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

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er. He represented Horten FIK. 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