Birger Leirud
Encyclopedia
Birger Leirud was a Norwegian
high jump
er. He represented Leirsund IL
.
At the 1948 Summer Olympics
he finished thirteenth in the high jump final with a jump of 1.80 metres. At the 1952 Summer Olympics
he finished seventeenth with 1.90 m. He finished fourth at the 1946 European Championships in Athletics
. He became Norwegian champion in 1946, 1949, 1950 and 1952.
His personal best jump was 1.96 metres, achieved in September 1947 in Stockholm
.
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 Leirsund IL
Leirsund
Leirsund is a village in the municipality of Skedsmo, Norway. Its population is 1,177, of which 83 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality Sørum....
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
he finished thirteenth in the high jump final with a jump of 1.80 metres. At the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
he finished seventeenth with 1.90 m. He finished fourth at the 1946 European Championships in Athletics
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....
. He became Norwegian champion in 1946, 1949, 1950 and 1952.
His personal best jump was 1.96 metres, achieved in September 1947 in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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