Vic Olsson
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Victor "Vic" Olsson was a New Zealand
rower
who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games
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In 1930 he was a member of the men's New Zealand Eights team that won the silver medal at the British Empire Games in Hamilton. At the same Games he won the bronze medal as part of the men's Coxless Fours.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games
1930 British Empire Games
The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from August 16–23, 1930....
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In 1930 he was a member of the men's New Zealand Eights team that won the silver medal at the British Empire Games in Hamilton. At the same Games he won the bronze medal as part of the men's Coxless Fours.