Harald Barlie was a Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestler

Greco-Roman wrestling

Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...

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He was born at Klemetsrud and died in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, and represented the sports clubs Oslo BK and SK av 1909

SK av 1909

Sportsklubben av 1909, often shortened as Sp-09 or Sportsklubben, is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo, founded in 1909. It has sections for amateur boxing and amateur wrestling, and has had several Olympians on its books.-History:...

. He was a brother of Åge, Kåre and Oddvar Barlie, an uncle of Ine and Mette Barlie and granduncle of Lene Barlie, all wrestlers.

Competing mostly in the welterweight or middleweight divisions, he finished sixth at both the 1966 European Wrestling Championships, the 1968 European Wrestling Championships and the 1970 World Wrestling Championships. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1960

Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.- Greco-Roman:-Freestyle:-See also:...

, 1964

Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

At the 1964 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.- Greco-Roman:-Freestyle:-See also:...

, 1968

Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-See also:...

 and 1972. Between 1959 and 1977 he took a total of seventeen Norwegian national titles. He became Nordic champion in 1968 and 1971.