Pål Cappelen (born 17 February 1947) is a retired Norwegian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. He was born in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

and represented the club

SK Arild Sportsklubben Arild was a multi-sports club in Oslo, Norway. It had sections for team handball, Nordic skiing, orienteering and track and field athletics including race walking. The club was founded on 22 March 1919 by boys who belonged to the St. ...

. In 1972, he was part of the Norwegian team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.

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1947 births Living people Norwegian male handball players Olympic handball players of Norway Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Pal Handball players from Oslo {{Norway-handball-bio-stub