Arthur Tokle, a Norwegian-born ski jumper who competed in the Olympics for America and coached for decades, died Thursday at Saint Clare’s Hospital in Dover, N.J. He was 82.

Tokle carried the flag for the U.S. team at the 1958 world championships in Finland and competed in the 1952 Olympics, placing 18th off the large hill after he sat down on a critical landing.

He served as an Olympics coach in 1964 and 1968 and as a technical director at the 1980 Winter Games at Lake Placid.

Tokle died 60 years to the day after his brother, Torger Tokle, was killed in action while serving with the U.S. Army Ski Troops in Italy. Torger Tokle was inducted into the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame in 1959, and Arthur in 1970.

Tokle was one of five brothers who grew up down the street from a ski jump in Lokken-Verk, Norway, his son, Art Jr., said. He served on the Norwegian king’s guard before emigrating.

Three of the brothers eventually came to America to compete in ski jumping.

After Torger Tokle was killed, an annual jump at Bear Mountain was named for him. Arthur won that jump at least six times.

While he was nearly supreme in terms of distance in America ski jumping during the 1950s, he occasionally lost in close contests because of his somewhat unorthodox style. Ski jumping is judged on both distance and style.

Tokle worked most summers as a carpenter, framing houses. During the 1960s, he retired from competitive jumping when a Manhattan firm began producing a reversible parka bearing his name. He later served as a sales representative for a ski company, and co-authored a book on cross-country skiing.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Oddfrid.