Nils von Kantzow

Nils von Kantzow
Personal information
Born 30 August 1885
Solna, Sweden
Died 7 November 1967 (aged 81)
Björkedal, Sweden
Sport
Sport Gymnastics
Club Stockholms GF, Täby
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1908 London Gymnastics team

Nils Gustav von Kantzow (30 August 1885 – 30 August 1967) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Swedish team that won the all-around gold medal.[1] He was born in a noble family and reached the rank of captain in the Swedish Army in 1916.[2]

In 1913 Kantzow married Carin Axelina Hulda Fock, and they had one son, but they were later separated. A few days after their divorce in December 1922, Carin married the German airline pilot Hermann Göring, who later became a leader of the Nazi Party.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Nils von Kantzow. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 Nils von Kantzow. Swedish Olympic Committee
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