Harald Stenerud
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Harald Stenerud (10 May 1897 - 5 February 1976) was a Norwegian hammer and discus thrower. He represented TIF Viking in Bergen.
At the 1928 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the discus final with a throw of 45.80 metres and sixteenth in the hammer final with a throw of 41.06 metres. [1] He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in 1928 and 1931, [2] and in hammer throw in the years 1982-1931 and 1933-1935. [3]
His personal best discus throw was 47.20 metres, achieved in August 1929 at Bislett stadion. [4] A year earlier, on the same field, he had set a career best in hammer throw with 50.39 metres. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian international athletes - S (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in discus throw (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in hammer throw (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list discus throw (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list hammer throw (Norwegian)
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