Halvor Birch (21 February 1885 in

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of the Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 64,418 (1 January 2025) and the municipality's population is 97,921 (), making it the List of cities and ...

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– 5 July 1962 in

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) was a Danish

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

who competed in the

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and in the

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. At the

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, he was a member of the Danish gymnastics team, which won the silver medal. Six years later, he won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. At club level he was a member of

Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening (HG) was a Danish sports association based in Copenhagen. It governed many sports, but is most famous for its handball teams that one several Danish championships in both the men's league and the women's league. ...

(HG). He won the Danish championship in team gymnastics four times. He was also an active

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player and worked as a salesman.

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* 1885 births 1962 deaths Danish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1906 Intercalated Games Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Sportspeople from Horsens {{Denmark-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub