Sverre Hansen (athlete)
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Sverre Hilmar Hansen (12 November 1899 – 25 February 1991) was a Norwegian
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 takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
er, who competed at the Olympic Games.


Career

Hansen was Norwegian champion in long jump in 1921–1924. He finished second behind
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in the high jump event and second behind fellow Norwegian
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in the long jump evvent at the British
1922 AAA Championships The 1922 AAA Championships was the 1922 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 30 June to 1 July 1922 at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge in Lond ...
. At the
1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...
he won a bronze medal with a jump of 7.26 metres. His personal best jump was 7.285 metres, achieved in August 1924 in
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.Norwegian all-time list long jump


References

1899 births 1991 deaths Norwegian male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-Olympic-medalist-stub