Bjørn Paulson

Bjørn Andreas Paulson ( born June 21, 1923 in Bergen, † January 14, 2008 in Skien ) was a Norwegian athlete.

On July 30, 1948 at the Olympic Games in London, the Australian John Winter won with 1.98 m in front of four skydivers who could cross 1.95 m. Paulson received the silver medal after he had crossed the 1.95 m the only one in the first attempt.

Paulson jumped over three weeks later in Trondheim with 1.96 m his personal Besthöhe and thus won his only Norwegian championship. In 1949, he crossed again 1.95 m. He started for IL Skjalg.