Anton Olsen (U
Anton Olsen, Olsen or Olsson may refer to: * Anton Olsen (Medal of Honor) (1873–1924), United States Navy quartermaster who received the Medal of Honor * Anton Olsen (rifle shooter) (1897–1968), Norwegian rifle shooter *Anton Olson (1881–?), Swedish chess master *Anton Olsson, character in th3 1973 film ''Anton Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of th ...

Anton Olsen (Medal Of Honor)
Ordinary Seaman Anton Olsen (July 10, 1873 – June 23, 1924) was a United States Navy quartermaster who received the Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor recipients Olsen died at Metropolitan Hospital in Brooklyn on June 23, 1924. He is buried in New York City in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Section 2, Grave No. 9158. * Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. *Born: 26 April 1867, in Norway. *Accredited to: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 529, 2 November 1899. Citation: On board the during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Olsen displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this period. See also * List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Spanish–American War The Spanish–American War ( es, Guerra Hispano-Estadounidense, ''desastre del 98'', ''Guerra Hispano-Cubana-Norteamericana'' or ''Guerra de Cuba '') was a military conflict between Spain and the United States that began in ...
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Anton Olsen (rifle Shooter)
Anton Wilhelm Olsen (15 May 1897 – 27 April 1968) was a Norwegian rifle shooter competing in the early 20th century. He won a bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

Anton Olson
Anton Olson (1881 - ?) was a Swedish chess master. He was Swedish Champion in 1921, and thrice played matches for the title, all in Stockholm. He lost a match to Gustaf Nyholm (1.5 : 3.5) in 1919, won against Nyholm (3 : 2) in 1921, and lost to Nyholm (1.5 : 3.5) in 1921. He took 2nd, behind Boris Kostić, at Stockholm 1913; shared 1st with Otto Löwenborg and lost a match to him (2 : 3) at Stockholm 1917; tied for 1st-2nd with Rudolf Spielmann at Göteborg 1919 (Nordic Chess Championship; won at Malmö 1919; tied for 11-12th at Göteborg 1920 (Paul Johner won), shared 1st with Allan Nilsson at Uppsala 1923; tied for 4-8th at Copenhagen 1924 (Nordic-ch, Aron Nimzowitsch won), and took 8th at Oslo 1928 (Nordic-ch, Karl Berndtsson Karl Mathias Berndtsson Kullberg (16 March 1892 – 29 September 1943) was a Swedish chess master who was born and died in Göteborg. He won at Copenhagen 1916, and lost a match for the Swedish Chess Championship to Gustaf Nyholm (1½–3½) in 19 .. ...
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