Holger Albrechtsen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 23 June 1906 Arendal, Norway |
| Died | 14 August 1992 (aged 86) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdles |
Holger Albrechtsen (23 June 1906 – 14 August 1992) was a Norwegian hurdler who specialized in the 110 and 400 metre hurdles.
Biography
Albrechtsen finished third behind David Burghley in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1931 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]
Albrechtsen won a bronze medal in 110 metre hurdles and finished fourth in 400 metre hurdles at the 1934 European Championships. He never participated in other international events like the Summer Olympics.[4] He became Norwegian champion in 110 metre hurdles in 1934, 1936 and 1938 [5] and in 400 metre hurdles in 1934 and 1935.[6] He represented IK Tjalve, having moved to Oslo from his native Arendal.[7]
His career best time in 110 metre hurdles was 14.7 seconds, achieved in July 1933 at Bislett stadion.[8] A year later, on the same track, he clocked a career best time in 400 metre hurdles of 54.0 seconds.[9]
He was a board member of the Norwegian Athletics Association from 1945 through 1950, then a deputy board member from 1954 through 1955.[10]
References
- ^ "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ a b Norwegian international athletes - A Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in 110 metres hurdles Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in 400 metres hurdles Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Adler, Roar; Gulliksen, Petter; Arneberg, Egil (24 August 1992). "Holger Albrechtsen (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 11.
- ^ Norwegian all-time list 110 metres hurdles Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list 400 metres hurdles Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Sentralstyret" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics Association. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011.