Nicolai Kiær
| Nicolai Kiær | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 April 1888 Kristiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 May 1934 (aged 46) Yiyang, Republic of China | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Gym | Chistiania Turnforening | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicolai Kiær (2 April 1888 – 29 May 1934 in Hunan, China) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] As a member of the Norwegian team, he won the silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908.[2] Kiær drowned in a river in Hunan, China, while working for the Norwegian Lutheran Mission.[3]
References
- ^ "Nicolai Kiær". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicolai Kiær Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Norsk misjonær omkommet i Kina". Nasjonalbiblioteket / Smaalenenes Social-Demokrat (in Norwegian). 31 May 1934. Retrieved 3 August 2019.