Otto Berg (athlete)
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Otto Berg (24 August 1906 - 10 April 1991) was a Norwegian long jumper.
At the 1936 Summer Olympics he finished tenth in the long jump final with a jump of 7.30 metres. [1] He won the silver medal at the 1934 European Championships in Athletics. He became Norwegian champion in long jump in 1931 and 1934-1936. [2]
His personal best jump was 7.53 metres, achieved in August 1934 on Bislett stadion. [3]
In 1934 he won the Egebergs Ærespris.
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian Olympic athletes (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in long jump (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list long jump (Norwegian)
| Preceded by Fritjof Bergheim |
Egebergs Ærespris 1934 |
Succeeded by Bjarne Bryntesen |
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