Harald Wigaard

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Harald Wigaard
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Harald Wigaard at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1944-05-17) 17 May 1944 (age 80)
Oslo, Norway
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport Artistic gymnastics
ClubOslo Turnforening

Harald Wigaard (born 17 May 1944) is a retired Norwegian gymnast. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in all individual artistic gymnastics events. His best achievement was fifth place on the pommel horse. [1]

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References

  1. Harald Wigaard. sports-reference.com