Kaare Bache

Bache around the year 1920

Kaare Bache (28 April 1888 – 13 March 1978) was a Norwegian triple jumper. He represented Kristiania IF and Oslo IL.^[1]

At the 1920 Summer Olympics he finished ninth in the triple jump final with a jump of 13.64 metres.^[2] He became Norwegian champion in triple jump in 1920 and 1925 ^[3] and in decathlon in 1921.^[4]

His personal best jump was 14.63 metres, achieved in July 1920 in Kristiania.^[5]

Bache was a reserve officer in the Norwegian Army.^[6]

References

1. "Kaare Bache". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
2. Norwegian international athletes - B Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
3. Norwegian championships in triple jump Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
4. Norwegian championships in decathlon Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
5. Norwegian all-time list triple jump Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
6. Petersen, Alf (1936). "Bache, Kaare Erling". Den norske hærs vernepliktige officerer: 1864-1933 (in Norwegian). Oslo: A. M. Hanche. pp. 64–65.