Sverre Hansen (athlete)

For the football (soccer) player, see Sverre Hansen (footballer).

Sverre Hansen

Sverre Hansen, Oslo 1924
Personal information
Born	12 November 1899 Oslo, Norway
Died	25 February 1991 (aged 91) Oslo, Norway
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	high jump/ long jump
Club	Torodd IF, Oslo
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Norway 1924 Paris Long jump

Sverre Hilmar Hansen (12 November 1899 – 25 February 1991) was a Norwegian long jumper, who competed at the Olympic Games.^[1]

Career

Hansen was Norwegian champion in long jump in 1921–1924.^[2] He finished second behind Pierre Lewden in the high jump event and second behind fellow Norwegian Charles Hoff in the long jump evvent at the British 1922 AAA Championships.^[3][4][5]

At the 1924 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal with a jump of 7.26 metres.^[6] His personal best jump was 7.285 metres, achieved in August 1924 in Kristiania.^[7]

References

1. "Sverre Hansen". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
2. Norwegian championships in long jump Archived 5 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
3. "AAA Championships". Daily Mirror. 1 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
6. Norwegian Olympic athletes Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
7. Norwegian all-time list long jump Archived 5 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)