Ole Reistad

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Ole Imerslund Reistad
26 June 1898 - 22 December 1949
Reistad as an oberstløytnant
Place of birth	Furuset, Oslo, Norway
Allegiance	Norway
Years of service	1921 - 1949
Rank	Oberst (Colonel) of the Royal Norwegian Army from 1946
Commands held	Commander of: • The Scout Flight at Kjeller Airport (1939-1940) • Norwegian Army Air Service (1940) • Little Norway training camp (1941-1945) • Norwegian Air Command North (1945-1949)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	• Egebergs Ærespris • Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav
Other work	Olympic athlete Aviation leader

Ole Imerslund Reistad (26 June 1898 - 22 December 1949) was a Norwegian military officer and accomplished sports person.

In the pentathlon he finished fourteenth at the 1920 Summer Olympics^[1] and became Norwegian champion in 1922.^[2] He also participated in the 1928 Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in the demonstration event military patrol. He was also the Norwegian flagbearer at the opening ceremony. In 1922, he was awarded the prestigious Norwegian sports award - the Egebergs Ærespris - for achievements in multiple sports.

During the campaign following Nazi Germany's assault on Norway on 9 April 1940, Reistad was a squadron commander and led the operations from Bardufoss Air Station against the German forces.

[edit] References

1. ^ Athletics - men's Pentathlon (Full Olympians)
2. ^ Norwegian championships in pentathlon

Preceded by Harald Strøm

Egebergs Ærespris 1922

Succeeded by Johan Støa