Odd Bergh

{{Short description|Norwegian athlete (1937–2023)}}

{{distinguish|Otto Berg (athlete)}}

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Odd Bergh (28 June 1937 – 13 January 2023)[https://www.tb.no/odd-bergh-en-bauta-i-tonsbergs-idrettsliv/g/5-76-1968753 Odd Bergh - en bauta i Tønsbergs idrettsliv] {{in lang|no}} was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in the triple jump and long jump.

Bergh finished seventh in the triple jump final at the 1962 European Championships with 15.52 metres. He never competed in any other international event such as the Summer Olympics.[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mb.htm Norwegian international athletes - B] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003207/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mb.htm |date=28 September 2007 }} {{in lang|no}} He became Norwegian champion in triple jump in 1962 (15.63 m.) and 1963 (15.44 m.) [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mtj.htm Norwegian championships in triple jump] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205234039/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mtj.htm |date=5 February 2008 }} {{in lang|no}} and in long jump in 1960 (7.01 m), 1962 (7.13 m.), 1963 (7.28 m.) and 1964 (7.40 m.). He represented SK Freidig in Trondheim.[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mlj.htm Norwegian championships in long jump] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205234035/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mlj.htm |date=5 February 2008 }} {{in lang|no}}

His personal best triple jump was 15.64 metres, achieved in August 1966 at Trondheim stadion.[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MTJ.htm Norwegian all-time list triple jump] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603033557/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MTJ.htm |date=3 June 2008 }} {{in lang|no}} His personal best long jump was 7.40 metres, achieved in August 1964 in Gjøvik.[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MLJ.htm Norwegian all-time list long jump] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205231614/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MLJ.htm |date=5 February 2008 }} {{in lang|no}}

Bergh was also active as an athletics administrator. He was a central board member of the Norwegian Athletics Association from 1984 to 1985,{{cite web|url=http://friidrett.no/organisasjon/Documents/Historikk/Sentralstyret.htm|title=Sentralstyret|publisher=Norwegian Athletics Association|language=Norwegian|accessdate=10 June 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323191118/http://friidrett.no/organisasjon/Documents/Historikk/Sentralstyret.htm|archivedate=23 March 2012}} and a member of the elite committee from 1979 to 1983, 1993 to 1994 and 2002 to 2010.{{cite web|url=http://friidrett.no/organisasjon/Documents/Historikk/A_F.htm|title=A–F|publisher=Norwegian Athletics Association|language=Norwegian|accessdate=10 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323191258/http://friidrett.no/organisasjon/Documents/Historikk/A_F.htm|archive-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead}} He later represented the club Tønsberg FIK.{{cite news|url=http://tb.no/sport/tonsberg-fikk-nm-i-friidrett-1.6043114|accessdate=15 January 2012|title=Tønsberg fikk NM i friidrett|date=19 February 2011|author1=Aadnesen, Tormod Myrland |author2=Edvardsen, John Arne |work=Tønsbergs Blad|language=Norwegian}}