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Carl Albert Andersen

1876 - 1951

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Carl Albert "Flisa" Andersen (15 August 1876 in Østre Aker – 28 September 1951 in Oslo) was a Norwegian pole vaulter, high jumper, and gymnast who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 Summer Olympics.As an athlete Andersen represented the IF Ørnulf club and set many Norwegian national records as well as being national champion in the pole vault and high jump in 1896, 1897 and 1900.Andersen participated in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and competed in two field events, and won the bronze medal in the pole vault, he jumped 3.20 metres and finished behind two Americans Irving Baxter and Meredith Colket, earlier in the day he had competed in the high jump and jumped 1.70 metres to finish tied for fourth place just 5 centimetres behind another bronze medal.At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which consisted of 20 gymnasts, and went on to win the gold medal in the team, Swedish system event ahead of Denmark, he also competed in the individual all round five events competition and finished in 23rd position.Andersen also competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, again he was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team that participated in the All round team event, and this time they finished in second place behind the Swedish team.Andersen died in his hometown of Oslo in 1951 aged 75. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Albert Andersen has received more than 15,554 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Carl Albert Andersen is the 129th most popular gymnast (down from 39th in 2019).

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Carl Albert Andersen ranks 129 out of 183Before him are Øistein Schirmer, Eizo Kenmotsu, Georg Brustad, Robert Sjursen, Frithjof Sælen, and Osvald Moberg. After him are Alfredo Gollini, Bedřich Šupčík, Knut Torell, Thomas Thorstensen, Anna Bessonova, and Vladimir Artemov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Carl Albert Andersen ranks 178Before him are Gaston Peltier, Pietro Speciale, Lionel Tertis, Ernest Esclangon, James Larkin, and Sol Plaatje. After him are Gregory Mathews, Mary Ritter Beard, Susan Glaspell, John Mulcahy, James Scullin, and William Farnum. Among people deceased in 1951, Carl Albert Andersen ranks 160Before him are Mady Christians, Ernie Collett, Gordon Hodgson, Thomas Blamey, Tom Kiely, and Max Horton. After him are Constant Lambert, Jack Holt, and Oscar Micheaux.

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