 Olsen at the 1932 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 October 1908 Lodbjerg, Denmark[1] | |||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 1980 Hundested, Denmark | |||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Svend Egil Benjamin Olsen (17 October 1908 – 13 December 1980) was a Danish light-heavyweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1932 Olympics. The same year he set world records in the clean and jerk, snatch and in the total, but the last record was not ratified.[2] Next year he retired from competitions and later worked as a circus performer.[3][1]
