Ole Aarnæs
Encyclopedia
Olav "Ole" Augunsen Aarnæs (May 27, 1888 – February 3, 1992) was a Norwegian
high jump
er.
He participated in the high jump competition
at the 1912 Summer Olympics
and cleared 1.75 metres but didn't qualify for the final. He never became Norwegian champion.
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...
high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er.
He participated in the high jump competition
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump
The men's high jump, also known as the running high jump to distinguish it from the standing high jump, was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 to have been held at every...
at the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
and cleared 1.75 metres but didn't qualify for the final. He never became Norwegian champion.