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Frithjof Sælen (gymnast)

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Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team, free system
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team, free system

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.[1]

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.[2]

Together with Astrid Weltzin (1892–1978) he had the son Frithjof Sælen, Jr.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Frithjof Sælen". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ Frithjof Sælen Archived December 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Skarstein, Jakob. "Frithjof Sælen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 July 2009.