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 barrister in Kristiania from 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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