Edvard Larsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian triple jumper
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Place of Birth: Christiania, Norway
About Edvard Larsen
- Edvard Larsen (Martin Edvard Larsen; 27 October 1881 – 10 September 1914) was a Norwegian triple jumper.
- He represented Kristiania IF. 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.
- 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.
- He became Norwegian champion in triple jump in 1900, 1906, 1908 and 1911 and in long jump in 1906 and 1908.
- Larsen died of an illness in Oslo, 32 years old.
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