Professional Gymnast, Olympic Silver Medalist. He was born as Harald Oliver Nikolai Færstad in Bergen, Norway, on December 2, 1889. He was a professional gymnast who was a member of the club TIF Viking (or Turn & Idrettsforeningen Viking), of Bergen, Norway. He would eventually go onto represent his home country of Norway at the 1920 Summer Olympics that were held in Antwerpen, Belgium. Together with his team members including Alf Aanning, Karl Aas, Jørgen Andersen, Gustav Bayer, Jørgen Bjørnstad, Asbjørn Bodahl, Eilert Bøhm, Trygve Bøyesen, Haakon Endreson, Jacob Erstad, Herman Helgesen, Peter Hol, Otto Johannessen, Johan Anker Johansen, Trygve Kristoffersen, Henrik Nilsen, Jacob Opdahl, Arthur Rydstrøm, Frithjof Sælen, Bjørn Skjærpe, Wilhelm Steffensen, Olav Sundal, Reidar Tønsberg, and Lauritz Wigand-Larsen, he was part of the Norwegian men's gymnastics team which won an Olympic Silver Medal in the Team All-Around Competition Artistic Gymnastics Free Systems Men's Event and Men's Apparatus Event. His final team standing score result was ranking 2 with 48.55 points. He continued to represent club TIF Viking (or Turn & Idrettsforeningen Viking), of Bergen, Norway, and be active in sports events until his death. He passed away in his native Bergen, Norway, on July 10, 1979, at the age of 89, and he was buried in Mollendal Cemetery in Bergen, Norway, where several other famous Norwegian personalities are also laid to rest.
Professional Gymnast, Olympic Silver Medalist. He was born as Harald Oliver Nikolai Færstad in Bergen, Norway, on December 2, 1889. He was a professional gymnast who was a member of the club TIF Viking (or Turn & Idrettsforeningen Viking), of Bergen, Norway. He would eventually go onto represent his home country of Norway at the 1920 Summer Olympics that were held in Antwerpen, Belgium. Together with his team members including Alf Aanning, Karl Aas, Jørgen Andersen, Gustav Bayer, Jørgen Bjørnstad, Asbjørn Bodahl, Eilert Bøhm, Trygve Bøyesen, Haakon Endreson, Jacob Erstad, Herman Helgesen, Peter Hol, Otto Johannessen, Johan Anker Johansen, Trygve Kristoffersen, Henrik Nilsen, Jacob Opdahl, Arthur Rydstrøm, Frithjof Sælen, Bjørn Skjærpe, Wilhelm Steffensen, Olav Sundal, Reidar Tønsberg, and Lauritz Wigand-Larsen, he was part of the Norwegian men's gymnastics team which won an Olympic Silver Medal in the Team All-Around Competition Artistic Gymnastics Free Systems Men's Event and Men's Apparatus Event. His final team standing score result was ranking 2 with 48.55 points. He continued to represent club TIF Viking (or Turn & Idrettsforeningen Viking), of Bergen, Norway, and be active in sports events until his death. He passed away in his native Bergen, Norway, on July 10, 1979, at the age of 89, and he was buried in Mollendal Cemetery in Bergen, Norway, where several other famous Norwegian personalities are also laid to rest.
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