Viktor Olsen

Viktor Olaf Olsen (5 February 1924 – 21 April 2023) was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. He finished sixteenth at the 1952 Summer Olympics, ninth at the 1954 European Championships and finally eighteenth at the 1958 European Championships.^[1]

Olsen became Norwegian marathon champion in 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959, breaking a four-year dominance of John Systad. He also won a bronze medal in 1950 as well as silver medals in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1960 and 1961.^[2] He also dominated the 25 kilometre road race in the 1950s, winning a bronze in 1949 and 1950; silver in 1958 and gold in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957.^[3] He represented the club Charlottenlund SK in Trondheim.^[2] His personal best time was 2:28:50 hours, achieved in August 1958 in Trondheim.

Olsen died on 21 April 2023, at the age of 99.^[4]

References

1. "O". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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3. . Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
4. "Viktor Olsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 July 2023.