Herold Jansson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herold Jansson

gymnast

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1899

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 23-Apr-1965

Profession: artistic gymnast, competitive diver

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Carl August Herold Jansson (13 November 1899 – 23 April 1965) was a Danish gymnast and diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Copenhagen and died in Frederiksberg. Jansson was part of the Danish team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event in 1920. He also competed in the plain high diving competition and finished sixth. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 1924 plain high diving event.