Paal Frisvold

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Paal Frisvold
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Born (1962-05-05) 5 May 1962 (age 61)
Oslo, Norway
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Sport Fencing

Paal Frisvold (born 5 May 1962) is a Norwegian organizational leader and retired fencer.

He competed in the team épée event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] In 2009 he was elected as the new leader of the European Movement in Norway, succeeding Svein Roald Hansen. [2]

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References

  1. "Paal Frisvold Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. Nelson, Kjersti (7 June 2009). "Paal Frisvold ny leder i Europabevegelsen". E24 Næringsliv (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 May 2011.