EASTERN SKI JUMPING & NORDIC COMBINED FOUNDATION, INC. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
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