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

Biography

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). He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in 1928 and 1931, and in hammer throw in the years 1928–1931 and 1933–1935.

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

Stenerud won the British AAA Championships title in the discus throw event at the 1929 AAA Championships and finished third behind Bill Britton in the hammer throw event.

References

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
2. Norwegian international athletes - S Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
3. Norwegian championships in discus throw Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
4. Norwegian championships in hammer throw Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
5. Norwegian all-time list discus throw Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
6. Norwegian all-time list hammer throw Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
7. "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

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