november november wrestler butcher philanthropist norway known participating summer olympics launching idea fixed link started wrestling years living oslo joined roman wrestling qualified olympics stockholm lost matches light heavyweight event moved founded wrestling club started instructor founded wrestling clubs trondheim butcher ran butcher shops town dedicated time working fixed link early life professional career born november norway son started butcher apprentice brother setting years worked bye bergen oslo received trade certificate moved lived rest life married died established butcher shop ran taken municipality operated businesses joining chief operations company closed established located years moved store destroyed bombings world war rebuilt war retired store taken sons sports career years oslo joined organized wrestling wrestling introduced wrestling town january held major circus artist promised norwegian nok won successful accept prize money professional started competing later oslo represented won norwegian championships qualifying summer olympics stockholm participated roman light heavyweight sent home losing introductory rounds finland austria moving home instrumental establishing wrestling club sport popular years major sports clubs offering wrestling especially labor movement clubs took sport quickly known wrestling town coached clubs including succeeded getting nok companies town purchase instrumental making sport popular town later known sponsor local wrestling major national tournament held norwegian championships held traveled neighboring town establish wrestling club wrestling popular established trondheim wrestling club labourers wrestling clubs merged form club represented club philanthropy active member organization worked town seeing little copenhagen started working build statue fountain statue built eventually secured sufficient funding build fountain traveled united_states visit siblings oscar minnesota seen years visited new_york_city drove way home came contact prime minister started working idea building road tunnel mainland discussed issue received support important fixed link project fixed link local press dubbed fixed link general organized inspection echo sounding possible survey depth took contact county governor started working implementing plans engineer traveled times oslo meet national politicians authorities addition consulted engineering company nato office minister transport communications joint municipal county committee established follow plans appointed chairman main function ordering seismic surveys gave positive results major manned caution stated funding available subsequently committee led appointed criticized original committee critical transport investments entire planning construction bridge newspapers follow development main bridge inspiration following steps established tunnel association prime goal petition received signatures thirds electorate organization featured constitution day parade summer painted large tunnel entrance cliff public relations gimmick point painted exact location opening organization mainland association established september year public committee established chaired died november years old
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