Hans Bergsland

{{Short description|Norwegian fencer}}

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Hans Bergsland (15 November 1878 – 9 June 1956) was a Norwegian fencer, sports official and businessperson.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23004 |title=Hans Bergsland |work=Olympedia |access-date=23 March 2021}}

He was born in Kristiania, was an older brother of Jacob Bergsland and represented the fencing club Kristiania FK. He competed at the 1908 (épée) and 1912 Summer Olympics (épée and team épée).{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/hans-bergsland-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034204/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/hans-bergsland-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Hans Bergsland Olympic Results |accessdate=2010-04-05 |work=sports-reference.com}}

He finished his secondary education in 1897, took commercial education in Germany, France and England and the cand.philol. degree in 1901. From 1916 to 1922 he ran the company Peter Petersen & Co.{{cite news|title=Generalkonsul Peter Petersen – 100 års jubileum|date=3 April 1946|work=Aftenposten|page=7|language=Norwegian}} He was the chief executive of Helsingborg Galoger and co-owner of Sandnes Kamgarn Spinneri.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Bergsland, Hans|url=https://runeberg.org/merkbio/0145.html|encyclopedia=Merkantilt biografisk leksikon|publisher=Yrkesforlaget|location=Oslo|edition=1st|editor-last=Hoffstad|editor-first=Einar|editor-link=Einar Hoffstad|year=1935|page=69|access-date=28 April 2012|language=Norwegian}} He was a supervisory council member of Livsforsikringsselskapet Fram{{cite news|title=Fram – liv og brand|date=6 May 1939|work=Aftenposten|page=9|language=Norwegian}} and deputy member of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse.{{cite news|title=Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse|date=13 December 1935|work=Aftenposten|page=7|language=Norwegian}}

He was a member of Bærum municipal council, and was a board member of the municipal cinematographer. He chaired his own fencing club and the Norwegian Fencing Federation, and was a board member of the Norwegian Trekking Association. Among others, he worked with the 50 kilometre ski slope in Holmenkollen.{{cite news|title=Hans Bergsland død|date=11 June 1956|work=Aftenposten Aften|page=2|language=Norwegian}}

He received the King's Medal of Merit in gold and the Swedish Olympia Medal, and was decorated as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. He died in 1956.