Richard Olsen

Personal information
Birth name	Peter Richard Olsen
Born	31 October 1911 Sorø
Died	13 February 1956(1956-02-13) (aged 44) Sorø
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Sorø Roklub
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Coxless pair European Rowing Championships 1929 Bydgoszcz Coxed four 1930 Liège Coxed four 1931 Paris Coxed four 1932 Belgrade Coxed four 1933 Budapest Coxless four 1937 Amsterdam Coxless pair 1938 Milan Coxless pair

Peter Richard Olsen (31 October 1911 – 13 February 1956) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

In 1936 he won the silver medal with his partner Harry Larsen in the coxless pairs competition.^[1]