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John Odde

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John Odde
Personal information
NationalityBritish/Norwegian
Born(1898-10-29)29 October 1898
Camberwell, South London
Died31 July 1972(1972-07-31) (aged 73)
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
ClubPolytechnic Harriers

Hans Johannes Odde better known as John Odde (29 October 1898 – 31 July 1972) was a British/Norwegian athlete.[1]

Biography

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Odde was the son of a Norwegian diplomat, winning the 1916 Norwegian triple jump title.[1] He finished third behind Folke Jansson in the triple jump event at the 1921 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]

Odde competed in the men's triple jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Odde". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Odde Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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