Nordahl Wallem

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Nordahl Wallem sailing
Nationality: NorwayNorway Norway
Birthday: November 10, 1902
Place of birth: Shanghai , Empire of China
Date of death: December 9, 1972
Place of death: Hong Kong
Society: Bergens rope forum
Boat classes: 6 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
silver Berlin 1936 8 meter class

Nordahl Eriksen Wallem (born November 10, 1902 in Shanghai , Empire of China , † December 9, 1972 in Hong Kong ) was a Norwegian sailor .

successes

Nordahl Wallem, who for the Bergen Seilforening sailed, took in 1936 at the Olympic Games in Berlin in the 8-meter class part. He was a crew member of the Silja under Skipper Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen , the in Olympia Düsternbrook in Kiel held Regatta finished in second place. At first, the Silja and the Germania III from Germany had achieved 53 total points, in the jump-off for second place behind the Olympic champions from Italy, they finally prevailed against their German competitors. In addition to Wallem and Ditlev-Simonsen, the other crew members John Ditlev-Simonsen , Lauritz Schmidt , Hans Struksnæs and Jacob Tullin Thams also received the silver medal.

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personal data
SURNAME Wallem, Nordahl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wallem, Nordahl Eriksen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian sailor
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Shanghai , Empire of China
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 1972
Place of death Hong Kong