Frithjof Sælen (gymnast)

Frithjof Olsen Sælen, Sr. (5 August 1892 – 8 October 1975) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Frithjof Sælen
Full name	Frithjof Olsen Sælen, Sr.
Born	(1892-08-05)5 August 1892 Bergen, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	9 October 1975(1975-10-09) (aged 83) Bergen, Norway
Relatives	Frithjof Sælen, Jr. (son)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Norway
Club	Fredrikshalds TF, IL Norrøna
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  Norway Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Team, free system 1920 Antwerp Team, free system

In 1912 he was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. Eight years later he won a silver medal again as member of the Norwegian gymnastics team. He represented the clubs Fredrikshalds TF and IL Norrøna.^[2]

Together with Astrid Weltzin (1892–1978) he had the son Frithjof Sælen, Jr.^[3]