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Nationality | Norwegian |
Born | Mandal, Norway | 30 March 1961
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Sport | Sailing |
Per Arne Nilsen (born 30 March 1961) is a Norwegian sailor. He was born in Mandal, Norway.
He participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he placed 21st in the dinghy class. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he competed in the multihull class together with Carl Erik Johannessen, and the team finished sixth overall. [1]
Jørgen Juve was a Norwegian football player, jurist, journalist, and non-fiction writer. For most of his career, he played as a striker for Lyn. He also played for a season at Basel in Switzerland before retiring and earned a total of 45 caps for the Norway national team. He is the second highest-scoring player ever for Norway, with 33 goals in just 45 games, holding the record for most international goals in Norway from 1932 until 2024, when Erling Haaland surpassed his record. He was captain of the Norway team which won Olympic bronze medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He also had a career as a journalist for Dagbladet and Tidens Tegn, and wrote several books.
Norway was represented at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. Norway returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 103 competitors, 84 men and 19 women, took part in 76 events in 17 sports.
Norway competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 194 competitors, 188 men and 6 women, took part in 72 events in 16 sports.
Norway competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 70 competitors, 68 men and 2 women, took part in 43 events in 12 sports.
Per Mathias Jespersen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games and in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Skien. He was married to Anna Johnsen, and they were the parents of Finn Varde Jespersen.
Ernst Arne Karlsson is a retired Swedish sailor. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Rush VII that won the silver medal in the 5.5 m class at the 1964 Summer Olympics. His father Hjalmar and younger brother Per-Olof were also Olympic sailors.
Adolf Nilsen was a Norwegian-American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Events in the year 1972 in Norway.
Einar Nilsen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Drammen and died in Lier.
Events in the year 1991 in Norway.
Events in the year 2004 in Norway.
Kristoffer Nilsen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Oslo, and represented Kristiania AK. In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to Richard Beland.
Olav Nielsen was a Norwegian amateur boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Events in the year 1984 in Norway.
Arne Bernhard Sletsjøe is a Norwegian mathematician and retired canoe sprinter who competed internationally in the mid to late 1980s.
Birger Erling Nilsen was a Norwegian sport wrestler.
Arne Gaupset was a Norwegian sport wrestler. He was born in Kristiansund and represented the club IL Braatt. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics, when he placed tied fifth in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.
Per-Olof Karlsson is a retired Swedish sailor. He competed in the star class at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished 10th, together with Sune Carlsson. His father Hjalmar and elder brother Arne were also Olympic sailors.
Carl Erik Johannessen is a Norwegian sailor, born in Bergen. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in the multihull class together with Per Arne Nilsen, and the team finished sixth overall.