Ansgar Løvold

Norwegian sport wrestler (1888-1961)

Born

19 November 1888, Kristiansund Municipality

Died

12 November 1961

Citizenship

Norway

Sport

amateur wrestling

Occupation

butcher, amateur wrestler, businessperson

Ansgar Løvold (19 November 1888 – 12 November 1961) was a Norwegian wrestler, butcher and philanthropist from Kristiansund. He is most known for participating at the 1912 Summer Olympics and for launching the idea for the Kristiansund and Frei Fixed Link.

Løvold started wrestling while in Oslo as a wandering journeyman. He joined IF Ørnulf and became Norwegian Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1912. This qualified him to the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, but Løvold lost both his matches in the light heavyweight event. He moved back to Kristiansund in 1913, where he founded a wrestling club and started as an instructor. He also founded wrestling clubs in Molde and Trondheim. As a butcher, he ran several butcher shops in town. From 1951, Løvold dedicated his time to working towards a fixed link for Kristiansund.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q4770650 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.