Peter Richard Olsen (31 October 1911 – 13 February 1956) was a Danish

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. In 1936 he won the silver medal with his partner

Harry Larsen Harry Julius Larsen (4 September 1915 – 12 August 1974) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Larsen was born in Kirkerup, Slagelse Municipality, in 1915. In 1936, he won the silver medal with his partner Richard O ...

in the coxless pairs competition.

References

External links

Peter Olsen at databaseOlympics.com
1911 births 1956 deaths Danish male rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists People from Sorø Municipality Rowers from Region Zealand 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub