Olaf Sæther

Olaf Sæther (7 January 1872 – 1 November 1945) was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century.[1] He won the gold medal with the Norwegian 300 metre free rifle team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, and four years later at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm he won the silver medal with the free rifle team.[2]

Not to be confused with Ole Sæther.

Olaf Sæther
Personal information
Born(1872-01-07)7 January 1872
Hedmark, Norway
Died1 November 1945(1945-11-01) (aged 73)
Oslo, Norway
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1908 LondonTeam free rifle
Silver medal – second place1912 StockholmTeam free rifle

References
  1. "Olaf Sæther". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. "Sports Reference: Olaf Sæther Jonsson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2014.


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