Nicolaus Zwetnow Explained

Nic Zwetnow
Birth Date:28 May 1929
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Death Date:[1]
Sport:Sports shooting
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Nicolaus Zwetnow (28 May 1929  - 18 January 2016) was a Norwegian sports shooter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]

After taking the cand.med. degree at the University of Oslo in 1953, he proceeded with the dr.med. degree in Gothenburg in 1970, and was declared a specialist in neurosurgery in the same year. He worked at the Sahlgrenska and Karolinska hospitals in Sweden, and from 1979 to his retirement in 1999 he was a professor of medicine at the University of Oslo. He was also a skilled balalaika player, attending the Norwegian Academy of Music, and a polyglot capable in ten languages.[1] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Nicolaus Zwetnow. Aftenposten. no. 29 January 2016. Høyer, Svennik. Svennik Høyer. 24. etal.
  2. Web site: Nic Zwetnow . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184003/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zw/nic-zwetnow-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 21 June 2015 . Sports Reference.
  3. News: Nicolaus Zwetnow 70 år 28. mai. Norwegian News Agency. 5 May 2009. Norwegian.
  4. News: 80 år 28. mai: Professor emeritus, dr.med. Nicolaj N. Zwetnow. Norwegian News Agency. 13 May 2009. Norwegian.
  5. News: Han mestrer både pistol, skalpell og balalaika. Karevold, Idar. Aftenposten. 27 May 1989. 20. Norwegian.