Richard Olsen

Peter Richard Olsen (31 October 1911 – 13 February 1956) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

For persons of a similar name, see Peter Olsen (disambiguation).

Richard Olsen
Personal information
Birth namePeter Richard Olsen
Born31 October 1911
Sorø
Died13 February 1956(1956-02-13) (aged 44)
Sorø
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSorø Roklub
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 BerlinCoxless pair
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1929 Bydgoszcz Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1930 Liège Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1931 Paris Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1932 Belgrade Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1933 Budapest Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 1937 Amsterdam Coxless pair
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Milan Coxless pair

In 1936 he won the silver medal with his partner Harry Larsen in the coxless pairs competition.[1]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Olsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2018.


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