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
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games

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 1910 von Kantzow married Carin Axelina Hulda Fock, and in 1913 they had one son, Thomas,^[3] 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

↑ Nils von Kantzow. sports-reference.com
1 2 Nils von Kantzow. Swedish Olympic Committee
↑ Lemons, Everette (2013-03-13). The Third Reich, A Revolution of Ideological Inhumanity. Lulu.com. pp. 424–. ISBN 9781105072963. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

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[sr-1] Nils von Kantzow. sports-reference.com

[sok-2] 1 2 Nils von Kantzow. Swedish Olympic Committee

[Lemons2013-3] Lemons, Everette (2013-03-13). The Third Reich, A Revolution of Ideological Inhumanity. Lulu.com. pp. 424–. ISBN 9781105072963. Retrieved 30 November 2017.