Olav Sunde

Sunde won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin throw event at the 1926 AAA Championships^[1][2] but only managed second the following year behind Béla Szepes at the 1927 AAA Championships.^[3][4] However, he went on to win a second British AAA javelin title at the 1931 AAA Championships.^[5][6][7]

Sunde won the bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics with a throw of 63.97 metres. At the 1932 Summer Olympics he finished ninth with 60.81 metres.^[8] In addition he won nine Norwegian championships between 1927 and 1937.^[9]

His personal best throw was 67.04 metres, achieved in June 1932 on Bislett stadion.^[10]