Roar Berthelsen
Roar Berthelsen (3 November 1934 – 1 August 1990) was a Norwegian long jumper. He represented and IK Tjalve.
At the 1954 European Championships he finished eleventh in the long jump final with a jump of 7.16 metres. He also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final.[1] He became Norwegian champion in long jump in 1954, 1956, 1957 and 1959.[2]
His personal best jump was 7.62 metres, achieved in August 1959 at Bislett stadion. This places him thirteenth among Norwegian long jumpers.[3]
References[]
- ^ Norwegian international athletes - B Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
External links[]
- Roar Berthelsen at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 1990 deaths
- Norwegian male long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Norway
- Norwegian athletics biography stubs