Alfred Bertran Engelsen (16 January 1893 – 13 September 1966) was a Norwegian

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and diver who competed in the

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. He was born in

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and died in

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. Engelsen was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. He also competed in the plain high diving event but was eliminated in the first round.

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* 1893 births 1966 deaths Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Norwegian male divers Olympic gymnasts for Norway Olympic divers for Norway Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts from Bergen People from Tvedestrand Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub