Edvard Larsen
Edvard Larsen ( Martin Edvard Larsen ; born October 27, 1881 in Oslo , † September 10, 1914 ibid) was a Norwegian triple jumper .
At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , he won the bronze medal behind Tim Ahearne (14.915 m) and Garfield MacDonald (14.76 m) with his personal best of 14.395 m . In 1912 he was sixth at the Olympic Games in Stockholm with 14.06 m.
He was Norwegian champion four times in the triple jump (1900, 1906, 1908, 1911) and twice in the long jump (1906, 1908).
Web links
- Edvard Larsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Larsen, Edvard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Larsen, Martin Edvard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian triple jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1914 |
| Place of death | Oslo |