Christians meadow
| Christen Wiese medal table |
||
|---|---|---|
 Norway
|
||
 Olympic games
|
||
| gold | Antwerp 1920 | 12 meter class (type 1919) |
Christen Knagenhjelm Wiese (born August 22, 1876 in Bergen , † March 31, 1968 in Nøtterøy ) was a Norwegian sailor .
successes
Christian Wiese, who for the Bergen Seilforening sailed, was in 1920 in Antwerp at the Olympic Games in the 12-meter class after the International Rule of 1919 Olympic champion . He was a crew member of the Heira II , which participated as the only boat in its class. The Heira II was enough for lack of competition in two races each reaching the goal to win the gold medal. In addition to Martin Borthen , Kaspar Hassel , Egill Reimers and Arthur Allers , the crew also included the brothers Thor , Olaf and Erik Ørvig . Skipper of Heira II was Johan Friele .
Wiese initially worked for a coal dealer and later became the office manager at the Association of Coal Dealers. Eventually he was promoted to managing director.
Web links
- Christen Wiese in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meadow, Christians |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wiese, Christen Knagenhjelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergen , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1968 |
| Place of death | Nøtterøy , Norway |