Carl Alfred Pedersen

Carl Alfred Pedersen

Carl Alfred Pedersen (May 5, 1882 – June 25, 1960) was a Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1906, 1908 and 1912.

At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was a member of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics team event. He also participated in the triple jump competition and finished eighth. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mp.htm Norwegian international athletes - P] no icon]

In 1908 he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event with the Norwegian team. In 1912, again as a member of the Norwegian team, he won a bronze medal in the gymnastics team, Swedish system event.

In national athletics he became Norwegian champion in high jump in 1904, 1905 and 1907, [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mhj.htm Norwegian championships in high jump] no icon] and in long jump in 1905, [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mlj.htm Norwegian championships in long jump] no icon] but never in triple jump. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mtj.htm Norwegian championships in triple jump] no icon] He represented Ørnulf IF in Kristiania.

References

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PEDERCAR01 Database Olympics profile]


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