John Skrataas (4 May 1890 – 12 February 1961) 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

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. As a member of the Norwegian team, he won the silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908. He was born in Egge and died in

Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on th ...

and represented the club

Steinkjer TF Steinkjer Turnforening is a Norwegian gymnastics club from Steinkjer. It was founded as Stenkjær TF on 9 October 1888. Four Olympic gymnasts have represented the club: 1906 gold medalists Osvald Falch and Kristian Fjerdingen, as well as 1908 si ...

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1890 births 1961 deaths People from Steinkjer Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Trøndelag 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub