Harald Stenerud Explained

Harald Stenerud (10 May 1897 – 5 February 1976) was a Norwegian hammer and discus thrower. He represented TIF Viking in Bergen. At the 1928 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the discus final with a throw of and sixteenth in the hammer final with a throw of .^[1] He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in 1928 and 1931,^[2] and in hammer throw in the years 1928–1931 and 1933–1935.^[3]

His personal best discus throw was, achieved in August 1929 at Bislett stadion.^[4] A year earlier, on the same field, he had set a career best in hammer throw with .^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/ms.htm Norwegian international athletes - S
2. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mdt.htm Norwegian championships in discus throw
3. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mht.htm Norwegian championships in hammer throw
4. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MDT.htm Norwegian all-time list discus throw
5. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MHT.htm Norwegian all-time list hammer throw