Adolf Nilsen

Adolf Nilsen (3 March 1895 – October 1983) was a Norwegian-American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
1920 Antwerp Eight

Adolf Gustinius Nilsen was born in Stavanger, Norway. He was affiliated with the Stavanger Roklub, in Stavanger. In 1920 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat in the eight competition. Nilsen was a rower on that Norwegian boat, which won the bronze medal behind the US and the UK.[2]

He died in 1983 in Westminster, Colorado.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adolf Nilsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Rowing 1920 Summer Olympics (Olympic Games History) Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Adolf Nilsen (Social Security Death Index)". ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com.


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