John Odde

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
EventTriple 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.[2][3][4]

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.[5][6] 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,[8][9][10] he competed in the men's triple jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "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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