Carl Christian Weinwich Sylow (26 January 1838 – 12 December 1930) was a Norwegian military officer and sports official. Sylow was born in Christiania to government minister Thomas Edvard von Westen Sylow and Magdalene Mejdell, and was a brother of mathematician Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow. He graduated as military officer in 1861 and from the Norwegian Military College in 1867, and was promoted Colonel in 1894. From 1892 to 1902 he chaired the sports association Centralforeningen for Idræt. He was also president of the

Norwegian Gymnastics Federation The Norwegian Gymnastics Federation ( no, Norges Gymnastikk- og Turnforbund, NGTF) is the national gymnastics association in Norway. The Norwegian Gymnastics Federation was founded in 1890 as ''De Norske Turn- og Gymnastikkforeninger'', and gymnas ...

from 1895 to 1899. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1895, and was a Knight, First Class of the

Order of the Sword The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23, 1748, together with the Or ...

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1838 births 1930 deaths Military personnel from Oslo Norwegian Military College alumni Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian sports executives and administrators Knights First Class of the Order of the Sword {{norway-mil-bio-stub