Øistein Schirmer

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Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team, free system

Øistein Schirmer (11 April 1879 – 24 May 1947) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. He was born in Fredrikstad and died in Larvik, but represented the club Kristiansands TF. He later emigrated to Texas where he died.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Øistein Schirmer". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Øistein Schirmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.