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Carl Alfred Pedersen

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Name
  
Carl Pedersen

Died
  
June 25, 1960

Role
  
Olympic athlete

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

At the 1906 Summer Olympics 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.

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, and in long jump in 1905, but never in triple jump. He represented Ornulf IF in Kristiania.

References

Carl Alfred Pedersen Wikipedia