Frithjof Sælen (gymnast)

Olympic medal record
Men's gymnastics
Competitor for Norway
Gold	1912 Stockholm	Team, free system
Silver	1920 Antwerp	Team, free system

Frithjof Sælen, Sr. (5 August 1892 – 8 October 1975) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

In 1912 he was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. Eight years later he won a silver medal again as member of the Norwegian gymnastics team.^[1]

Together with Astrid Weltzin (1892–1978) he had the son Frithjof Sælen, Jr.^[2]

References

^ Frithjof Sælen: Biography
^ Skarstein, Jakob. "Frithjof Sælen". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Frithjof_S%C3%A6len/utdypning. Retrieved 4 July 2009.

Persondata
Name	Saelen, Frithjof
Alternative names
Short description	Gymnast
Date of birth	5 August 1892
Place of birth
Date of death	8 October 1975
Place of death