Sverre Hansen (athlete)

For the football (soccer) player, see Sverre Hansen (footballer).
Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  Norway
1924 Paris Long jump
Sverre Hansen, Oslo 1924

Sverre Hansen (November 12, 1899 February 25, 1991) was a Norwegian long jumper.

At the 1924 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal with a jump of 7.26 metres.[1]

He became Norwegian champion in long jump in 1921-1924.[2]

His personal best jump was 7.285 metres, achieved in August 1924 in Kristiania.[3]

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