Birger Halvorsen

Birger Halvorsen (19 February 1905 – 7 September 1976) was a Norwegian high jumper. He represented Horten FIK.

He won a silver medal at the 1934 European Championships in Turin with a jump of 1.97 metres. This remained his career best jump.[1] He never participated in the Summer Olympics.[2] He became Norwegian champion in the years 1931-1934.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Norwegian all-time list high jump Archived June 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. (Norwegian)
  2. ↑ Norwegian international athletes - H (Norwegian)
  3. ↑ Norwegian championships in high jump (Norwegian)


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