{{Short description|Norwegian artistic gymnast and athlete}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Carl Alfred Pedersen | image = Carl Alfred Pedersen.png | alt = | caption = Pedersen {{Circa|1900}} | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1882|05|05|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kristiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | death_date = {{Death date and age|1960|06|25|1882|05|05|df=yes}} | death_place = Oslo, Norway | discipline = MAG | country = {{GYM National Team|NOR|MAG}} | natlteam = | club = Idrettsforeningen Ørnulf | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}} {{MedalCountry|{{NOR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver|1908 London|Team}} {{MedalBronze|1912 Stockholm|Team, Swedish system}} {{MedalCompetition|Intercalated Games}} {{MedalGold|1906 Athens|Team}} }}
'''Carl Alfred Pedersen''' (5 May 1882 – 25 June 1960) was a Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1906, 1908 and 1912.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/30833 |title=Carl Alfred Pedersen |work=Olympedia |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref>
At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics team event. He also participated in the triple jump competition and finished eighth.<ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mp.htm Norwegian international athletes – P] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003423/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mp.htm |date=2007-09-28 }} {{in lang|no}}</ref>
In 1908, he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event with the Norwegian team. In 1912, again as a member of the Norwegian team, he won a bronze medal in the gymnastics team, Swedish system event.
In national athletics he became Norwegian champion in the high jump in 1904, 1905 and 1907,<ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mhj.htm Norwegian championships in high jump] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205232820/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mhj.htm |date=February 5, 2008 }} {{in lang|no}}</ref> and in the long jump in 1905,<ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mlj.htm Norwegian championships in long jump] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205234035/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mlj.htm |date=2008-02-05 }} {{in lang|no}}</ref> but never in triple jump.<ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mtj.htm Norwegian championships in triple jump] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205234039/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mtj.htm |date=2008-02-05 }} {{in lang|no}}</ref> He represented Ørnulf IF in Kristiania.
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