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Helge Sivertsen was born on 12 June, 1913 in Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway, is a Norwegian discus thrower and politician. Discover Helge Sivertsen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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73 years old |
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Gemini |
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12 June 1913 |
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12 June |
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Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway |
| Date of death |
21 December, 1986 |
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Oslo, Norway |
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Norway
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Helge Sivertsen Height, Weight & Measurements
At 73 years old, Helge Sivertsen height not available right now. We will update Helge Sivertsen's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Helge Sivertsen's Wife?
His wife is Merle Five
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Merle Five |
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Helge Sivertsen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Helge Sivertsen worth at the age of 73 years old? Helge Sivertsen’s income source is mostly from being a successful thrower. He is from Norway. We have estimated Helge Sivertsen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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thrower |
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Timeline
He was the son of Nils Sivertsen (1877-1955) and Martha Heddeland (1883-1962).
Helge Sivertsen (12 June 1913 – 21 December 1986) was a Norwegian school administrator and elected official.
His father was a college teacher and the family moved to Inderøy in 1926.
He attended folk school (Orkdal Landslymnas) and took artium in 1933.
Sivertsen was a historian by education.
He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in 1934 and 1935.
He was best known as a champion discus thrower in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was born at Mandal in Vest-Agder, Norway.
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he finished tenth in the discus final with a throw of 45.89 metres.
His personal best throw was 47.72 metres, achieved in July 1936 at Bislett stadion in Oslo.
From 1938 to 1939, he studied history, politics and international relations at University of Oxford under a Norwegian Oxford Scholarship.
He represented Inderøy IL in athletics competitions.
He studied at the University of Oslo and became cand.philol. in 1940 with a history major.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany (1940-1945), he was a member of Milorg.
Sivertsen led the center's information service.
He was married in 1940 with Merle Five (1914–2003), daughter of Håkon Five (1880–1944) who served as a Member of Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag.
After the liberation of Norway in 1945, he became secretary of the Military Investigation Commission of 1945 and wrote the history of Milorg activities during the war years.
His party affiliation was to the Labour Party.
Sivertsen pursued a career in politics, and was secretary to the Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen in 1947, state secretary to the Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1947 to 1956, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1960 to 1965 in the third and fourth cabinet Gerhardsen, only interrupted by the short-lived cabinet of Prime Minister John Lyng in 1963.
He served as a member of the Board of the United States Educational Foundation in Norway from 1949 to 1956.
He was director of education in Oslo, Akershus and Østfold from 1956 to 1960, in Oslo and Akershus from 1966 to 1970 and in Oslo from 1971.
He was chairman of the Teacher Education Council 1957-1960 and of the State Scholarship Council 1955–1960.
