Ansgar Løvold
Ansgar Løvold | |
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Born | Kristiansund, Norway | 19 November 1888
Died | 12 November 1961 Kristiansund, Norway | (aged 72)
Occupation | Butcher |
Known for | Olympic wrestler and philanthropist |
Ansgar Løvold (19 November 1888 – 12 November 1961) was a Norwegian
Løvold started wrestling during his
Early life and professional career
Løvold was born on 19 November 1888 in Kristiansund, Norway,[2] as son of Missionary Ole Løvold (1846–1919). Løvold started as a butcher apprentice with his brother B. O. Løvold, before setting out on his journeyman years, where he worked at Bye in Bergen and Axel Jensen in Oslo. He received his trade certificate in 1910. He moved back to Kristiansund in 1913, where he lived for the rest of his life. He married Bergljot, who died in 1958.[3]
Løvold established a butcher shop in Storgaten in 1914, which he ran until it was taken over by the municipality in 1917. He then operated various retailing businesses until joining Nordmøre Slakteri. There he was chief of operations until the slaughtering company closed in 1932. He then established Ansgar Kjøtt og Pølseforretning, which at first was located at Nordmør Landbruksforretning butafter two years moved to Massestretet. His store was destroyed in the bombings of the Norwegian campaign during World War II, although rebuilt after the war. After he retired, the store was taken over by his sons.[3]
Sports career
It was during the journeyman years in Oslo that Løvold joined organized wrestling.[3]
Wrestling in Kristiansund was first introduced by Løvold wrestling at circuses and town fairs.
After moving home to Kristiansund in 1913, Løvold was instrumental in establishing a wrestling club. The sport became popular and within a few years all the major sports clubs were offering wrestling. Especially the
Philanthropy
Løvold was an active member of Foreningen Kristiansunderen, an organization which worked for the betterment of the town. After seeing The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, Løvold started working to build a mermaid statue fountain in Kristiansund. The mermaid statue was never built, although he eventually secured sufficient funding to build a fountain. Løvold traveled to the United States in 1951 to visit his siblings Oscar and Lise in Minnesota, which he had not seen in 42 years. He also visited New York City, where he drove through the Holland Tunnel. On his way home he came in contact with Prime Minister Oscar Torp.[3]
Back in Kristiansund, Løvold started working with the idea of building a
Along with Engineer Gunnar Tonning, Løvold traveled several times to Oslo to meet with national politicians and authorities. In addition to Torp, he consulted the engineering company
During the entire planning and construction of the
References
- ^ "Ansgar Løvold". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Ansgar Løvold Biography". Sports References. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Hegerberg, Helge (1992). Krifast: møtested og veiskille (in Norwegian). Kristiansund: Kom Forlag. pp. 57–70. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ a b Aass, Eivind (1991). Kristiansunds Historie: Byen som brant: Kristiansund 1900–1942 (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Kristiansund: Kristiansund Municipality. p. 496. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ Swedish Olympic Committee (1913). Bervall, Erik (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 (PDF). Stockholm: Wahlstrom and Widstrand. p. 762. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ a b Løseth, Arnljot (1996). Likskap og lagdeling: 1920–1972 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. pp. 85–86. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Ansgar Løvold 70 år". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 19 November 1958. p. 10.
- Aftenposten Aften(in Norwegian). 13 August 1964. p. 9.