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{{Short description|American ski jumper (1929–2012)}}
'''Ansten Samuelstuen''' (May 7, 1929 – August 18, 2012) was a Norwegian-born American [[ski jumper]] who competed in the early 1960s.{{r|sref}}

==Life and career==
Ansten Samuelstuen was born in Brøttum parish, in [[Ringsaker]], [[Hedmark]], [[Norway]]. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1954, he won three [[U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships|national titles in ski jumping]], (1957, 1961 and 1962) and held four North American titles (1954, 1955, 1957 and 1964). He became a U.S. citizen in 1957.{{r|sref}}

Samuelstuen finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the [[1960 Winter Olympics]] in [[Squaw Valley, Placer County, California|Squaw Valley]]. His best career finish was 34th in an individual normal hill event in [[West Germany]] in 1963.<ref>[http://www.skijumpeast.com/uschpold.htm ''United States National Ski Jumping Champions, 1904-1980'' (Eastern Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined Foundation, Inc.)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317030755/http://www.skijumpeast.com/uschpold.htm |date=March 17, 2011 }}</ref> He also competed in the [[1964 Winter Olympics]].<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/ansten-samuelstuen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085333/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/ansten-samuelstuen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref>

==Death==
Samuelstuen died in [[Greeley, Colorado]] on August 18, 2012, at the age of 83.<ref name="Obit">[http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/554844/Samuelstuen-Ansten.php Ansten Samuelstuen's obituary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201204637/http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/554844/Samuelstuen-Ansten.php |date=2014-02-01 }}</ref>{{r|sref}}

==Legacy==
In 2009, he was entered into the [[National Ski Hall of Fame]] of the United States.<ref>[http://www.skihall.com/index.php?_a=document&doc_id=11&id=9 ''Eight named to U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame'' (International Skiing History Association)]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIS ski jumper|53333|A. Samuelstuen}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|austen-samuelstuen}}

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[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:2012 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Ringsaker]]
[[Category:Norwegian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:American male ski jumpers]]
[[Category:Ski jumpers at the 1960 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Ski jumpers at the 1964 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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