Erik Bisgaard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erik Bisgaard

Danish rower

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1890

Place of Birth: Silkeborg, Central Denmark Region, Denmark

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1987

Profession: rower

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Erik Bisgaard (25 January 1890 – 21 June 1987) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Danish boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours.
Erik Bisgaard later was to become a renowned ambassador for the sport of rowing in South America.
Prior to the outbreak of the First World War Bisgaard left Denmark for Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he worked as an architect and engineer until his death in 1987.
Erik Bisgaard's Great-Grandson is Roddy Bisgaard Lanigan who was a scholastic rowing champion in the United States.