Kristian Adolf Fjerdingen (16 September 1884 – 5 February 1975) was a Norwegian

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

1906 Summer Olympics The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games (), held from 22 April 1906 to 2 May 1906, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Kingdom of Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were re ...

. In 1906 he won the gold medal as member of the Norwegian gymnastics team in the team competition. He was born and died in Steinkjer and represented the club

Steinkjer TF Steinkjer Turnforening is a Norwegian gymnastics club from Steinkjer. It was founded as Stenkjær TF on 9 October 1888. Four Olympic gymnasts have represented the club: 1906 gold medalists Osvald Falch and Kristian Fjerdingen, as well as 1908 ...

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* 1884 births 1975 deaths Sportspeople from Steinkjer Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Norway Gymnasts at the 1906 Intercalated Games Olympic gold medalists for Norway Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub