Edvard Natvig (16 August 1907 – 6 November 1994) was a

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decathlete. He represented ''Oslo Politis IL''. He finished tenth at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

in Berlin with 6,297 points, but never participated in other international events such as the European Championships. His result of 6,297 points (6,298 points with today's points table) was his career best result. He became Norwegian decathlon champion in 1934. In addition he won silver medals at the Norwegian championships in

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 ...

in 1933, 1935 and 1938.Norwegian championships in javelin throw

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1907 births 1994 deaths Norwegian decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway Norwegian police officers {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub