Eugen Haugland

Eugen Haugland (12 July 1912 – 21 October 1990) was a Norwegian triple jumper. He represented Haugesund IL.

Haugland with a "H" in the 1930s.

He was a brother of Jens Edv. Haugland,[1] father of Terje Haugland and grandfather of Hanne Haugland.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics he finished fourteenth in the triple jump final with a jump of 14.56 metres.[2] He became Norwegian champion in 1931, 1933-1937 and 1948.[3]

His personal best jump was 15.23 metres, achieved in August 1938 in Haugesund.[4]

References
  1. Jafr (28 August 1965). "Blomster til Berit Berthelsen og Thor Helland". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 13.
  2. Norwegian Olympic athletes Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. Norwegian championships in triple jump Archived February 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. Norwegian all-time list triple jump Archived June 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)



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