Erling Kroken

{{Short description|Norwegian ski jumper (1928–2007)}} [[File:Simon Slåttvik and Erling Kroken 1952.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Simon Slåttvik and Erling Kroken (right) at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1952.]]

'''Erling Kroken''' (12 November 1928 – 5 October 2007) was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the early 1950s. He won the first Four Hills Tournament event at Oberstdorf in 1953.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=JP&competitorid=32570&type=result |title=Erling KROKEN |website=FIS-ski.com |publisher=International Ski and Snowboard Federation}}</ref> Kroken was born on 12 November 1928,<ref>{{cite news|title=På denne dag|date=12 November 1996|work=Dagbladet|page=52|language=Norwegian}}</ref> and died in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hekta på Kroken |url=https://www.bygdeposten.no/lokale-nyheter/hekta-pa-kroken/s/1-43-7693123 |access-date=12 January 2024 |publisher=Bygdeposten |date=16 November 2014}}</ref>

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