Niels Christian Olesen Christensen (1 January 1881 – 18 May 1945) was a

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who competed in the

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. He was born in Sundby, but represented the club Kjøbenhavns Skytteforening. In the

he finished fourth in the

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event, eighth in the ream military rifle event and 48th in the 300 metre free rifle event. He died in 1945 in

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1881 births 1945 deaths Danish male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for Denmark Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region {{Denmark-sportshooting-bio-stub