Thorvald Olsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian wrestler
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Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Thorvald Olsen
- Thorvald Matheus "Torden" Olsen (30 July 1889 – 2 November 1938) was a Norwegian wrestler and sports official. He became Norwegian champion in his weight class in 1912, 1914, 1915 and 1918.
- He became Nordic champion in 1918.
- He represented the club IF Ørnulf.
- He also wrestled two bouts at the 1912 Olympic Games, both against Finns.Olsen was a board member of Arbeidernes Idrettsopposisjon from its inception in May 1922.
- After the creation of the Workers' Confederation of Sports in 1924, Olsen became Norwegian workers' champion in wrestling in 1925, 1927 and 1928.
- He served as a board member of the Workers' Confederation of Sports from 1925 to 1927, deputy board member from 1927 to 1928 and chairman from 1928 to 1931.
- He was in charge with arranging the Winter Spartakiad in 1928.IF Ørnulf was not a workers' sports club, thus Olsen resigned his membership.
- He then set out to replace the distinguished wrestling club for union workers, Fagforeningenes IF, which had left the Workers' Confederation of Sports in 1926.
- Olsen founded a new club, Fagforeningenes IF av 1926, which quickly achieved sporting success.
- Olsen was also a wrestling coach in the club SK Sleipner.
- Olsen died of a stroke in November 1938.
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