Olav Sunde
Norwegian javelin thrower
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Olav Sunde (17 August 1903 – 10 November 1985) was a javelin thrower from Oslo, Norway. He represented IK Tjalve, who competed at two Olympic Games.
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Olav Sunde ca. 1930 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1903 Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||
| Died | 10 November 1985 (aged 82) Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Javelin | |||||||||||
| Club | IK Tjalve, Oslo | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
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]
