Sverre Hansen (athlete)
Sverre Hilmar Hansen (born November 12, 1899 in Oslo ; † February 25, 1991 there ) was a Norwegian athlete .
Career
The Norwegian national champion in the long jump the years 1921 to 1924 won in this discipline at the Summer Olympics in 1924 in Paris with 7.26 m the bronze medal . With this distance he was only two centimeters below his personal best of 7.28 m, which he achieved in the same year.
Web links
- Sverre Hansen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Hansen, Sverre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hansen, Sverre Hilmar (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1991 |
| Place of death | Oslo |