Gunnar Huseby

Gunnar Huseby (born November 4, 1923 , † 1995 ) was an Icelandic athlete .

In 1944, Gunnar Huseby was fourth on the world's best list of the year in the shot put with 15.50 meters .

The first European championships after the Second World War took place in Oslo from 22 to 25 August 1946. On August 23, the final was held in the shot put. Gunnar Huseby won with 15.56 meters, 30 centimeters ahead, while between 2nd and 4th place there were a full nine centimeters.

Four years later, at the European Championships in Brussels in 1950 , Gunnar Huseby managed the longest shot of his career on August 25 with 16.74 meters. The second-placed Italian Angiolo Profeti came to 15.16 meters.

Icelandic athletes won a total of three titles at European Championships, apart from Gunnar Huseby's two titles, only Torfi Bryngeirsson won the long jump in 1950.

Gunnar Huseby improved the Icelandic record in the shot put from 1941 to 1950 by over two meters. From 1945 he also threw several records in the discus up to his high of 50.13 meters, which he also reached in 1950.

Gunnar Huseby retired from competitive sports in 1951, but also competed occasionally later. In 1958 it reached another 16.03 meters and in 1962 another 15.75 meters.

literature

• EAA (Ed.): Statistics Manual , published for the 2002 European Championships in Munich
• Peter Matthews (ed): Athletics 1995 , Surbiton 1995 ISBN 1-899807-01-2

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .