Halvor Heggtveit (March 16, 1907, in Leland, North Dakota, U.S. – January 18, 1996, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) of Norwegian stock and a resident of Canada since the age of five.Ottawa Ski Club Newsletter
He attended Ottawa Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Ontario from 1918 to 1923.Lisgar Athletic Wall of Fame, plaque
He was a long time member of Ottawa Ski Club, including club director, captain of the Traffic Corps (ski safety - ca 1940s).Ottawa Ski Club Newsletters
Family owned "Heggtveit Sporting Goods", who were specialists in ski equipment and repairs. They were located at Albert & O'Connor in Ottawa, Ontario.various Ottawa Ski Club Newsletters, ads Anne Heggtveit Alpine Ski gold medalist at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games was his daughter.
Cross-Country Skiing Championships In the winter of 1933–34, he made a clean sweep in the cross-country races with the championship of the Ottawa Ski Club, City of Ottawa, province of Ontario, and the Dominion Championship.James S. Patrick. "Anne Heggtveit". Ottawa Ski Club Yearbook 1945-1946. p80. He attributed his successes to one thing: training, hard and constant training.Ottawa Ski Club News No. 6
Other highlights:Ottawa Ski Club News No. 5Ottawa Ski Club News No. 6 Ontario Championship, 11 Feb 1934, Caledon(near Toronto), Ontario, won the race in 1h. 27 min. 50 sec. Quebec Championship, 18 Feb 1934, Shawbridge, Quebec, came first of 30 skiers with a time of 1.05.17; J. P. Taylor (2nd) 1.07.07; E. Laflamme (3rd) 1.10.13. Champion Ski Runner of Canada, Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, 24-25 Feb 1934, covering the eleven mile course in 1.19.52; John Pringle Taylor was only 24 seconds behind (1.20.16); Bud Clark (St. Pat's) came third, in 1.22.43.
Olympics He qualified to represent Canada in 18km Cross-Country Skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, USA. Family and business obligations precluded his participation.
Other Sports Rifle Shooting - Dominion of Canada Marksman - Gold and Silver pins.Lisgar Athletic Wall of Fame, plaque Interestingly, Halvor was a junior classmate of Desmond Burke, who in 1924 at age 19 became the youngest winner of the King's Prize.
He was a long time member of the Ottawa New Edinburgh Canoe Club (1931–1993).
Honours Ottawa Recreational Association Sports Hall of Fame - 1978 Sportsman of the Year Lisgar Athletic Wall of Fame, plaque
He was inducted into the Lisgar Collegiate Institute Athletic Wall of Fame in 2018.Alere Flammam, Lisgar Alumni Association Newsletter, Winter 2018
References
External links Ottawa Ski Club newsletters on the Gatineau Valley History Society