Frithjof Sælen (gymnast)
Frithjof Sælen, Sr. (5 August 1892 – 8 October 1975) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's gymnastics | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1912 Stockholm | Team, free system |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1920 Antwerp | Team, free system |
In 1912 he was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. Eight years later he won a silver medal again as member of the Norwegian gymnastics team. He represented the clubs Fredrikshalds TF and IL Norrøna.[1]
Together with Astrid Weltzin (1892–1978) he had the son Frithjof Sælen, Jr.[2]
References
- Frithjof Sælen Archived December 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Skarstein, Jakob. "Frithjof Sælen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
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