Per Mathias Jespersen (29 March 1888 – 13 July 1964) 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

1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

and 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 ...

. He was born in

Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsj ...

. He was married to Anna Johnsen, and they were the parents of

Finn Varde Jespersen Finn Varde Jespersen (4 April 1914 – 6 June 1944) was among Norway's leading orienteering, orienteers in the late 1930s. During World War II, he was a pilot with the rank of lieutenant. He perished during the Operation Overlord, invasion o ...

. At the

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, he was a member of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the gold medal in the team, Swedish system event. Two years later he won the silver medal as part of the Norwegian team in the gymnastics team event. He died in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

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* * 1888 births 1964 deaths Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1906 Intercalated Games Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Skien {{Norway-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub