Kaare Bache (28 April 1888 – 13 March 1978) was a Norwegian

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er. He represented Kristiania IF and

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. At the

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he finished ninth in the triple jump final with a jump of 13.64 metres. He became Norwegian champion in triple jump in 1920 and 1925 and in

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in 1921. His personal best jump was 14.63 metres, achieved in July 1920 in

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.Norwegian all-time list triple jump
Bache was a

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in the

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References

1888 births 1978 deaths Norwegian male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway Norwegian Army personnel {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub