Adolf Nilsen (3 March 1895 – October 1983) was a Norwegian-American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Eight

Adolf Gustinius Nilsen was born in Stavanger, Norway.[2] He was affiliated with the Stavanger Roklub, in Stavanger. In 1920 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat in the eight competition. Nilsen was a rower on that Norwegian boat, which won the bronze medal behind the US and the UK.[3]

He died in 1983 in Westminster, Colorado.[4]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adolf Nilsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Adolf Nilsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ Rowing 1920 Summer Olympics (Olympic Games History) Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Adolf Nilsen (Social Security Death Index)". ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com.
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