Sigurd Akre-Aas
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 June 1897 Ytre Rendal, Hedmark, Norway |
| Died | 18 June 1968 (aged 71) Asker, Norway |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Sigurd Akre-Aas (12 June 1897 – 18 June 1968) was a Norwegian fencer.[1] He competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]
He also won the national championships in the 1920s – most of them with the sabre (1922, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928). In his private life, he was an engineer specialising in refrigerator systems. He survived the war years as an inventor of small household appliances. The company he started in 1946 still exists. A bronze statue was unveiled of him at the 2019 Veidemann Festival in Åkrestrømmen culture park in Rendalen municipality.[3]
References
- ^ "Sigurd Akre-Aas". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Sigurd Akre-Aas Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "det er sikkert en stakkars ulykkelig ungdom som i overmot skulle turne litt i statuen og har sine kvaler na". Arbeidetts Rett (in Norwegian). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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