John Odde Explained

John Odde
Nationality:	British/Norwegian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Triple jump
Club:	Polytechnic Harriers
Birth Date:	29 October 1898
Birth Place:	Camberwell, South London
Death Place:	Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

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 competed in the men's triple jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Odde . Olympedia . 1 October 2021.
2. News: Athletics . Northern Whig . 2 July 1921 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 30 November 2024 .
3. News: Where Britain leads . Birmingham Daily Gazette . 4 July 1921 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 30 November 2024 .
4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 30 November 2024 .
5. John Odde Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035525/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/od/john-odde-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 December 2017.