Oscar Fonbæk

Oscar Fonbæk
Personal information
Nationality Norwegian
Born (1887-07-06)6 July 1887
Ullensaker, Norway
Died 7 September 1965(1965-09-07) (aged 78)
Oslo, Norway
Sport
Sport Long-distance running
Event(s) Marathon

Lars Oscar Fonbæk (6 July 1887 – 7 September 1965) was a Norwegian long-distance runner.

He was born in Ullensaker, but represented the club IF Torodd in Oslo. In 1908 he won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres and a silver medal in the 5000 metres.[1][2] In 1909 he set two unofficial Norwegian records in the 3000 metres and the 1 hour run.[3] He competed in the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, but did not finish the race. His personal best marathon time was 2:44.30 hours, achieved in 1912.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Oscar Fonbæk Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05.


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