Viktor Olsen
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Viktor Olaf Olsen is a former Norwegian
long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. He represented Charlottenlunds SK in Trondheim
.
He finished sixteenth at the 1952 Summer Olympics
, ninth at the 1954 European Championships
and finally eighteenth at the 1958 European Championships
. He became Norwegian marathon champion in the years 1954 and 1956-1959.
His personal best time was 2:28:50 hours, achieved in August 1958 in Trondheim
.
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...
long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. He represented Charlottenlunds SK in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
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He finished sixteenth at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
, ninth at the 1954 European Championships
1954 European Championships in Athletics
The 5th European Athletics Championships were held from 25 August to 29 August 1954 in the Swiss capital Bern.-Men's results:-Women's results:-Medal table:- External links :* *...
and finally eighteenth at the 1958 European Championships
1958 European Championships in Athletics
The 6th European Athletics Championships were held from 19 August to 24 August 1958 in the Olympic Stadium of Stockholm, Sweden.-Men's results:-Women's results:-Medal table:-References:*...
. He became Norwegian marathon champion in the years 1954 and 1956-1959.
His personal best time was 2:28:50 hours, achieved in August 1958 in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
.
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
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| 1952 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:... |
Helsinki, Finland | 16th | Marathon | 2:33:58.4 Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon -Results:... |
| 1954 | European Championships European Championships in Athletics The European Athletics Championships is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. It is organised every four years, the same year as the Commonwealth Games and between the Summer Olympic Games cycle. After the 2010 Championships in Barcelona, the European Championships will take... |
Bern, Switzerland | 9th | Marathon | |
| 1958 | European Championships European Championships in Athletics The European Athletics Championships is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. It is organised every four years, the same year as the Commonwealth Games and between the Summer Olympic Games cycle. After the 2010 Championships in Barcelona, the European Championships will take... |
Stockholm, Sweden | 18th | Marathon | |