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Helge Løvland

Helge Løvland, Norwegian decathlete (died 1984)

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Born
May 11, 1890
Died
April 26, 1984
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1890

About Helge Løvland

Helge Andreas Løvland was a Norwegian military officer, track and field athlete, sports official and writer. He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1920 Olympics. Løvland was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris in 1919. Løvland then entered the 1914 Norwegian Championships, and won the 110 metres hurdles.

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Career and life highlights

Helge Løvland timeline

  1. Løvland then entered the 1914 Norwegian Championships, and won the 110 metres hurdles.
  2. Løvland was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris in 1919.
  3. He also won the long jump in 1919.
  4. He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1920 Olympics.

The world when Helge Løvland was born

Helge Løvland was born in 1890. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWounded Knee Massacre — last major conflict with Native Americans
  • Technology milestoneElectric chair used for first execution
  • Notable inventionElectric chair
  • World population~1.5B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population63.0M

1890 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Helge Løvland's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18902026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population63.0M341 million

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