Bjørn Gundersen Explained

Bjørn Gundersen (17 January 1924  - 1 August 2002) was a Norwegian high jumper who represented Elverum IL.^[1] At the 1952 Summer Olympics he finished eighth in the high jump final with a jump of 1.90 metres.^[2] He became Norwegian champion in 1947, 1951 and 1954.^[3]

His personal best jump was 1.96 metres, achieved in August 1954, in Elverum.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bjørn Gundersen Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 2016-10-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203065359/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/bjorn-gundersen-1.html . 2016-12-03 .
2. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/Olympiere.htm Norwegian Olympic athletes
3. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mhj.htm Norwegian championships in high jump
4. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MHJ.htm Norwegian all-time list high jump