Birger Nilsen
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Kristiania, Norway | 10 October 1896|||||||||||||
Died | 19 October 1968 | (aged 72)|||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||
Club | SK av 1909 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Birger Erling Nilsen (10 October 1896 – 19 October 1968) was a Norwegian sport wrestler.
He was born in Kristiania and represented the club SK av 1909. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics, where he placed fourth in Freestyle wrestling.[1] He won a bronze medal in the lightweight class at the 1922 World Wrestling Championships.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Birger Nilsen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. p. 316. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
External links[]
- Birger Nilsen at United World Wrestling
- Birger Nilsen at Olympics.com
- Birger Nilsen at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1968 deaths
- Sportspeople from Oslo
- Olympic wrestlers of Norway
- Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Norwegian male sport wrestlers
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Norwegian sport wrestler stubs