Helge Løvland

Helge Løvland

Løvland at the 1920 Olympic Games
Personal information
Full name Helge Andreas Løvland
Born May 11, 1890
Froland, Norway
Died April 26, 1984 (aged 93)
Oslo, Norway

Helge Andreas Løvland (May 11, 1890 in Froland– April 26, 1984 in Oslo) was a Norwegian track and field athlete.

Biography

He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1920 Olympics. Løvland was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris in 1919. He died in Oslo in 1984.

References

    Awards and achievements
    Preceded by
    Gunnar Andersen
    Egebergs Ærespris
    1919
    Succeeded by
    Harald Strøm
    Preceded by
    United States Jim Thorpe
    Sweden Hugo Wieslander
    World's Greatest Athlete
    1920
    Succeeded by
    United States Harold Osborn