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| Born | (1876-08-15)15 August 1876 Østre Aker, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 September 1951(1951-09-28) (aged 75) Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Idrettsforeningen Ørnulf, Chistiania Turnforening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carl Albert Andersen (15 August 1876 inØstre Aker – 28 September 1951 inOslo) was aNorwegianpole vaulter,high jumper, andgymnast who competed in the1900 Summer Olympics,1906 Intercalated Games and the1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
As an athlete Andersen represented theIF Ørnulf club and set many Norwegian national records[3] as well as being national champion in the pole vault and high jump in 1896, 1897 and 1900.[4]
Andersen participated inAthletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics inParis and competed in two field events, and won thebronze medal in thepole vault,[5] he jumped 3.20 metres and finished behind two AmericansIrving Baxter andMeredith Colket,[6] earlier in the day he had competed in thehigh jump and jumped 1.70 metres to finish tied for fourth place just 5 centimetres behind another bronze medal.[7]
At the1906 Intercalated Games inAthens, he was a member of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which consisted of 20 gymnasts, and went on to win the gold medal in theteam, Swedish system event ahead ofDenmark,[8] he also competed in the individual all round five events competition and finished in 23rd position.[9]
Andersen also competed at the1908 Summer Olympics inLondon, again he was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team that participated in theAll round team event, and this time they finished in second place behind theSwedish team.[10]
Andersen died in his hometown ofOslo in 1951 aged 75.[1]
