Olaf Sletten

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameOlaf•Sletten
Used nameOlaf•Sletten
Born19 April 1886 in Aremark, Viken (NOR)
Died10 December 1943 (aged 57 years 7 months 21 days) in Oslo, Oslo (NOR)
AffiliationsOslo Østre Skytterlag, Oslo (NOR)
NOC Norway
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 2
Bronze 1
Total 3

Biography

As a participant in multiple events, Olaf Sletten won two silver medals and one bronze medal in 1920 at Antwerpen. He returned in 1924 to compete with the small-bore rifle but with little success. His greatest international success in individual events was a bronze medal at the 1924 World Championships with the free rifle, kneeling. In Norway he won the 1923 Skymoens Prize and the Ladies’ Cup three times between 1909 and 1920, thus taking the first cup for good. Professionally, Sletten traded scrap metal.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Shooting NOR Olaf Sletten
Free Rifle, Three Positions, Men (Olympic) AC
Free Rifle, Team, Men (Olympic) Norway 2 Silver
Military Rifle, Prone, Men (Olympic) =6
Military Rifle, Prone, Men (Olympic) =5
Military Rifle, Standing, Team, Men (Olympic) Norway 6
Military Rifle, Prone, Team, Men (Olympic) Norway 6
Military Rifle, Prone, Team, Men (Olympic) Norway 4
Military Rifle, Prone, Team, Men (Olympic) Norway 2 Silver
Small-Bore Rifle, Standing, Men (Olympic) AC
Small-Bore Rifle, Standing, Team, Men (Olympic) Norway 3 Bronze
1924 Summer Olympics Shooting NOR Olaf Sletten
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, Men (Olympic) =26