Erik Bisgaard (25 January 1890 in

Silkeborg Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. He was a crew member of the Danish boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours. Erik Bisgaard later became a renowned ambassador for the sport of rowing in South America. Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, Bisgaard left Denmark for Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he worked as an architect and engineer until he died in 1987. Erik Bisgaard's Great-Grandson is Roddy Bisgaard Lanigan, a scholastic rowing champion in the United States. In Buenos Aires, Erik became a member of the Club Remeros Escandinavos (Scandinavian Rowing Club) in Tigre. This club was founded only a few years before Erik migrated to Argentina, in 1912, coincidently the same year Erik participated in the Stockholm Summer Olympics and obtained his bronze medal. Erik was an advanced lightweight sculler in an era when sweep rowing was exponentially more popular. However, he managed to position himself among the best of his time, winning many regattas between 1914 and the 1920s.

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* * * * 1890 births 1987 deaths Danish male rowers Rowers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Silkeborg {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub