Nicolaus Zwetnow
Norwegian physician and sports shooter (1929–2016)
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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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 May 1929 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 18 January 2016 (aged 86)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
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]
