Knud Leonard Knudsen (6 September 1879 – 28 April 1954) 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 ...

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. He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. He was born in

Ålesund Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrativ ...

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 o ...

, and represented Bergens TF.

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1879 births 1954 deaths Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Sportspeople from Ålesund Olympic medalists in gymnastics {{Norway-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century Norwegian people