Jakob Rypdal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian athletics competitor
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Place of Birth: Vestnes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
About Jakob Rypdal
- Jakob Rypdal (19 July 1926 – 6 December 2015) was a Norwegian triple jumper. He hailed from Tresfjord and represented the small, local sports club Tresfjord IL.
- He competed at the 1958 European Athletics Championships without reaching the final, and also won the World Masters Athletics Championships once and several European Masters Athletics Championships.
- Domestically, Rypdal became Norwegian champion in 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1957.His personal best jump was 15.06 metres, achieved in 1960.
- He also had 6,86 in the long jump, achieved in the same year.
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