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John H. Larsen, Jr.
John H. Larsen Jr. (born 18 August 1943) is a Norwegian former Shooting sport, sports shooter. He competed in the Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre running target, 50 metre running target event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. His father, John Larsen, also represented Norway at the Olympics in the shooting competition. References 1943 births Living people Norwegian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Norway Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sport shooters from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian people Running target shooters {{Norway-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
