Svend Olsen Explained

Birth Date:17 October 1908
Birth Place:Lodbjerg, Denmark
Death Date:13 December 1980
Death Place:Hundested, Denmark
Height:162 cm
Sport:Weightlifting
Show-Medals:yes

Svend Egil Benjamin Olsen (17 October 1908 – 13 December 1980) was a Danish light-heavyweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1932 Olympics. The same year he set world records in the clean and jerk, snatch and in the total, but the last record was not ratified. Next year he retired from competitions and later worked as a circus performer.