Bjørn Andreas Paulson (21 June 1923 – 14 January 2008) was a Norwegian

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er and jurist. He was a grandson of Andreas Paulson. He was born in

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, but represented the club IL Skjalg. At the

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held in

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he finished second in the high jump final with a jump of 1.95 metres. He became Norwegian champion in 1948. His personal best jump was 1.96 metres, achieved at the Norwegian championships in August 1948 in

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. A cand.jur. by education, Paulson became a police superintendent in 1953. From 1967 to 1993 he worked as a public prosecutor. He died in 2008.

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1923 births 2008 deaths Norwegian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway Norwegian jurists Athletes from Bergen Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub