Niels Bukh
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Contents
Country
Denmark
Birth - Death
1880 - 1950
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
Olympic Silver
Description
Gymnastic trainer, leader of Silver Medal winning national gymnastics team at Olympic Games 1912. Founder of the Neil Bukh School of Gymnastics, which created unique programs for the training of elite gymnastics athletes. Controversial due to relationships with Nazi party.
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.denstoredanske.dk/index.php?title=Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Uddannelse_og_undervisning/Gymnastikpædagog/Niels_Bukh
- http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Livsstil,_sport_og_fritid/Sport/Gymnastik/Niels_Bukh
- http://www.svendborghistorie.dk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=421:niels-bukh-forstander-for-gymnastikhojskolen-i-ollerup&catid=12:personalhistorier&Itemid=19
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQmUhZXM_I0
