Roar Berthelsen

Roar Berthelsen (3 November 1934 – 1 August 1990) was a Norwegian long jumper. He represented Mandal og Halse IL and IK Tjalve.

At the 1954 European Championships he finished eleventh in the long jump final with a jump of 7.16 metres. He also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final.^[1] He became Norwegian champion in long jump in 1954, 1956, 1957 and 1959.^[2]

His personal best jump was 7.62 metres, achieved in August 1959 at Bislett stadion. This places him thirteenth among Norwegian long jumpers.^[3]

References

1. Norwegian international athletes - B Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
2. Norwegian championships in long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
3. Norwegian all-time list long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

External links

• Roar Berthelsen at Olympedia