Gunnar Andersen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gunnar Andersen | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Drøbak, Norway | ||
| Date of death | 25 April 1968 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Lyn | |||
| National team | |||
| 1911–1924 | Norway | 46 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Gunnar Andersen (18 March 1890 – 25 April 1968) was a Norwegian footballer and ski jumper. In 1918 he became the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports.
Andersen was a member of Lyn, and was capped 46 times for Norway, the national record at the time. He participated in two Summer Olympics; Stockholm 1912 and Antwerpen 1920. Captaining the Norwegian football team in 1920, they sensationally beat Great Britain and Ireland.
As a ski jumper Gunnar Andersen set a world record when he jumped 47 metres in Gustadbakken, Modum, 1912. He represented Lyn here as well.
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