Hjalmar Johannessen

Not to be confused with Hjalmar Johansen.

Hjalmar "Hjalle" Johannessen (24 May 1907 – 19 August 1959) was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres, and later a sports writer. He was born in Trondheim,^[1] and as an athlete he represented the local club SK Freidig; later Oslo TF.^[2]

Hjalmar Johannessen

Personal information
Born	(1907-05-24)24 May 1907 Trondheim, Norway
Died	19 August 1959(1959-08-19) (aged 52) Oslo
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	SK Freidig

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Norway
1932	1932 Summer Olympics	Los Angeles	Quarterfinal (400 M)	800 meters, 1:54.3 minutes 400 meters, 49.4seconds
1936	1936 Summer Olympics	Los Angeles	Semi-final (800 M)	800 meters, 1:56.0 minutes[3]

He became Norwegian 400 metres champion in 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1935,^[4] and 800 metres champion in 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1936 and 1937.^[5]

His personal best time was 1:52.1 minutes, achieved in September 1935 in Stockholm.^[6] In the 400 metres he had 48.6 seconds, achieved in September 1935 at Bislett stadion.^[7]

After retiring he was a sports editor in the newspaper Morgenposten.^[8] In 1946 he married Gunvor Høidal from Oslo. The marriage ended in divorce in 1952.^[1] He died in 1959.^[3]