Harald Halvorsen (16 November 1878 – 11 August 1965) was a
Norwegian
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gymnast
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who competed in the
1906 Intercalated Games
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and in the
1908 Summer Olympics
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.
At the
1906 Intercalated Games
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in
Athens
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, he was a member of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the gold medal in the
team, Swedish system event. Two years later he won the silver medal as part of the Norwegian team in the
gymnastics team event. He was born in Østre Aker and represented the club
Kristiania TF.
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1878 births
1965 deaths
Norwegian male artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts for Norway
Olympic gold medalists for Norway
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Gymnasts at the 1906 Intercalated Games
Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Oslo
20th-century Norwegian people
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