Oscar Guttormsen (27 March 1884 – 15 January 1964) was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in the sprints, jumps and hurdles. He represented the sports club

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in Oslo. He finished fourth in triple jump at the

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. At the

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he participated in several events, in addition to the triple jump where he finished fourteenth. Guttormsen ran in the second heat of the

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, taking second place to John George to be eliminated. His time was 12.0 seconds. He advanced to the semifinals of the

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after a walkover win in the preliminary heats. He placed fourth and last in his semifinal heat to not advance to the final. Finally, Guttormsen lost to George Nicol in the preliminary round of the

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, not advancing to the semifinals. He was also eliminated in the heats of the

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. He became Norwegian champion in triple jump in 1905, 1907 and 1909, in the 100 metres in 1907 and 1908, in the 110 metres hurdles in the years 1906-1909, in the 400 metres in 1907 and 1908 long jump in 1907 and 1909,

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in 1905, pole vault in 1907, pole jump in 1906 and

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in 1908, but failed to become a medalist in

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games.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guttormsen, Oscar 1884 births 1964 deaths Norwegian male sprinters Norwegian male triple jumpers Norwegian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway