Olaf Dahll
Olaf Dahll | |
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 Olaf Dahl around 1935, pictured at his desk. He worked as a lawyer and shipbroker. | |
| Born | 19 December 1889 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 27 May 1968 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Olaf Dahll (19 December 1889 – 27 May 1968) was a Norwegian lawyer, competitive rower and sports administrator.[1]
Working career
[edit]Dahll was born in Kristiania, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1913. After various assignments, including for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he started his own practice as a barrister in Kristiania in 1921, eventually with access to work with Supreme Court cases.[2]
Sporting career
[edit]Dahll participated in coxed four at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.[3] He chaired Norske Studenters Roklub 1915–1916 and was president of the Norwegian Fencing Federation from 1929 to 1934.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olaf Dahll". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Dahll, Olaf (Ottesen)". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian) (1st ed.). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 157. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Olaf Dahll". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
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