Kaare Oliver Larsen (10 October 1914 – 26 April 1980) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

sport wrestler Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced in collegiate, school, or other amateur level competitions. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games: freestyle and Greco-Roman. Both styles are under the s ...

who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. He was born in

Østre Aker Stovner is a borough located to the far north east of the city of Oslo, Norway. Historically, Stovner was the name of a farm in the municipal borough "Østre Aker". Østre Aker merged with Oslo in 1948, both instigated and followed by a massive ex ...

, and represented the sports club

SK av 1909 Sportsklubben av 1909, often shortened as Sp-09 or Sportsklubben, is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo, founded in 1909. It has sections for amateur boxing and amateur wrestling, and has had several Olympians on its books. History It was founde ...

. He participated in the middleweight class in

wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics At the 1948 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. The freestyle competitions were held from July 29 to July 31, 1948 a ...

, where he finished fifth overall. He attributed his success partially to the rivalry he had with Svetskan born Ulrich Ulrichson, which lasted for several decades.

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* 1914 births 1980 deaths Sport wrestlers from Oslo Middleweight boxers Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Norwegian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Norway 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-wrestling-bio-stub