Birger Jansen Explained

Birger Jansen
Birth Date:	1948 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Bærum, Norway
Country:	Norway
Sport:	Ice hockey Sailing
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Birger Jansen (7 January 1948 – 7 November 2016) was a Norwegian ice hockey player and sailor.

He was born in Bærum and represented the clubs Jar IL and IF Frisk Asker. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo in 1972, where the Norwegian team placed 8th out of 11 teams.^{[1] [2]}

He was European champion in the Snipe class in 2000, Masters World Champion in 1996, and many times Norwegian champion. He also placed third at the 1991 Snipe Worlds. Birger was also SCIRA commodore in 2002.^[3] He died in 2016.^{[4] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Birger Jansen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034336/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/birger-jansen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports-reference.com . 7 April 2011 .
2. Encyclopedia: Birger Jansen. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 8 November 2016.
3. Web site: Snipe Today. Eight Bells: Birger Jansen . 8 November 2016 . 14 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180114020259/http://www.snipetoday.org/news/item/3103-eight-bells-birger-jansen . dead .
4. Web site: Birger "Bigga" Jansen er død. 7 November 2016.