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Arthur Paul Nord (25 January 1898 – 4 November 1991) was a Norwegian
sport wrestler Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced in collegiate, school, or other amateur level competitions. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games: freestyle and Greco-Roman. Both styles are under the s ...
. He was born in
Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
and represented the club
Oslo AK Oslo Atletklub is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo. It now only has a section for weightlifting. The club was founded as ''Kristiania Atletklub'' on 4 October 1916. Their best athlete was Otto von Porat who became an Olympic gold medalist in amat ...
. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics, when he placed fourth in
Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...
, the featherweight class. He competed at the 1928 Olympics, tying 7th in
Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...
.


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* 1898 births 1991 deaths Sport wrestlers from Oslo Olympic wrestlers for Norway Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Norwegian male sport wrestlers 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-wrestling-bio-stub