Emil Marius Eriksen (9 December 1886 – 14 September 1950) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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

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 ...

. He was born in

Barbu, Norway Barbu is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. Today, it is part of the is part of the town of Arendal in Agder county. The municipality existed from 1878 until 1902 when it was merged into the town of Arendal. The munic ...

and died in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. He was the father of

Marius Eriksen, Jr. Marius Eriksen (8 December 1922 – 6 July 2009) was a Norwegian skier, fighter pilot, model and actor. Eriksen was born on 8 September 1922 in Kristiania (now Oslo) in Norway. His father, also called Marius Eriksen, was a gymnast who comp ...

and

Stein Eriksen Stein Eriksen (11 December 1927 – 27 December 2015) was an alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Norway. Following his racing career, he was a ski school director and ambassador at various resorts in the United States. Background ...

and the grandfather of actress/ film director

Beate Eriksen Beate Marie Eriksen (born 19 October 1960) is a Norwegian actress and director. Eriksen has acted at several Norwegian theatres and is known for her role in the soap opera ''Hotel Cæsar''. She is the granddaughter of Olympic gymnast Marius Er ...

. Eriksen was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.

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1886 births 1950 deaths Norwegian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Norway Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Aust-Agder Sportspeople from Agder 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub