Birger Halvorsen
Encyclopedia
Birger Halvorsen was a Norwegian
high jump
er. He represented Horten FIK.
He won a silver medal at the 1934 European Championships
in Turin with a jump of 1.97 metres. This remained his career best jump. He never participated in the Summer Olympics. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1931-1934.
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 Horten FIK.
He won a silver medal at the 1934 European Championships
1934 European Championships in Athletics
The 1st European Athletics Championships were staged at the Stadio Comunale in Turin, Italy from 7 September to 9 September 1934 including only men's events. Women's championships were held separately in 1938, but men's and women's events were combined at one venue from 1946.The discussion on the...
in Turin with a jump of 1.97 metres. This remained his career best jump. He never participated in the Summer Olympics. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1931-1934.