Olaf Strand (15 January 1899 – 10 February 1997) was a Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. At the

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he reached the semi-final, where he finished eighth with a time of 1:59.9 minutes.Norwegian international athletes - S
He became Norwegian champion in 800 metres in 1930, and won silver medals in the 800,

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and

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. He represented

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in Bergen. His personal best time was 1:54.8 minutes, achieved in August 1929 in

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.Norwegian all-time list, 800 m men
He died in 1997, 98 years old.

References

1899 births 1997 deaths Norwegian male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway Sportspeople from Bergen {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub