Olaf Husby
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Olaf Karentsius•Husby |
| Used name | Olaf•Husby |
| Born | 17 January 1878 in Trondheim, Trøndelag (NOR) |
| Died | 30 June 1948 (aged 70 years 5 months 13 days) in Trondheim, Trøndelag (NOR) |
| Measurements | 170 cm |
| Affiliations | Trondhjems Skytterlag, Trondheim (NOR) |
| NOC |  Norway |
Biography
Olaf Husby worked as an assistant in a solicitor’s office. He later also ran a café of the temperance movement. In 1900 he married his first wife Marie Fredrikke and in 1922 his second wife Anna. In 1914, he moved to the United States, where one of his brothers lived in the town of Baltic, South Dakota. After a few years, he returned and settled again in Trondheim.
As a marksman he became the shooting king at the National Shooting Championships in Tromsø in 1910. At the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, he competed in free rifle and military rifle events. In 1922, he was secretary of the National Shooting Conference in Trondheim.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Shooting | NOR |
Olaf Husby | |||
| Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men (Olympic) | 27 | |||||
| Military Rifle, 200, 400, 500 and 600 metres, Team, Men (Olympic) | Norway | 6 |