Edvard Larsen (''Martin Edvard Larsen;'' 27 October 1881 – 10 September 1914) was a

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er. He represented

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. At the

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held in

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he won the bronze medal with a jump of 14.39 metres. This remained his career best jump. At the

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he finished sixth with 14.06 metres, and he also competed for the

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team that was disqualified. He became Norwegian champion in triple jump in 1900, 1906, 1908 and 1911 and in

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in 1906 and 1908.Norwegian championships in long jump
Larsen died of an illness in

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, 32 years old.

References

1881 births 1914 deaths Norwegian male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Norway-Olympic-medalist-stub