Nils Opdahl (16 November 1882 – 28 December 1951) 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 ...

Biography

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

Jacob Opdahl Jacob Opdahl (15 January 1894 – 20 March 1938) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1912, he was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's ...

, 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 ...

References

1882 births 1951 deaths Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Sportspeople from Bergen Olympic medalists in gymnastics {{Norway-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century Norwegian people