Georg Krog
Georg Krog ( born July 2, 1915 in Bergen, † 6 July 1991) was a Norwegian speed skater. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch -Partenkirchen, he won the silver medal over 500 meters.
How is revealed later, the three -time gold medal winner, his compatriot Ivar Ballangrud, in this discipline probably a second was too early, was 43.4 s compared with Krog's 43.5 s, stopped so that Krog had clearly conceded the gold medal. Krog's best time over 500 m is 42.0 s The Allround Speed Skating World Cup in 1937, he won the discipline in 42.9 s
Born in Bergen Krog was a great-grandson of the politician Hans Jensen Krog. He went to the clubs Drammens Skøiteklub, Gimsøy Idrettsforening and Oslo Skøiteklub. 1940, the lawyer was engaged in negotiations on the merger of the Norwegian Sports Federation with the Workers Sports Federation. From 1961 to 1965 he was chairman of the Norwegian Skating Association. After his career as an athlete, he worked as a lawyer.