Olaf Strand

Olaf Strand (15 January 1899 – 10 February 1997) was a Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

At the 1928 Summer Olympics he reached the semi-final, where he finished eighth with a time of 1:59.9 minutes.^[1] He became Norwegian champion in 800 metres in 1930, and won silver medals in the 800,^[2] 400 and 1500 metres. He represented TIF Viking in Bergen.^[3][4]

His personal best time was 1:54.8 minutes, achieved in August 1929 in Stockholm.^[5] He died in 1997, 98 years old.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Norwegian international athletes - S (Norwegian)
2. ^ Norwegian championships medalists, men's 800 m (Norwegian)
3. ^ Norwegian championships medalists, men's 400 m (Norwegian)
4. ^ Norwegian championships medalists, men's 1500 m (Norwegian)
5. ^ Norwegian all-time list, 800 m men (Norwegian)

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Name	Strand, Olaf
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Date of birth	15 January 1899
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Date of death	10 February 1997
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