Birger Haug
Encyclopedia
Birger Haug was a Norwegian
high jump
er. He represented Verdal IL
.
At the 1932 Summer Olympics
he finished ninth in the high jump final with a jump of 1.85 metres. He won silver medals at the Norwegian championships in 1930, 1931 and 1933.
His personal best jump was 1.915 metres, achieved in August 1931 on Bislett stadion
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er. He represented Verdal IL
Verdal IL
Verdal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Verdalsøra, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, weightlifting and speed skating....
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
he finished ninth in the high jump final with a jump of 1.85 metres. He won silver medals at the Norwegian championships in 1930, 1931 and 1933.
His personal best jump was 1.915 metres, achieved in August 1931 on Bislett stadion
Bislett stadion
Bislett Stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here...
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