Reidar Berg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameReidar Andreas•Berg
Used nameReidar•Berg
Born30 March 1924 in Oslo, Oslo (NOR)
Died16 February 2018 (aged 93 years 10 months 17 days) in Oslo, Oslo (NOR)
AffiliationsAkeforeningen i Oslo, Oslo (NOR)
NOC Norway

Biography

Reidar Berg was a member of one of the four-man bobsleigh teams competing in the 1948 games. He belonged to the so called Oslo team (Norway 1) that surprised with a fifth place finish, only one second behind the bronze medal. Berg became later a successful businessman in Oslo, running his own engineering firm.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) NOR Reidar Berg
Four, Men (Olympic) Norway 1 5