Aage Ingvar Eriksen (5 May 1917 in Notodden 17 June 1998 in

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) was a

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and Olympic medalist in

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Olympics

Eriksen competed at the

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where he received a silver medal in

, the ''lightweight'' class."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Wrestling"
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National champion

*10 times (Greco-Roman), between years 1937-55. *2 times (

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), between years 1937-55. He represented the club

SK Snøgg Sportsklubben Snøgg is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Notodden. It was founded on 5 March 1905. The men's football team played in the highest league for the 1951–52 season. After the 1999 season, the team merged with Heddal IL's men's team ...

References

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* * * 1917 births 1998 deaths Olympic wrestlers of Norway Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Norwegian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Notodden Sportspeople from Vestfold og Telemark 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-wrestling-bio-stub