Roar Berthelsen was a Norwegian

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...

 long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

er. He represented Mandal og Halse IL and IK Tjalve

IK Tjalve

Idrettsklubben Tjalve is a Norwegian athletics club from Oslo, founded on 27 December 1890. It is named after Þjálfi in Norse mythology.It is one of the most prominent athletics clubs in Norway, and numerous members have represented Norway in international competitions.IK Tjalve uses the Bislett...

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At the 1954 European Championships

1954 European Championships in Athletics

The 5th European Athletics Championships were held from 25 August to 29 August 1954 in the Swiss capital Bern.-Men's results:-Women's results:-Medal table:- External links :* *...

 he finished eleventh in the long jump final with a jump of 7.16 metres. He also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

 without qualifying for the final. He became Norwegian champion in long jump in 1954, 1956, 1957 and 1959.

His personal best jump was 7.62 metres, achieved in August 1959 at 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...

. This places him thirteenth among Norwegian long jumpers.