Erling Aastad

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Erling Aastad (full name Erling Rudolf Aastad , born March 2, 1898 in Oslo , † June 30, 1963 ibid) was a Norwegian athlete .

Erling Aastad, who started for the clubs Fagforeningernes TIF and Torodd IF , was active both as a sprinter and as a long jumper. In 1925 he was runner-up in Norway over 100 meters. His best time was 10.9 seconds, which he achieved on August 23, 1925 in Trondheim at the runner-up championship. Aastad was also used in the Norwegian sprint relay since 1920. On September 11, 1920 the season with the cast Bjarne Guldager, Aastad, Asle Bækkedal and Rolf Stenersen ran with 43.2 seconds as fast as no national relay before it. This record lasted for almost 15 years.

Aastad was more successful as a long jumper. Seven times he was Norwegian champion, six times in a row. He celebrated the first championship in 1920. It wasn't until five years later that he succeeded in winning the second championship title. He successfully defended the title five times. On September 4, 1921, he set a new Norwegian national record of 7.22 meters in Oslo, which was only broken in August 1922. On August 12, 1925, Erling Aastad jumped the Norwegian national record again with 7.45 meters. This time the record lasted nine years.

The Norwegian NOK nominated Erik Aastad for participation in the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp . On August 17th, Aastad competed in the long jump. With 6.62 m he finished sixth and qualified for the final on the same day. In the final he improved to 6.885 m (measured in the Anglo-American system of measurement) and was fifth in the end. On August 21st, the Norwegian sprint relay with Bjarne Guldager, Aastad, Asle Bækkedal and Rolf Stenersen was disqualified in the preliminary run.

Aastad also took part in the 1924 Games in Paris and 1928 in Amsterdam . In both cases, however, he only competed in the long jump. In Paris on July 8, 1924, he reached 13th place with a width of 6.72 m. In Amsterdam, his 7.07 m was only 14th on July 31, 1928.

After his active career, Erling Aastad worked from 1945 to 1949 as a manager and accountant in the finance department of the Norwegian athletics federation NFIF ( Norges Friidrettsforbund ). Later he worked in a technical company. Erling Aastad died on June 30, 1963 in Oslo.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Norwegian national champions over 100 meters on Friidrett.no (norw.)  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.friidrett.no  
  2. ↑ Personal best performances of Norwegian athletes on Friidrett.no (norw.) ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.friidrett.no
  3. ↑ Records of Norwegian seasons on Friidrett.no (norw.) ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.friidrett.no
  4. ↑ Norwegian national champions in long jump on Friidrett.no (norw.)  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.friidrett.no  
  5. ↑ Development of the national record in the long jump on Friidrett.no (norw.) ( Memento of the original from October 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.friidrett.no
  6. ↑ Personnel list on Friidrett.no (norw.) ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / friidrett.no

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SURNAME Aastad, Erling
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aastad, Erling Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian athlete
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1963
Place of death Oslo