Birger Jansen
Birger Jansen (7 January 1948 – 7 November 2016) was a Norwegian ice hockey player and sailor. He was born in Bærum and represented the clubs Jar IL and IF Frisk Asker. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo in 1972, where the Norwegian team placed 8th out of 11 teams. He was European champion in the Snipe class in 2000, Masters World Champion in 1996, and many times Norwegian champion. He also placed third at the 1991 Snipe Worlds. Birger was also SCIRA commodore in 2002. He died in 2016. References External links 1948 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Bærum Norwegian ice hockey players Frisk Asker Ishockey players Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Norway Norwegian male sailors (sport) Snipe class sailors