Carl Alfred Pedersen

Carl Alfred Pedersen (May 5, 1882 – June 25, 1960) was a Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1906, 1908 and 1912.

Carl Alfred Pedersen
Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
1908 London Team
1912 Stockholm Team, Swedish system
Intercalated Games
1906 Athens Team

At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics team event. He also participated in the triple jump competition and finished eighth.[1]

In 1908 he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event with the Norwegian team. In 1912, again as a member of the Norwegian team, he won a bronze medal in the gymnastics team, Swedish system event.

In national athletics he became Norwegian champion in high jump in 1904, 1905 and 1907,[2] and in long jump in 1905,[3] but never in triple jump.[4] He represented Ørnulf IF in Kristiania.

References
  1. Norwegian international athletes – P Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. Norwegian championships in high jump Archived February 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. Norwegian championships in long jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. Norwegian championships in triple jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)


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