About Olaf Dahll
Lived 1889 – 1968 (aged 78). Olaf Dahll was a Norwegian jurist and rower.
Olaf Dahll (19 December 1889 – 27 May 1968) was a Norwegian lawyer, competitive rower and sports administrator.
Working career Dahll was born in Kristiania, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1913. After various assignments, including for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he started his own practice as a barrister in Kristiania in 1921, eventually with access to work with Supreme Court cases.
Sporting career Dahll participated in coxed four at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He chaired Norske Studenters Roklub 1915–1916 and was president of the Norwegian Fencing Federation from 1929 to 1934.
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Who was Olaf Dahll?
Norwegian rower (1889–1968)
When was Olaf Dahll born?
Olaf Dahll was born on 19 December 1889 in Oslo.
When did Olaf Dahll die?
Olaf Dahll died on 27 May 1968 in Oslo.
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Olaf Dahll was a jurist and rower.
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Olaf Dahll was Norwegian.
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