Edvard Larsen

Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Norway

Edvard Larsen (Martin Edvard Larsen; 27 October 1881 – 10 September 1914^[1]) was a Norwegian triple jumper. He represented Kristiania IF.^[2]

At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London he won the bronze medal with a jump of 14.39 metres. This remained his career best jump.^[3] At the 1912 Summer Olympics he finished sixth with 14.06 metres, and he also competed for the 4 x 100 metres relay team that was disqualified.^[4] He became Norwegian champion in triple jump in 1900, 1906, 1908 and 1911 ^[5] and in long jump in 1906 and 1908.^[6] Larsen died of an illness in Oslo, 32 years old.

References[]

^ "Edvard Larsen". Nasjonalbiblioteket/Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 13 September 1914. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
^ "Edvard Larsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ Norwegian all-time list triple jump Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian international athletes - L Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian championships in triple jump Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian championships in long jump Archived October 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

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[1] "Edvard Larsen". Nasjonalbiblioteket/Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 13 September 1914. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[2] "Edvard Larsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[3] Norwegian all-time list triple jump Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

[4] Norwegian international athletes - L Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

[5] Norwegian championships in triple jump Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

[6] Norwegian championships in long jump Archived October 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

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