Barney Jorgensen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBjorne "Barney"•Jorgensen
Used nameBarney•Jorgensen
Born16 December 1893 in Asker, Viken (NOR)
Died22 June 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, New York (USA)
Measurements170 cm
AffiliationsNorwegian Turngemeinde
NOC United States

Biography

Barney Jorgensen was born in Norway. At the 1920 Olympics he represented the Norwegian Turngemeinde of Brooklyn, New York. Jorgensen won several AAU titles, including the 1916 horizontal bar, the all-around and parallel bars in 1917, the parallel bars in 1918, and floor exercise in 1922.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) USA Barney Jorgensen
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 21

Errata

Date of birth of 12 January 1901 and year of death in 1977 are incorrect.