Otto Olsen
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 Norway
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| Olympic Summer Games | ||
| gold | 1920 Antwerp | Army rifle lying 300 m |
| gold | 1920 Antwerp | Running deer single shot |
| gold | 1920 Antwerp | Running stag single shot team |
| gold | 1924 Paris | Running stag single shot team |
| silver | 1920 Antwerp | Free rifle 300 m crew |
| silver | 1920 Antwerp | Army rifle lying down 300 and 600 m crew |
| silver | 1924 Paris | Running stag double shot team |
| bronze | 1924 Paris | Running deer single shot |
Otto Martin Olsen (born December 13, 1884 in Oslo ; † January 13, 1953 there ) was a Norwegian sports shooter and four-time Olympic champion .
He took part in the Summer Olympics twice and won a total of eight Olympic medals.
In 1920 at the Games in Antwerp he was a three-time Olympic champion. He won over 300 m with the army rifle lying down and with a running deer with a single shot both in the individual competition and with the Norwegian team. With the team he also won two silver medals in the disciplines free rifle over 300 m and army rifle prone over 300 and 600 m .
Four years later at the Summer Olympics in Paris he was again Olympic champion with the Norwegian team in the running deer with a single shot. In this discipline he also won a bronze medal in an individual competition. The Norwegian team also came second in the running stag with a double shot.
Web links
- Otto Olsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Olsen, Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olsen, Otto Martin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1953 |
| Place of death | Oslo , Norway |