Eivind Sværen
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Eivind Sværen was a Norwegian
shot put
ter. He represented the club Torshaug IF.
He finished seventh at the 1946 European Championships
with a throw of 14.34 metres. He never participated in the Summer Olympics. He never became Norwegian champion, but his career was interrupted by World War II
in Norway 1940-1945.
His career best throw was 14.90 metres, achieved in July 1947 in Bergen.
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...
shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
ter. He represented the club Torshaug IF.
He finished seventh at the 1946 European Championships
1946 European Championships in Athletics
The 3rd European Athletics Championships were held from 22 August to 25 August 1946 in the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway . For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in Scandinavia hosted the championships....
with a throw of 14.34 metres. He never participated in the Summer Olympics. He never became Norwegian champion, but his career was interrupted by World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in Norway 1940-1945.
His career best throw was 14.90 metres, achieved in July 1947 in Bergen.