Henry Olsen
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Not to be confused with Henry Olsen (athlete born 1945).
Henry Martinus Olsen (March 11, 1887 - August 16, 1978) was a Norwegian track and field athlete who specialized in the jumping events. He represented Kristiania IF.
Participating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he finished thirteenth in both high jump and triple jump. He also participated in the long jump competition but his result is unknown.[1] Olsen never became Norwegian champion, but came second in all three jumping events on several occasions.[2][3][4]
His strongest event by today's standards was the triple jump, in which his personal best was 13.82 metres, achieved in May 1908 in Kristiania. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian international athletes - O (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in high jump (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in long jump (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in triple jump (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list triple jump (Norwegian)
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