Helge Løvland
Helge Andreas Løvland (11 May 1890, Froland – 26 April 1984, Oslo) was a Norwegian track and field athlete.
 Løvland at the 1920 Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Helge Andreas Løvland | |||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1890 Froland, Norway | |||||||||||||
| Died | 26 April 1984 (aged 93) Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1920 Olympics. Løvland was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris in 1919. Representing the club IF Ørnulf, he died in Oslo in 1984.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was arrested in August 1943 during the crackdown on military officers. He was imprisoned in Schildberg and Luckenwalde.[1]
References
- Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (1995). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (1st ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 429. ISBN 82-15-00288-9.
External links
- Helge Løvland at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Helge Løvland at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Helge Lövland at the International Olympic Committee
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| Preceded by Gunnar Andersen |
Egebergs Ærespris 1919 |
Succeeded by Harald Strøm |
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| Pentathlon | |
| Decathlon |
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