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Robert Giertsen

sailor (1894-1978)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ4895080 ↗
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Robert Roach Giertsen (24 August 1894 – 17 October 1978) was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Mosk II, which won the gold medal in the 10 metre class (1919 rating).

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The public source identifies “Robert Giertsen” as sailor (1894-1978). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Robert, Giertsen and sailor.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1894, 1978, 1920, 1919—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1894-08-24. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Robert, Giertsen and sailor providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Robert Giertsen” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.