Trygve Smith

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameTrygve•Smith
Used nameTrygve•Smith
Born20 September 1880 in Oslo, Oslo (NOR)
Died10 November 1948 (aged 68 years 1 month 20 days) in Oslo, Oslo (NOR)
AffiliationsOslo Tennisklubb, Oslo (NOR)
NOC Norway

Biography

Trygve Smith was an engineer who was a multiple Norwegian national tennis champion. He played singles and doubles outdoors at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He won the Norwegian singles titled in 1912-15 and 1918, adding the doubles title in 1913-14 and 1916, and winning the mixed in 1912 and 1924. Smith’s son, Finn-Trygve Smith, later played Davis Cup for Norway from 1932-34, appearing in four ties.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Tennis NOR Trygve Smith
Singles, Men (Olympic) =31
Doubles, Mixed (Olympic) Valborg Bjurstedt DNS
Doubles, Men (Olympic) Herman Bjørklund =15