Otto Krohg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameOtto Theodor•Krohg
Used nameOtto•Krohg
Born29 February 1884 in Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal (NOR)
Died6 May 1978 (aged 94 years 2 months 5 days) in Oslo, Oslo (NOR)
Measurements65 kg
AffiliationsChristiania Roklub, Oslo (NOR)
NOC Norway

Biography

Otto Krohg rowed as a member of the Christiania Roklub in the eight at the 1912 Olympic Games. The boat did not advance to the second round.

Krohg was an accountant and office manager and later a shipowner. With his wife Anna Elisa (née Egge Rasmussen) he had one son and one daughter. Otto Krohg was the grandson of the well-known Norwegian priest and author Otto Theodor Krohg (1811-89).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Rowing NOR Otto Krohg
Eights, Men (Olympic) Norwegian Rowing Association 2 h1 r1/3
1912 Summer Olympics Rowing NOR Otto Krohg
Eights, Men (Olympic) Kristiania Roklub 2 h4 r1/4