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Norwegian javelin thrower

Olav Sunde
Olav Sunde ca. 1930
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born17 August 1903
Oslo, Norway
Died10 November 1985 (aged 82)
Oslo, Norway
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin
ClubIK Tjalve, Oslo
Medal record
Men's Olympic Games
Representing  Norway
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam Javelin throw

Olav Sunde (17 August 1903 – 10 November 1985) was a javelin thrower from Oslo, Norway. He represented IK Tjalve, who comepted at two Olympic Games.

Career

Sunde won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin throw event at the 1926 AAA Championships but only managed second the following year behind Béla Szepes at the 1927 AAA Championships. However, he went on to win a second British AAA javelin title at the 1931 AAA Championships.

Sunde won the bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics with a throw of 63.97 metres. At the 1932 Summer Olympics he finished ninth with 60.81 metres. In addition he won nine Norwegian championships between 1927 and 1937.

His personal best throw was 67.04 metres, achieved in June 1932 on Bislett stadion.

References

  1. "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  8. Norwegian Olympic athletes Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  9. Norwegian championships in javelin throw Archived 2007-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  10. Norwegian all-time list javelin throw Archived 2007-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)


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