Alfred Eriksen Athlete

Alfred "Effen" Eriksen (1 August 1918 – 27 April 1991) was a Norwegian fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics at ages 29 and 33 respectively. He qualified to the quarter finals for the Men's Team Epée in both competitions alongside Egill Knutzen, Johan von Koss, and Sverre Gillebo with Claus Mørch, Sr. in the 1948 games and Leif Klette in the 1952 games. He additionally reached the Men's Individual Epée quarter final in the 1948 Olympic Games but was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 Olympic Games in both the same event and the Men's Sabre Individual. He is buried in Oslo at the Oslo Western Civil Cemetery.

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Birth dateAugust 01, 1918
Birth place
Norway , Skien
Date of deathApril 27, 1991
Place of death
Norway , Oslo

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