Olaf Johannessen (14 May 1890 – 15 November 1977) was a

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who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He was born and died in

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. At the

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he finished eighth in the free rifle team event, and also competed in the 600 metre free rifle and the 50 metre rifle, prone events.

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1890 births 1977 deaths ISSF rifle shooters Norwegian male sport shooters Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Norway Sportspeople from Hamar 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-sportshooting-bio-stub