Alexander Dale Oen
- January 4, 2024
- Swimmer
Quick Facts
Alexander Dale Oen Biography
| Name | Alexander Dale Oen |
| Birthday | May 21 |
| Birth Year | 1985 |
| Place Of Birth | Norway |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Parents | Mona Lillian Dale, Ingolf Oen |
| Siblings | Robin Dale Oen |
Alexander Dale Oen is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on May 21, 1985 in Norway, Norway. Swimmer from Norway remembered for winning gold in the 100m breaststroke event at the 2008 and 2010 European Championships. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack in April 2012.
He narrowly defeated Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima in the 100m breaststroke at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Dale Oen got his international breakthrough in 2005, placing seventh in the 100-metre breaststroke during the 2005 World Aquatics Championships. During the European short-course Championships in December the same year, he swam the 100 m breaststroke in 59.05 seconds, placing fourth and setting a new Nordic Record. He became the first Norwegian to swim this distance in less than 1 minute. At the Norwegian Short Course Championships two months later, he bettered that time to 58.81, a world best mark for the year.
Dale Oen won his first short-course medal at the 2006 Short Course European Championships in Helsinki, taking bronze behind two Ukrainians in the 100-m breaststroke in a new personal best of 58.70. In the 2007 World Championships, Dale Oen was second fastest in the heats (in another Nordic record, 1:00.34) and third fastest in the semifinal, but failed in the final, clocking well above 1:01.
Following his death, his family was offered a copy of the gold medal won by Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta.
Alexander Dale Oen Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Alexander Dale Oen is one of the richest Swimmer from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alexander Dale Oen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He first gained exposure after finishing seventh in the 100m breaststroke at the 100m breaststroke at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships.
He became the first Norwegian swimmer ever to win an Olympic medal after winning the silver at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Alexander Dale Oen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑlɛkˈsɑ̀ndər ˈdɑ̀ːlə ˈùːən] ; 21 May 1985 – 30 April 2012) was a Norwegian swimmer. He represented the clubs Vestkantsvømmerne (1995–2010) and Bærumsvømmerne (2011–2012). Dale Oen’s gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 3 in |
Alexander Dale Oen height 6 ft 3 in Alexander weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
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On 2 August 2012, Hungarian swimmer Dániel Gyurta, who won the men’s 200m breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, offered a copy of his gold medal to Dale Oen’s family in order to honor their friendship. Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa, who won the men’s 100 m breaststroke and broke the World Record dedicated the swim to Dale Oen because Dale Oen was one of his close friends and greatest rival. The new public swimming pool in Bergen is named Alexander Dale Oen Arena (ADO Arena) in his honour. Among others, the Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg held a speech at the opening of ADO Arena in 2014, naming Dale Oen as perhaps the greatest athlete of the country.
Facts & Trivia
Alexander Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Alexander Dale Oen celebrates birthday on May 21 of every year.
On 30 April 2012, at around 19:50 MST Dale Oen was found unconscious in his hotel bathroom after having suffered a heart attack, caused by chronic, undetected coronary heart disease, a rare disease for a person of his age and fitness. He was found in his bathroom by one of his teammates, and CPR was performed before Dale Oen was brought to Flagstaff Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at 21:00 MST. Dale Oen was attending a training camp with the Norwegian swimming team in Flagstaff, Arizona at the time of his death.