Olav Sunde
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Olav Sunde and Kaare Andersen
Olav Sunde (born August 17, 1903 in Oslo ; † November 10, 1985 ibid) was a Norwegian athlete who was successful in javelin throwing in the 1920s and 1930s. Between 1924 and 1939 he was able to place a total of 13 times in the Norwegian championships:
year | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1930 | 1931 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1939 |
Width (m) | 90.46 (2.) | 100.48 (2.) | 109.71 (2.) | 61.66 (1.) | 62.23 (1.) | 65.11 (1.) | 63.25 (1.) | 62.76 (1.) | 63.06 (1.) | 63.09 (1.) | 64.22 (1.) | 61.20 (1.) | 61.20 (2.) |
He won his only international medal at the 8th Summer Olympics in Amsterdam in 1928 , where he came in third with 63.97 m (victory distance of the Swede Erik Lundqvist : 66.60 m). Although he achieved his personal best four years later with 67.04 m, he succeeded in the IX. At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles only a modest 60.81 m, which meant 9th place (victory distance of the Finn Matti Järvinen : 72.71 m).
Web links
- Olav Sunde in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Sunde, Olav |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1903 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |
DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1985 |
Place of death | Oslo |