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. [1]
He attended Ottawa Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Ontario from 1918 to 1923. [2]
He was a long time member of Ottawa Ski Club, including club director, captain of the Traffic Corps (ski safety - ca 1940s). [3]
Family owned "Heggtveit Sporting Goods", who were specialists in ski equipment and repairs. They were located at Albert & O'Connor in Ottawa, Ontario.[4] Anne Heggtveit Alpine Ski gold medalist at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games was his daughter.
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.[5] He attributed his successes to one thing: training, hard and constant training. [6]
He qualified to represent Canada in 18km Cross-Country Skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, USA. [9] Family and business obligations precluded his participation.
Rifle Shooting - Dominion of Canada Marksman - Gold and Silver pins. [10] 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).
Ottawa Recreational Association Sports Hall of Fame - 1978 Sportsman of the Year [11]
He was inducted into the Lisgar Collegiate Institute Athletic Wall of Fame in 2018. [12]