Halvor Kongsjorden

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Halvor Nerison•Kongsjorden
Used name	Halvor•Kongsjorden
Born	5 November 1911 in Veggli, Rollag, Viken	NOR
Died	15 June 1990 (aged 78 years 7 months 10 days) in Veggli, Rollag, Viken	NOR
Measurements	190 cm / 85 kg
Affiliations	Oslo Østre Skytterlag — Oslo, Oslo	NOR
NOC	Norway	NOR

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	As
1948 Summer Olympics	Shooting	NOR		Halvor Kongsjorden
	Free Rifle, Men (Olympic)		7
	Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, Men (Olympic)		4

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (3–2–6 1935 Roma bronze: 300 m free rifle prone; 1939 Luzern gold: 300 m free rifle prone, bronze: 50 m small-bore rifle kneeling team; 1947 Stockholm gold: 50 m small-bore rifle standing team, silver: 50 m small-bore rifle kneeling team, bronze: 50 m small-bore rifle prone team; 1949 Buenos Aires gold: 50+100 m free rifle prone team, bronze: 50+100 m free rifle prone; 1952 Oslo silver: 50 m small-bore rifle prone team, bronze: 300 m standard rifle 3 positions team and 50 m small-bore rifle 3 positions team)