Conrad Langaard (tennis) explained

Conrad Langaard
Birth Date:6 August 1890
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway
Death Place:Oslo, Norway

Conrad Langaard (6 August 1890  - 24 December 1950) was a Norwegian tennis player.[1]

He was born in Kristiania[2] as a son of merchant and factory owner Rasmus Agerup Langaard (1860–1908) and his wife Laura Nannestad Holmboe (b. 1869). His paternal grandfather was Conrad Langaard (1823–1897), founder of the company of the same name. As such he was a grandnephew of Mads Langaard, and a first cousin once removed of Christian Langaard and a second cousin of Johan Henrik Langaard.[3] [4]

He represented the club Oslo TK. He participated at the Summer Olympics in 1912, 1920 and 1924. In 1912 he placed fifth in doubles, and in 1920 he placed fifth in doubles together with Jack Nielsen.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conrad Langaard . Olympedia . 8 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Conrad Langaard . Sports-Reference . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034058/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/conrad-langaard-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 March 2011.
  3. http://home.online.no/~olillebo/Gunleik.htm Genealogical entry
  4. Encyclopedia: Christian Langaard. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Bodil. Sørensen. Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 19 March 2011.