Nic Zwetnow
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Born(1929-05-28)28 May 1929
Berlin, Germany
Died18 January 2016(2016-01-18) (aged 86)[1]
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SportSports shooting

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Høyer, Svennik; et al. (29 January 2016). "Nicolaus Zwetnow". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 24.
  2. ^ "Nic Zwetnow". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Nicolaus Zwetnow 70 år 28. mai" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 5 May 2009.
  4. ^ "80 år 28. mai: Professor emeritus, dr.med. Nicolaj N. Zwetnow" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 13 May 2009.
  5. ^ Karevold, Idar (27 May 1989). "Han mestrer både pistol, skalpell og balalaika". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.
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