Haakon Werner Tranberg (2 March 1917 – 24 April 1991) was a Norwegian sprinter who specialized in the

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and

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. He represented

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. He won silver medals in 100 m and 200 m at the 1946 European Championships. He never participated in the

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. He became Norwegian champion in 100 m in 1939, 1946 and 1947, in 200 m in 1939 and 1946 and in

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in 1946 and 1947. His career was interrupted by

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in Norway 1940-1945. He was imprisoned in Arkivet from 14 November 1944 and then in

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from 5 December 1944 to the war's end in May 1945. His career best time in 100 m was 10.4 seconds, achieved in September 1939 at

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. A month earlier, on the same track, he had clocked a career best time in 200 m of 21.5 seconds. A year later, again at the same stadium, he achieved a career best in long jump with 7.26 metres.Norwegian all-time list long jump

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1917 births 1991 deaths Sportspeople from Kristiansand Athletes from Agder Norwegian male sprinters Norwegian male long jumpers Norwegian resistance members Grini concentration camp survivors European Athletics Championships medalists 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub