Bjørn Gundersen
Encyclopedia
Bjørn Gundersen is a former Norwegian
high jump
er who represented Elverum IL
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics
he finished eighth in the high jump final with a jump of 1.90 metres. He became Norwegian champion in 1947, 1951 and 1954.
His personal best jump was 1.96 metres, achieved in August 1954, in Elverum
.
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 who represented Elverum IL
Elverum IL
Elverum IL is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Elverum in Hedmark. It was founded in 1892, and has sections for handball, association football, ski jumping, gymnastics and swimming.-Other sports:...
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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 eighth in the high jump final with a jump of 1.90 metres. He became Norwegian champion in 1947, 1951 and 1954.
His personal best jump was 1.96 metres, achieved in August 1954, in Elverum
Elverum
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum...
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