Frithjof Olsen (30 November 1882 – 22 February 1922) was a
Norwegian gymnast who competed in the
1906 Intercalated Games
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, the
1908 Summer Olympics
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, and the
1912 Summer Olympics
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.
At the
1906 Intercalated Games
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in
Athens
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, he was a member of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the
gymnastics team event.
In 1908 he won a silver medal in the
gymnastics team event with the Norwegian team. He also competed in the
all-around event, but his result is unknown.
Four years later he was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.
He represented
Drammens TF.
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1882 births
1922 deaths
Norwegian male artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts of Norway
Gymnasts at the 1906 Intercalated Games
Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Norway
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games
20th-century Norwegian people
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