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Christen Christensen (other) , Norwegian-American figure skater
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Christen Christensen may refer to: * Christen Christensen (figure skater) (1904–1969), Norwegian figure skater * Christen Christensen (politician) (1826–1900), Norwegian military officer and politician * Christen Christensen (sculptor) (1806–1845) Danish sculptor and medal-maker * Christen Christensen (shipowner) (1845–1923), Norwegian ship owner See also * Christian Christensen (other) * Chris Christensen, Norwegian swimmer * Chris Christenson Chris I. Christenson (1875–1943) was an American figure skater. He won the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1926 at 51 years old and he remains the oldest U.S. men's champion in history. Chris Christenson was born in Norway. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christen Christensen (figure Skater)
Christen Christensen (17 September 1904 in Oslo – 2 June 1969 in Oslo) was a Norwegian pair skater. He represented Oslo Skøiteklub. His pairs partner was Randi Bakke. They are the 1933 World bronze medalists. They finished fifth at the 1923 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1934 World Figure Skating Championships. They represented Norway at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where they placed 15th. They were also eight time (1929–1936) Norwegian national champions. Results with Randi Bakke Randi Nilsine Bakke (married name: Gjertsen; 29 October 1904, in Oslo – 21 May 1984, in Nesodden) was a Norwegian pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two ... References Navigation 1904 births 1969 deaths Norwegian male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters of Norway Figure skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Oslo World Figure Skating Championships medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christen Christensen (politician)
Christen Christensen (1826–1900) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was born in Førde, but the family soon moved to Lærdal. As a military officer he became a lieutenant in 1845, and later colonel. He eventually settled in Vik, where he worked with post services, bank administration and breeding of farm animals, importing Leicester sheep The Leicester Longwool is an English breed of sheep. Alternative names for the breed include: Leicester, Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, English Leicester, Improved Leicester and New Leicester. It was originally developed by 18th-century ... from England. As a politician he was mayor of Vik from 1858 to 1861 and 1866 to 1873. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament in 1862 and 1865. References 1826 births 1900 deaths Norwegian Army personnel Deputy members of the Storting Mayors of places in Sogn og Fjordane People from Førde People from Vik {{Norway-politician-1820s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christen Christensen (sculptor)
Christen Christensen (18 January 1806 21 August 1845) was a Danish sculptor and medallist. His works as a medallist include the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' C. F. Hansen Medal and Thorvaldsen Medal. Early life and education Christensen was born on 17 January 1806 in Copenhagen, the son of merchant and later innkeeper John Christensen (d. c. 1819) and Maria Kirstine Birch. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and was at the same time in 1819–23 articled to the sculptor Nicolai Dajon. He won the Academy's small and large silver medals in 1824, the small gold medal in 1825 and finally the large gold medal in 1827. Career Christensen was already as a student commissioned to create a number of sculptural works for the Royal Danish Theatre and Christianshorg Palace. Instigated by the Academy's ''praeses'', Prince Christian Frederick, he then decided to continue his education as a medallist. He won a prize for a medal Christian Frederik Hansen and was in additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christen Christensen (shipowner)
Christen Christensen (9 September 1845 – 16 November 1923) was a Norwegian shipyard and ship-owner. He was the founder and chairman of the world's largest whaling company, A/S Oceana. Early life Christen Christensen was born in Sandefjord, as a son of ship-owner Søren Lorentz Christensen (1810–1862) and his wife Othilie Juliane (née Kruge) (1820–1903). He was a brother of military officer Sophus Christensen, and doctor and politician Julius Christensen.''Hvem er hvem?'' 1912 pp. 47–48 He was sent to boarding school in and then at 17 went on to study at the Trade Academy in |
Christian Christensen (other)
Christian Christensen may refer to: * Christian Christensen Kollerud (1767–1833), Norwegian politician * Christian Christensen (runner) (1876–1956), Danish track and field athlete * Christian Christensen (author) (1882–1960), Danish author and anarchist * Christian Christensen (artist) (1898–1977), Norwegian artist * Christian A. R. Christensen (1906–1967), Norwegian newspaper editor * Christian Christensen (editor) (1922–1994), Norwegian newspaper editor * Christian Christensen (boxer) (1926–2005), Danish middleweight boxer * Christian Christensen (politician) (1925–1988), Danish politician, Minister for the Environment * Christian Bommelund Christensen, Danish footballer See also * Niels Christian Christensen (1881–1945), Danish sport shooter * Christen Christensen (other) * Chris Christensen (born 1988), Norwegian swimmer * Chris Christenson Chris I. Christenson (1875–1943) was an American figure skater. He won the United States Figure Skating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Christensen
Chris Christensen (born 2 March 1988) is a Danish swimmer. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ... in the 200 m medley and 200 m breaststroke events and finished in 32nd and 33rd place, respectively. sports-reference.com References 1988 births Olympic swimmers for Denmark ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
