Odd Bergh (28 June 1937 – 13 January 2023) was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in the triple jump and long jump. Bergh finished seventh in the triple jump final at the 1962 European Championships with 15.52 metres. He never competed in any other international event such as the

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. He became Norwegian champion in triple jump in 1962 (15.63 m.) and 1963 (15.44 m.) and in long jump in 1960 (7.01 m), 1962 (7.13 m.), 1963 (7.28 m.) and 1964 (7.40 m.). He represented SK Freidig in Trondheim. His personal best triple jump was 15.64 metres, achieved in August 1966 at

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. His personal best long jump was 7.40 metres, achieved in August 1964 in

Gjøvik is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen. The ...

. Bergh was also active as an athletics administrator. He was a central board member of the Norwegian Athletics Association from 1984 to 1985, and a member of the elite committee from 1979 to 1983, 1993 to 1994 and 2002 to 2010. He later represented the club Tønsberg FIK.

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1937 births 2023 deaths 20th-century Norwegian people Sportspeople from Trondheim Norwegian male triple jumpers Norwegian male long jumpers Norwegian sports executives and administrators {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub