Nils Fixdal

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
  1. Norwegian Olympic athletes Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. Norwegian championships in long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. Norwegian championships in triple jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. Norwegian all-time list long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  5. Norwegian all-time list triple jump Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)


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