Bjørne Jorgensen

Bjørne Jorgensen
Alternative name(s)	Barney Jorgensen
Born	(1893-12-16)December 16, 1893 Asker, Norway
Died	June 22, 1934(1934-06-22) (aged 40) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	United States
Gym	Norwegian Turnverein

Bjørne "Barney" Jorgensen (December 16, 1893 – June 22, 1934) was an American gymnast.^[1] He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in the men's artistic individual all-around event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[2]

As a gymnast, Jorgensen was a member of Norwegian Turnverein and Athletic Club in Brooklyn, New York City.^[3]

References

1. "Bjørne Jorgensen". Olympedia. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bjørne Jorgensen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
3. "Lone Brooklynite on the Sherman". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 6, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

External links

• Bjørne Jorgensen at Olympedia