Ole Christiansen

Biographical information

RolesReferee
SexMale
Full nameOle Max•Christiansen
Used nameOle•Christiansen
Born23 December 1935
Died29 July 2025 (aged 89 years 7 months 6 days)
NOC Denmark

Biography

Denmark’s Ole Christiansen spent more than half a century involved in handball, both as a player and an official. Christiansen was a mainstay in the sport in the city of Nyborg, where he became a manager and coach after his active playing career ended. As an official he refereed international matches, including at the Olympics in Seoul and Barcelona.

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1988 Summer Olympics Handball DEN Ole Christiansen
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match 3/4 Yugoslavia — Hungary Referee #1
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Republic of Korea — Hungary Referee #1
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match #8 East Germany — Spain Referee #1
Handball, Women (Olympic) Match #1 Soviet Union — Yugoslavia Referee #1
Handball, Women (Olympic) Match #3 Czechoslovakia — United States Referee #1
1992 Summer Olympics Handball DEN Ole Christiansen
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match #15 Sweden — Iceland Referee #1
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match #5 Germany — Romania Referee #1
Handball, Men (Olympic) Match #7 Unified Team — Egypt Referee #1
Handball, Women (Olympic) Match #2 Republic of Korea — Germany Referee #1
Handball, Women (Olympic) Match #5 United States — Nigeria Referee #1