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. He was the brother of Knut Fixdal.[1]

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.[2] He became Norwegian champion in long jump in 1912 [3] and in triple jump in 1910 and 1913.[4]

His personal best jump was 6.86 metres, achieved in July 1911 in Haugesund.[5] In triple jump he had a personal best of 14.34 metres, achieved in July 1913 in Haugesund.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Nils Fixdal". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ Norwegian Olympic athletes Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Norwegian championships in long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ Norwegian championships in triple jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ Norwegian all-time list long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  6. ^ Norwegian all-time list triple jump Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)