- Nils Fixdal
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Nils Fixdal (20 November 1889 – 11 October 1972) was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in long jump and triple jump. He represented Haugesund IL.
At the 1912 Summer Olympics he finished thirteenth in the long jump final with a jump of 6.71 metres and eighth in triple jump with 13.96 metres. [1] He became Norwegian champion in long jump in 1912 [2] and in triple jump in 1910 and 1913. [3]
His personal best jump was 6.86 metres, achieved in July 1911 in Haugesund. [4] In triple jump he had a personal best of 14.34 metres, achieved in July 1913 in Haugesund. [5]
References
- ^ Norwegian Olympic athletes (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in long jump (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in triple jump (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list long jump (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list triple jump (Norwegian)
Categories:- 1889 births
- 1972 deaths
- Triple jumpers
- Long jumpers
- Norwegian athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Norway
- Norwegian athletics biography stubs
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