Alexander Dale Oen
Norwegian swimmer (1985–2012)
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- Alexander Dale Oen ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑɫɛkˈsɑ̀ndər ˈdɑ̀ːɫə ˈùːən] ; 21 May 1985 – 30 April 2012) was a Norwegian competitive swimmer.
- Dale Oen competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and represented the clubs Vestkantsvømmerne (1995–2010) and Bærumsvømmerne (2011–2012).
- Dale Oen was the former Olympic and European record holder in the 100 m breaststroke, and holds the Nordic record in the 100 m long course breaststroke and the Norwegian national record in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m long course breaststroke and the 100 m and 200 m short course breaststroke.
- He was attending a training camp with the Norwegian swimming team in Flagstaff, Arizona at the time of his death.
- He made his senior European Championships debut at the 2004 championships in Madrid and competed in the 100 m breaststroke event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Alexander Dale Oen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑɫɛkˈsɑ̀ndər ˈdɑ̀ːɫə ˈùːən]; 21 May 1985 – 30 April 2012) was a Norwegian competitive swimmer. He was an Olympic silver medallist, World Championships gold medallist, World Championships (25m) bronze medallist, two-time European Championships gold medallist and European Short Course Championships gold medallist in the 100 metre breaststroke.
Dale Oen competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and represented the clubs Vestkantsvømmerne (1995–2010) and Bærumsvømmerne (2011–2012). He was the first Norwegian swimmer in history to win an Olympic medal and the first Norwegian male swimmer to win medals at the World Championships and European Championships. Dale Oen was the former Olympic and European record holder in the 100 m breaststroke, and holds the Nordic record in the 100 m long course breaststroke and the Norwegian national record in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m long course breaststroke and the 100 m and 200 m short course breaststroke.
On 30 April 2012, Dale Oen died after suffering a heart attack caused by chronic, undetected coronary heart disease. He was attending a training camp with the Norwegian swimming team in Flagstaff, Arizona at the time of his death.
Career
Dale Oen won his first international medal when he placed second in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2003 European Junior Championships in Glasgow, becoming the first Norwegian male swimmer to win a medal at an international championship. He made his senior European Championships debut at the 2004 championships in Madrid and competed in the 100 m breaststroke event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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