Knut Gysler
 Gysler pictured in 1935 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Knut Trygve Gysler |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 21 February 1888 Christiania |
| Died | 22 May 1967 (aged 79) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Equestrian |
Knut Trygve Gysler (21 February 1888 – 22 May 1967) was a Norwegian equestrian.[1] 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.[2]
Gysler was an officer (
Norwegian Campaign of World War II.[3][4] 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
- ^ "Knut Gysler". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Knut Gysler". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ Barth, Bjarne Keyser, ed. (1930). "Gysler, K. T.". Norges militære embedsmenn 1929 (in Norwegian). Oslo: A. M. Hanche. p. 197.
- ISBN 82-45-8025-30.)
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External links
- Knut Gysler at Olympedia
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