Birger Halvorsen (19 February 1905 – 7 September 1976) was a Norwegian

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. He represented

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. He won a silver medal at the 1934 European Championships in Turin with a jump of 1.97 metres. This remained his career best jump. He never participated in the

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. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1931-1934.Norwegian championships in high jump

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1905 births 1976 deaths Norwegian male high jumpers European Athletics Championships medalists {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub