nˈoʊn fɔːɹ hɪz aʊtsˈaɪd ʃˈuːɾɪŋ tˈʌtʃ ænd ɡɹˈɪɾi dᵻfˈɛns, ˈoʊlsən deɪbjˈuːd fɚðə tˈɔːl blˈæks ɐɡˈɛnst ðə tʃˈɛk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, wʌz ɹˈuːld ɪnˈɛlɪdʒəbəl tə fˈeɪs ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ɪn ðæt jˈɪɹz ˌoʊʃɪˈɑːniə tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps, bˌʌt wʌz klˈɪɹd tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt nˈuː zˈiːlənd æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ əlˈɪmpɪks ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks mˈɛlbɚn kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ ɡˈeɪmz.
Known for his outside shooting touch and gritty defence, Olson debuted for the Tall Blacks against the Czech Republic in 2003, was ruled ineligible to face Australia in that year's Oceania Championships, but was cleared to represent New Zealand at the 2004 Olympics and subsequently the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.