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Olaf Strand (15 January 1899 – 10 February 1997) was a Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

At the 1928 Summer Olympics he reached the semi-final, where he finished eighth with a time of 1:59.9 minutes. He became Norwegian champion in 800 metres in 1930, and won silver medals in the 800, 400 and 1500 metres. He represented TIF Viking in Bergen.

His personal best time was 1:54.8 minutes, achieved in August 1929 in Stockholm. He died in 1997, 98 years old.

References

1. ^ Norwegian international athletes - S Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
2. Norwegian championships medalists, men's 800 m Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
3. Norwegian championships medalists, men's 400 m Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
4. Norwegian championships medalists, men's 1500 m Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
5. Norwegian all-time list, 800 m men Archived 2008-08-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

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