A portrait carving of Major General Viktor Balck - 8x10 photo "Viktor Gustaf Balck KCMG (25 April 1844 – 31 May 1928) was a SwedishArmy officer and sports personality who was one of the original members of the InternationalOlympic Committee and who is often called "the father of Swedish sports". Balck was born inKarlskrona, Sweden, and was a sailor in his youth. In 1861, he joined the Swedish War Academytrack to become a cadet for the Swedish Army, and was active in fencing and gymnastics. He stayedon as assistant gymnastics instructor at Karlberg for a while, and in 1866 was commissionedas a second lieutenant in the Närke regiment. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1875, in thesame regiment, and to captain in 1884.[1] However, Balck's military career came to be devotedalmost entirely to gymnastics and sports. He was assistant instructor at Karlberg from 1868He became an instructor of military gymnastics and fencing at the Swedish Central Instituteof Gymnastics in 1885, was chief instructor in the same subject, 1887-1909, and the Institute'sdirector 1907-1909.[2] He was promoted to major in the Swedish Army in 1894, to lieutenant colonelin 1900, and to colonel in 1904.[1] In 1909 he transferred to the reserve list and in 1914 receivedan honorary promotion to major general.[2] Directly after completing his officer's training,of Gymnastics 1866-1868, and stayed on as assistant teacher at the Institute 1868-1870, whilealso being an assistant teacher at Karlberg. From 1872, his main activities - both in militaryand civilian gymnastics and sports - had the Institute as a base. As a young officer and gymnasticsteacher, Balck was of the impression that voluntary gymnastics and sports activities in Sweden,i.e., outside the army and the schools, were undeveloped in comparison to the contemporary situationof several sporting clubs and organisations, and the founding of several related journals.[1]During this time, Swedish organised sports took shape, and Balck became one of its leading figures." Pickid: 533094 This is a high quality REPRODUCTION print. Where necessary,the image has been cleaned, digitally enhanced and restored by a proffessional to further enhancethe quality and enjoyment of the image. The photos is printed onto a high quality glossy/> We offer a full money back guarantee on all our items. Copyright By purchasingthis photo copyright does not transfer. We are selling these photos as collectibles only andno copyright is implied. PAYMENTS We only accept PayPal as method of payment.
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