Henry Reinholt

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHenry•Reinholt (Olsen-)
Used nameHenry•Reinholt
Born16 January 1890 in Skien, Vestfold og Telemark (NOR)
Died1 February 1980 (aged 90 years 16 days) in Skien, Vestfold og Telemark (NOR)
AffiliationsOdd Grenland, Skien (NOR)
NOC Norway

Biography

Henry Reinholt represented the club Odd Skien from 1909-18 on the position of a winger. With his club he won two cup championships (1913 and 1915) and was a losing finalist in 1909 and 1910. After retiring from active competition, he was a board member of Odd. At the 1912 Olympic Games, he represented Norway in the matches against Denmark and Austria, both of which were lost without scoring a single goal. He won a total of four caps in 1912 and 1913.

Reinholt worked as a bookbinder and had two sons with his wife Inga Kristiane (née Engebretsen). He was awarded the King’s Medal of Merit in 1955.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Football (Football) NOR Henry Reinholt
Football, Men (Olympic) Norway =5