Jacob Opdahl (15 January 1894 – 20 March 1938) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

and in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. In 1912, he was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. Eight years later he won a silver medal again as member of the Norwegian gymnastics team. He was born and died in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

, was a brother of

Nils Opdahl Nils Opdahl (16 November 1882 – 28 December 1951) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. He w ...

, and represented

Bergens TF Bergens Turnforening, often shortened to Bergens Turn is a Norwegian sports club from Bergen, founded in 1882. It has sections for athletics, orienteering, gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The biggest international success has come in gymnasti ...

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1894 births 1938 deaths Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Sportspeople from Bergen Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub