Eivind Sværen

Eivind Sværen (23 December 1917 – 5 January 1986) was a Norwegian shot putter. He represented the club Torshaug IF.

He finished seventh at the 1946 European Championships with a throw of 14.34 metres. He never participated in the Summer Olympics.[1] He never became Norwegian champion,[2] but his career was interrupted by World War II in Norway 1940-1945.

His career best throw was 14.90 metres, achieved in July 1947 in Bergen.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Norwegian international athletes - S (Norwegian)
  2. ↑ Norwegian championships in shot put (Norwegian)
  3. ↑ Norwegian all-time list shot put (Norwegian)


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