Harald Stenerud

Harald Stenerud (10 May 1897 – 5 February 1976) was a Norwegian hammer and discus thrower who competed at the Olympic Games. He represented TIF Viking in Bergen.^[1]

At the 1928 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the discus final with a throw of 45.80 metres (150.3 ft) and sixteenth in the hammer final with a throw of 41.06 metres (134.7 ft).^[2] He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in 1928 and 1931,^[3] and in hammer throw in the years 1928–1931 and 1933–1935.^[4]

His personal best discus throw was 47.20 metres (154.9 ft), achieved in August 1929 at Bislett stadion.^[5] A year earlier, on the same field, he had set a career best in hammer throw with 50.39 metres (165.3 ft).^[6]

Stenerud won the British AAA Championships title in the discus throw event at the 1929 AAA Championships and finished third behind Bill Britton in the hammer throw event.^[7][8][9]

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