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John Odde

Hans Johannes Odde better known as John Odde was a British/Norwegian athlete.

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John Odde
Personal information
NationalityBritish/Norwegian
Born(1898-10-29)29 October 1898
Camberwell, South London
Died31 July 1972(1972-07-31) (aged 73)
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Triple jump
ClubPolytechnic Harriers

Hans Johannes Odde better known as John Odde (29 October 1898 – 31 July 1972) was a British/Norwegian athlete.1

Biography

Odde was the son of a Norwegian diplomat, winning the 1916 Norwegian triple jump title.1 He finished third behind Folke Jansson in the triple jump event at the 1921 AAA Championships.234

Odde became the national triple jump champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1923 AAA Championships, where he set a national record of 14.13 metres.56 He had previously held the title of British champion but only by virtue of finishing as the highest placed British athlete at the 1922 AAA Championships.7

After finishing second behind Jack Higginson in the triple jump event at the 1924 AAA Championships,8910 he competed in the men's triple jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.11

References

References

  1. "John Odde". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  5. "Liddell creates new record". Pall Mall Gazette. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  8. "To-day's Athletics". Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  11. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Odde Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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