Gunnar Svendsen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 October 1915 Fredrikstad, Norway |
| Died | 11 January 1984 (aged 68) Bærum, Norway |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Gunnar Edvin Svendsen (9 October 1915 – 11 January 1984) was a Norwegian sport shooter. He was born in Fredrikstad. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]
By winning the national title in pistol shooting in 1952, he was also awarded the Kongepokal trophy.[2][3][4]
Background
During the German occupation of Norway Svendsen was a police officer in Oslo. He was arrested during a crackdown on the police (Norwegian: politiaksjonen) in August 1943, and was incarcerated at the Grini detention camp for five months, until January 1944.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Gunnar Svendsen". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "NM grovpistol: Kongepokalen til Gunnar Svendsen". oldnews.com (in norsk). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Bryhn, Rolf (23 January 2025). "skytesport (Kongepokalvinnere)". In Bolstad, Erik. Store norske leksikon (in norsk). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon. Aller Forlag. pp. 408, 472. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Gjertsen, Børre G., ed. (1946). "12580. Svendsen, Gunnar". Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene (in norsk). Oslo: Cappelen.
- ↑ Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 656. Unknown parameter
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