Jørgen Marius Andersen (20 February 1886 – 30 May 1973) was a
Norwegian gymnast
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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 ...
and in the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...
.
As a member of the Norwegian team, he won a bronze medal in the
gymnastics team, Swedish system event in 1912. Eight years later, he was part of the
Norwegian team, which won the silver medal in the
gymnastics team, free system event.
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1886 births
1973 deaths
Norwegian male artistic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts for Norway
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
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