Harald Stenerud

Harald Stenerud (10 May 1897 – 5 February 1976) was a Norwegian hammer and discus thrower. He represented TIF Viking in Bergen.

At the 1928 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the discus final with a throw of 45.80 metres (150.3 ft) and sixteenth in the hammer final with a throw of 41.06 metres (134.7 ft).[1] He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in 1928 and 1931,[2] and in hammer throw in the years 1928–1931 and 1933–1935.[3]

His personal best discus throw was 47.20 metres (154.9 ft), achieved in August 1929 at Bislett stadion.[4] A year earlier, on the same field, he had set a career best in hammer throw with 50.39 metres (165.3 ft).[5]

References
  1. Norwegian international athletes - S Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. Norwegian championships in discus throw Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. Norwegian championships in hammer throw Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. Norwegian all-time list discus throw Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  5. Norwegian all-time list hammer throw Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)



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