Knut Gysler

Gysler pictured in 1935

Knut Trygve Gysler (21 February 1888 – 22 May 1967) was a Norwegian equestrian. He was born in Christiania. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, where he placed 9th in individual eventing. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, where he tied 21st in individual jumping, and placed 11th in team jumping.[1]

Gysler was an officer (rittmeister in the cavalry) in the Norwegian Army, and fought in the Norwegian Campaign of World War II.[2][3] Between 1930 and 1940 he also ran and owned the Hippodromen riding center in Oslo. One of his riding pupils were the Norwegian queen, Queen Maud (1869–1938).

References

  1. ↑ "Knut Gysler". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Barth, Bjarne Keyser (1930). "Gysler, K. T.". Norges militære embedsmenn 1929 (in Norwegian). Oslo: A. M. Hanche. p. 197.
  3. ↑ Den Militære undersøkelseskommisjon av 1946 (1978). Rapport fra den Militære undersøkelseskommisjon av 1946 / Komite til undersøkelse av militære myndigheters forhold før og under krigen i 1940, ("Den Militære undersøkelseskommisjon av 1946") oppnevnt ved kgl. res. den 25.januar 1946. (in Norwegian) 1. Oslo. p. 76. ISBN 82-45-8025-30.
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