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Svend Olsen

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Svend Olsen
Olsen at the 1932 Olympics
Personal information
Born17 October 1908
Lodbjerg, Denmark[1]
Died13 December 1980
Hundested, Denmark
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles -82.5 kg

Svend Egil Benjamin Olsen (17 October 1908 – 13 December 1980) was a Danish light-heavyweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1932 Olympics. The same year he set world records in the clean and jerk, snatch and in the total, but the last record was not ratified.[2] Next year he retired from competitions and later worked as a circus performer.[3][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Svend Olsen. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Svend Olsen. chidlovski.net
  3. ^ vægtløftning. denstoredanske.dk