Arne Halse (20 October 1887 – 3 July 1975) was a

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athlete who specialized in the different forms of

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

. He represented ''Trondhjems IF'' and later ''SK Brage'', both in

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. At the

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he finished seventh in the freestyle javelin throw. At the

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he won a silver medal in the regular javelin throw, a bronze medal in

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and finished fifth in

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. At the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

he finished seventh in the regular javelin throw and fifth in the two-handed javelin throw. He became Norwegian champion in javelin throw in 1905–1907 and 1909 and in shot put in 1906–1907 and 1909.Norwegian championships in shot put

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* * 1887 births 1975 deaths Norwegian male javelin throwers Norwegian male shot putters Olympic athletes for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub