Otto Berg (24 August 1906 in Bolsøy, Molde – 10 April 1991) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er. At the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

he finished tenth in the long jump final with a jump of 7.30 metres. He won the silver medal at the

1934 European Championships in Athletics The 1st European Athletics Championships were held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Benito Mussolini between 7 and 9 September 1934. A contemporaneous report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. Results Medalists and complete results were ...

. He became Norwegian champion in long jump in 1931 and 1934-1936. His personal best jump was 7.53 metres, achieved in August 1934 on

Bislett stadion Bislett Stadium ( no, Bislett stadion) is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here ...

.Norwegian all-time list long jump
In 1934 he won the

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1906 births 1991 deaths Sportspeople from Molde Norwegian male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway European Athletics Championships medalists 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub