Carl Alfred Pedersen competed from 1906-12 in the Intercalated Games and two Olympic Games winning a medal each time with the Norwegian gymnastics teams: in 1906 gold and in 1908 silver in the men’s team event and in 1912 bronze in the men’s Swedish system team event. In addition, he competed in track and field, placing eighth in the triple jump at the Intercalated Games at Athens in 1906. At home, he won 11 Norwegian championships: three in high jump (1904, 1905, 1907), two in pole vault (1903, 1905), one in long jump (1905), pole long jump (1904, 1905, 1907) and discus throw (1905, 1910). His successes earned him the Royal Trophy in 1903 and 1905. In the same period, he also claimed 19 silver and six bronze medals, in addition to the events mentioned above also in 100 m, 400 m, 110 m hurdles, triple jump, javelin throw, pentathlon, and shot put.
After his active career, Pedersen became a sports official including as the vice-chairman of the Norwegian Athletics Federation and the National Federation. He was a stern opponent of women’s sport. As vice-president and later president of the Oslo Turnforening, he was primarily responsible for resuming the club’s sports activities after the end of World War II. With his wife, Emilie Victoria Bergliot “Mimi” Jensen, he had two daughters. He worked as a lithographer for the public services and later specialised in map printing.
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