Nils von Kantzow
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Nils Gustav von Kantzow (30 August 1885 – 7 February 1967) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] He was a member of the Swedish team that won the all-around gold medal.[2] He was born in a noble family and reached the rank of captain in the Swedish Army in 1916.[3]
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| Born | 30 August 1885 Karlberg Palace, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 7 February 1967 (aged 81) Björkedal, Sweden | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Club | Stockholms GF, Täby | |||||||||||
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In 1910 von Kantzow married Carin Axelina Hulda Fock, but they were later separated. Their only child, Thomas von Kantzow, was born in 1912. 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.[3]
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