Carl_Alfred_Pedersen

Carl Alfred Pedersen

Carl Alfred Pedersen

Norwegian artistic gymnast and athlete

Carl Alfred Pedersen (5 May 1882 – 25 June 1960) was a Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1906, 1908 and 1912.[1]

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At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics team event. He also participated in the triple jump competition and finished eighth.[2]

In 1908 he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event with the Norwegian team. In 1912, again as a member of the Norwegian team, he won a bronze medal in the gymnastics team, Swedish system event.

In national athletics he became Norwegian champion in high jump in 1904, 1905 and 1907,[3] and in long jump in 1905,[4] but never in triple jump.[5] He represented Ørnulf IF in Kristiania.

References

  1. [1]
    "Carl Alfred Pedersen". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    Norwegian international athletes – P Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. [3]
    Norwegian championships in high jump Archived February 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. [4]
    Norwegian championships in long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  5. [5]
    Norwegian championships in triple jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)



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