He was a crew member of the Danish boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours. Erik Bisgaard later was to become a renowned ambassador for the sport of rowing in South America. Prior to the outbreak of the First World War Bisgaard left Denmark for Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he worked as an architect and engineer until his death in 1987. Erik Bisgaard's Great-Grandson is Roddy Bisgaard Lanigan who was a scholastic rowing champion in the United States.
In Buenos Aires, Erik became member of the Club Remeros Escandinavos (Scandinavian Rowing Club) in Tigre. This club was founded only a few years before Erik migrated to Argentina, in 1912, coincidently the same year Erik participated of the Stockholm Summer Olympics and obtained his bronze medal.
Erik was an advanced lightweight sculler in an era where sweep rowing was exponentially more popular. However he managed to position himself among the best of his time winning a good deal of regattas between 1914 and the 1920s.
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erik, bisgaard, january, 1890, june, 1987, danish, rower, competed, 1912, summer, olympics, olympic, medal, recordmen, rowing1912, stockholm, coxed, fourhe, crew, member, danish, boat, which, bronze, medal, coxed, fours, later, become, renowned, ambassador, sp. Erik Bisgaard 25 January 1890 21 June 1987 was a Danish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics 1 Olympic medal recordMen s rowing1912 Stockholm Men s coxed fourHe was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours Erik Bisgaard later was to become a renowned ambassador for the sport of rowing in South America Prior to the outbreak of the First World War Bisgaard left Denmark for Buenos Aires Argentina where he worked as an architect and engineer until his death in 1987 Erik Bisgaard s Great Grandson is Roddy Bisgaard Lanigan who was a scholastic rowing champion in the United States In Buenos Aires Erik became member of the Club Remeros Escandinavos Scandinavian Rowing Club in Tigre This club was founded only a few years before Erik migrated to Argentina in 1912 coincidently the same year Erik participated of the Stockholm Summer Olympics and obtained his bronze medal Erik was an advanced lightweight sculler in an era where sweep rowing was exponentially more popular However he managed to position himself among the best of his time winning a good deal of regattas between 1914 and the 1920s References edit Erik Bisgaard Olympedia Retrieved 28 May 2021 External links editprofile nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Danish Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to Danish rowing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erik Bisgaard amp oldid 1204023605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
