Alexander Dale Oen
Dale Oen at the Reykjavík International Games 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 April 2012 (aged 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vestkantsvømmerne (1995–2010) Bærumsvømmerne (2011–2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.