Helge Andreas Løvland (11 May 1890,
Froland
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– 26 April 1984,
Oslo
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) was a
Norwegian track and field
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athlete. He won the
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
in the
decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...
at the
1920 Olympics
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. Løvland was awarded the
Egebergs Ærespris
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in 1919. Representing the club
IF Ørnulf
Idrettsforeningen Ørnulf is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo. It has sections for amateur boxing and floorball.
General history
The club was founded in 1893, and was a founding member of the Norwegian Wrestling Federation. It formerly had secti ...
, he died in Oslo in 1984.
During the
occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...
he was arrested in August 1943 during the crackdown on military officers. He was imprisoned in
Schildberg and
Luckenwalde
Luckenwalde (; Upper Sorbian language, Upper and , , ) is the capital of the Teltow-Fläming district in the state of Brandenburg in eastern Germany. It is situated on the Nuthe river north of the Fläming Heath, at the eastern rim of the Nuthe-Ni ...
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1890 births
1984 deaths
Norwegian pentathletes
Norwegian decathletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Norway
Olympic gold medalists for Norway
Nazi concentration camp survivors
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Olympic decathletes
People from Froland
Athletes from Agder
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