Rolf Hansen (athlete)

For other people with the same name, see Rolf Hansen (disambiguation).
Rolf Hansen
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1906-10-09)9 October 1906
Sarpsborg
Died9 May 1980(1980-05-09) (aged 73)
Sarpsborg
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event5,000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best14.48,0 (1936)

Rolf Hansen (9 October 1906 – 9 May 1980) was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics he finished ninth in the 5000 metres final in 14:48.0 minutes.[1] This was his career best time.[2] He became Norwegian 5000 metres champion in 1935 and 1936, and 10,000 metres champion in 1936. In the 5000 metres he also won the bronze in 1933 and silver in 1937. He represented the club TIL National.[3][4] His personal best in the 10,000 metres was 31:22.8 minutes (1936), and his 3000 metres best was 8:35.4 minutes (1935).[2]

  1. ^ "Rolf Hansen Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "H" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics Association. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  3. ^ "5000 meter". Norwegian Athletics Association. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  4. ^ "10000 meter". Norwegian Athletics Association. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.