Olaf Sletten
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Olaf Johannessen was a Norwegian
shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He won two Olympic silver medals and one bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics
in Antwerp.
. At the 1920 Summer Olympics
he competed in ten shooting events. He won silver medals in the free rifle team
event and the 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone, team
event; and a bronze medal in the 50 metre small-bore rifle team
event. He finished fourth in the 600 metre military rifle, prone, team
event; fifth in the 600 metre military rifle, prone
event; and sixth in the 300 metre military rifle, prone
, the 300 metre military rifle, prone, team
and the 300 metre military rifle, standing, team
events. He also competed in the 300 metre free rifle, three positions
and the 50 metre small-bore rifle
events.
At the 1924 Summer Olympics
he finished 26th in the 50 metre rifle, prone
event. He died in 1943.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He won two Olympic silver medals and one bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
in Antwerp.
Career
He was born in AremarkAremark
Aremark is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fosby.Aremark was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The new municipality of Øymark was separated from Aremark on 1 July 1903.- Name :The Norse form of the name was...
. At the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
he competed in ten shooting events. He won silver medals in the free rifle team
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifle
The men's team free rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on July 31, 1920...
event and the 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone, team
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 and 600 metre team military rifle, prone
The men's 300 and 600 metre team military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the prone position. The competition...
event; and a bronze medal in the 50 metre small-bore rifle team
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre team small-bore rifle
The men's 50 metre team small-bore rifle, standing position was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event but the first time in the standing position. The competition was held on August 2, 1920...
event. He finished fourth in the 600 metre military rifle, prone, team
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone
The men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the prone position. The competition was held...
event; fifth in the 600 metre military rifle, prone
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 600 metre military rifle, prone
The 600 metre military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance for military rifle events and the second time that medals were awarded for the prone position. The first time was the competition in 1900....
event; and sixth in the 300 metre military rifle, prone
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre military rifle, prone
The 300 metre military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance for military rifle events and the second time that medals were awarded for the prone position. The first time was the competition in 1900....
, the 300 metre military rifle, prone, team
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre team military rifle, prone
The men's 300 metre team military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the prone position. The competition was held...
and the 300 metre military rifle, standing, team
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre team military rifle, standing
The men's 300 metre team military rifle, standing was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the standing position. The competition...
events. He also competed in the 300 metre free rifle, three positions
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions
The men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.It was the third appearance of the 300 metre rifle three positions event at an Olympic Games...
and the 50 metre small-bore rifle
Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre small-bore rifle
The men's 50 metre small-bore rifle, standing position was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event but the first time in the standing position. The competition was held on August 2, 1920...
events.
At the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
he finished 26th in the 50 metre rifle, prone
Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
The men's 50 metre rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held on June 23, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Reims...
event. He died in 1943.