Örn Clausen (8 November 1928 – 12 December 2008) was an Icelandic athlete who competed mainly in the

decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

Biography

He was born in

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

and finished 12th in the decathlon competition at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

. Clausen finished third behind Jack Parker in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1951 AAA Championships. Örn Clausen, a lawyer, was married to the lawyer and supreme court judge Guðrún Erlendsdóttir.

References

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