rather than deploy it to the front during the final battles against Germany. The Minister of Foreign Affairs during much of the period in exile, Trygve Lie, later described Aasnæs as "... a right-minded, somewhat conservative man ...." Lie also stated that Aasnæs was "honest", and "... a true patriot who saw it as his obligation to speak out." Post war Having left the army that year, Aasnæs became the World Champion in the individual 100 metre running deer double shot event in 1947. He was also part of the Norwegian team that won a silver medal in the running deer double shot event, and bronze medal in the running deer single shot event. At the 1949 World Championships, he won a gold medal with the Norwegian team in the running deer combined event. In 1952, he won two team gold medals at the World Championships, in the running deer single shot and double shot events. At the 1954 World Championships he won a bronze medal in Olympic trap. He competed in five Olympic Games, with a 5th place in trap at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome as best result. Honours and awards In addition to his numerous shooting awards and medals, Aasnæs was awarded the Norwegian Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his wartime service. References External links 1902 births 1965 deaths People from Sande, Vestfold Norwegian Military Academy alumni 20th-century Norwegian lawyers Norwegian expatriates in England Norwegian expatriates in France Norwegian expatriates in Denmark Norwegian male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters of Norway Shooters at the 1936 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1948 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1952 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Norwegian Army personnel of World War II Norwegian prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Germany Officers of the Order of the British Empire Sportspeople from Vestfold og Telemark