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Participating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he finished thirteenth in both high jump and triple jump.
Participating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he finished thirteenth in both high jump and triple jump.
He represented Kristiania IF. He also participated in the long jump competition but his result is unknown. He came in second and third several times in the jumping events.
Olsen became Norwegian champion, four times, in the events standing high jump twice and he won two titles in 1913, in the 110 hurles and in standing long jump. His strongest event by today"s standards was the triple jump, in which his personal best was 13.82 metres, achieved in May 1908 in Kristiania.
