Odd Arne Brekne
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 September 1984 Farsund, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Air rifle | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Odd Arne Brekne (born 1 September 1984) is a Norwegian sport shooter.
Biography
Brekne was born in Farsund on 1 September 1984.[1] He qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the men's 50 m rifle prone, where he finished in 13th place.[2][3]
At the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku, he won a gold medal in 300 m rifle prone team, along with Kim-André Lund and Simon Claussen.[4]
Brekne has won several national titles, and won the King's Cup trophy in 2010 and 2011.[1]
References
- ^ a b Tosterud, Svein-Erik. "Odd Arne Brekne". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Odd Arne Brekne". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Odd Arne Brekne Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "VM i skyting: Norge tok gull og sølv i lagkonkurransen på 300 meter rifle". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.