Olaf Wilhelm Petersen
Born(1841-12-13)13 December 1841
Christiania, Norway
Died31 July 1909(1909-07-31) (aged 67)
Hvitsten
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Military officer
Sports official
AwardsOrder of St. Olav
Order of the Sword
Order of Wasa

Olaf Wilhelm Petersen (13 December 1841 – 31 July 1909) was a Norwegian military officer and sports official.[1]

Personal life

Petersen was born in Christiania to Peter Munch Petersen and Elisabeth Faye, and married Karen Faye in 1871.[1]

Career

Petersen graduated from the Norwegian Military Academy in 1861, and studied further at the Norwegian Military College and at Centralinstituttet in Stockholm. His assignments included being head of Den norske Garde in Stockholm from 1895 to 1901, and head of the Norwegian Military Academy from 1901 to 1907. He took actively part in the development of the sport of skiing, was a co-founder of Foreningen til Ski-Idrettens Fremme, served as judge at Husebyrennet and Holmenkollen Ski Festival, and chaired Skiforsøkskommisjonen from 1895 to 1900.[1]

From 1885 to 1887 he chaired the sports association Centralforeningen for utbredelse af idræt. [2]

Awards and decorations

He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1895, was a Commander of the Order of the Sword, and a Knight of the Order of Wasa. He died in Hvitsten in 1909.[1]

Selected works

References

  1. ^ a b c d Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 276.
  2. ^ Nordahl, Gunnar (1961). "Pionértiden – "Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug 1861-1893". In Nordahl, Gunnar; Tyrihjell, Odd (eds.). Norsk idrett gjennom hundre år. 1861–1961. Aschehoug. pp. 46, 51.
  3. ^ Schema til ledning ved undervisningen i sprang och voltige, undarbeidet nærmest efter "Tabeller för gymnastiska centralinstitutets pedagogiska lärokurs, 3die uppl, Sthlm 1869" og sammes "Tillägg etc.". OCLC 185311526. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via worldcat.org.
Sporting positions Preceded byEdvard Eriksen Chairman of Centralforeningen 1885–1887 Succeeded byAnders Løwlie


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