Hal Nerdal moved to Australia from Norway in 1951 to work on the Snowy Mountains Scheme. He was a carpenter and worked on Guthega Dam. In 1955 he moved to Canberra and was part of the original YMCA ski club there. In 1960 he represented Australia in the Olympic Winter Games in Squaw Valley, competing in Nordic Combined. At the time of writing, Nerdal was Australia's sole representative in Olympic Nordic Combined.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
