Henry Olsen
Henry Martinus Olsen(March 11, 1887 – August 16, 1978) was aNorwegiantrack and field athletewho specialized in the jumping events. He representedKristiania IF.[1]
Participating at the1908 Summer Olympics,he finished thirteenth in bothhigh jumpandtriple jump.He also participated in thelong jump competitionbut his result is unknown.[2]Olsen became Norwegian champion, four times, in the events standing high jump twice and he won two titles in 1913, in the 110 hurles and in standing long jump. He came in second and third several times in the jumping events.[3][4][5]
His strongest event by today's standards was the triple jump, in which his personal best was 13.82 metres, achieved in May 1908 inKristiania. [6]
References
[edit]- ^"Henry Olsen".Olympedia.Retrieved12 March2021.
- ^Norwegian international athletes - OArchived2007-09-30 at theWayback Machine(in Norwegian)
- ^Norwegian championships in high jumpArchived2007-09-30 at theWayback Machine(in Norwegian)
- ^Norwegian championships in long jumpArchived2008-02-05 at theWayback Machine(in Norwegian)
- ^Norwegian championships in triple jumpArchived2008-02-05 at theWayback Machine(in Norwegian)
- ^Norwegian all-time list triple jumpArchived2008-06-03 at theWayback Machine(in Norwegian)
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