Carl Alfred Pedersen (5 May 1882 – 25 June 1960) was a Norwegian

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and

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er who competed in the Summer Olympics in

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. At the

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, he was a member of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics team event. He also participated in the triple jump competition and finished eighth. In 1908, he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event with the Norwegian team. In 1912, again as a member of the Norwegian team, he won a bronze medal in the gymnastics team, Swedish system event. In national athletics he became Norwegian champion in the high jump in 1904, 1905 and 1907, and in the long jump in 1905, but never in triple jump.Norwegian championships in triple jump
He represented

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* 1882 births 1960 deaths Norwegian male triple jumpers Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Olympic athletes for Norway Olympic gymnasts for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1906 Intercalated Games Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub