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Olav Sunde
Norwegian javelin thrower / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olav Sunde (17 August 1903 – 10 November 1985) was a javelin thrower from Oslo, Norway. He represented IK Tjalve.
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He won the bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics with a throw of 63.97 metres. At the 1932 Summer Olympics he finished ninth with 60.81 metres.[1] In addition he won nine Norwegian championships between 1927 and 1937.[2]
His personal best throw was 67.04 metres, achieved in June 1932 on Bislett stadion.[3]