Georg Philip Hertzberg Krog (2 July 1915 – 3 August 1991) was a

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Olympic

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and lawyer.

Early life

Krog was born in

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, and was a great-grandson of Hans Jensen Krog.

Career

He received a silver medal at the

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. It was later noted that gold medallist

Ivar Ballangrud Ivar Eugen Ballangrud (né ''Eriksen'', 7 March 1904 – 1 June 1969) was a Norwegian speed skater, a four-time Olympic champion in speed skating. As the only triple gold medalist at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Ballangrud was the most successful at ...

probably was clocked in a second too early, something which could have cost Krog the gold medal. At the 1937

World Allround Speed Skating Championships The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world. The event is held over two days, with all skaters entering the first three distances (500 m, ...

Krog won the 500 m distance in 42.9 seconds. He represented the clubs Drammens SK, Gimsøy IF and

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. He chaired the

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from 1961 to 1965. After his speed skating career he worked as a barrister.

References

1915 births 1991 deaths Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Norway Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Norway Norwegian sports executives and administrators Sportspeople from Drammen Olympic medalists in speed skating Medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics 20th-century Norwegian lawyers {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub