Sigvard I. Sivertsen (27 February 1881 – 27 December 1963) was a Norwegian

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, s ...

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 sport, international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. Th ...

and 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 ...

. As a member of the Norwegian team, he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908. Four years later 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 o ...

, and represented Bergens TF.

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1881 births 1963 deaths Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Sportspeople from Bergen Olympic medalists in gymnastics {{Norway-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Norwegian people