Gunnar Eliassen

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Gunnar Normann Eliassen (24 April 1907 – 23 September 1971) was a Norwegian athlete and wrestler.

He was born in Bærum, and worked for about forty years at the paper factory . He was awarded the Society for Development medal for longstanding service.[1] He also lived in Bærum.[2]

As a sportsman he represented the clubs Stabekk AIL, Lilleaker IF and IL Liull.[1][3] In amateur wrestling he took a national "middleweight B" (a slightly different weight class than middleweight A) title in 1936,[4] but also finished as a runner-up nine times.[1] His main claim to fame was winning a bronze medal at the . In athletics, he specialized in the high jump and was the runner-up at the Norwegian Workers' Championships at one occasion.[5]

Eliassen was active politically. For this,[1] during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was imprisoned in Bredtveit concentration camp from 6 February to 11 March 1942.[2] In April 1940, he had served at Oscarsborg Fortress when German cruiser Blücher was sunk by the cannons there.[1] He died in September 1971 and was buried at Ullern Church.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e S. Ø. (29 September 1971). "Gunnar Eliassen er død". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). p. 2.
  2. ^ a b Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 190. ISBN 82-15-00288-9.
  3. ^ Lkn (25 September 1971). "Gunnar Eliassen er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 8.
  4. ^ Krogstad, Morten W., ed. (2010). Ullern Idrettsforening 100 år (in Norwegian). Oslo: Ullern IF. p. 40. ISBN 978-82-303-1472-2.
  5. ^ "En nestor". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 6 November 1940. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Begravelse". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). 7 October 1971. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 13 July 2011.


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