Birger Nilsen
Norwegian sport wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the American Olympic gymnast, see Birger Nilsen (gymnast).
Birger Erling Nilsen (10 October 1896 – 19 October 1968) was a Norwegian sport wrestler.
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Born | (1896-10-10)10 October 1896 Kristiania, Norway | ||||||||||||||
Died | 19 October 1968(1968-10-19) (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Club | SK av 1909 | ||||||||||||||
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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]