Stig Rønne
Stig Rønne (full name Hans Stig Trappaud Rønne; 30 December 1887 – 15 September 1951) was a Danish gymnast who won a gold medal in the team all-around, free system, at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp1. He competed for the Copenhagen club AS1 and worked in civilian life as a clerk at Privatbanken2.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hans Stig Trappaud Rønne, used name Stig Rønne1 |
| Born / died | 30 December 1887 in Herstedvester, Albertslund, Hovedstaden; 15 September 1951 in Frederiksberg, Hovedstaden1 |
| Sport and club | Artistic gymnastics; AS, København1 |
| Olympic result | Gold, Team All-Around, Free System, Men, 1920 Antwerp1 |
| Occupation | Clerk (fuldmægtig) at Privatbanken; married Estrid Tagea Egede Jungersen in 19172 |
Family background
Rønne belonged to a Danish family whose genealogy was printed in a published lineage table of the Rønne family2. His father, also named Hans Stig Rønne, was born on 17 July 1846, worked as a chirurgist and instrument manufacturer, and was buried in 1883; he married Martha Marie Raetzei, born 1852, on 21 April 18772. The gymnast's grandfather, Henning Christian Rønne, was a ship captain who was lost at sea in the autumn of 1846, the year of the father's birth; his grandmother was Juliane Marie Judithe Angersbach (1811–1890), who married the captain in 18382.
The genealogy records the future Olympian as born on 30 December 1887 and employed as a fuldmægtig, a clerk with signing authority, at Privatbanken, and shows his 1917 marriage to Estrid Tagea Egede Jungersen2. His siblings and cousins in the same table included Henning Christian Trappaud Rønne, a medical doctor and eye specialist, and Paul Trappaud Rønne, a steam boiler inspector2.
The 1920 Antwerp Olympics
The 1920 Games in Antwerp were the first after World War I, gathering 2,680 participants from 29 countries; Denmark's team there returned with 3 gold, 9 silver, and 1 bronze medal3. Rønne competed in men's artistic gymnastics in the team all-around contested under the so-called free system1.
The contest. The Danish gold-medal squad included Georg Albertsen, Viggo Dibbern, Aage Frandsen, Hugo Helsten, Harry Holm, Herold Jansson, Robert Johnsen, Christian Juhl, Vilhelm Lange, Svend Madsen, Peder Marcussen, Niels Turin Nielsen, Steen Olsen, Peder Møller, Christian Møller Pedersen, Harry Sørensen, Christian Thomas, and Knud Vermehren, alongside Rønne4. Danish gymnasts also took silver in the Games' other team event, contested under the Swedish system, so the country's gymnasts left Antwerp with a gold and a silver in the two team competitions4.
Later life
Rønne died on 15 September 1951 in Frederiksberg, at the age of 631. Reference works on Danish Olympic champions record him under both Stig Rønne and the fuller forms of his name, with the same birth and death dates of 30 December 1887 and 15 September 19515.
References
- Stig Rønne, Olympedia athlete database
- Stamtavle III: Slægten Rønne, Danskernes Historie Online / Slægtsbiblioteket
- 1920 Summer Olympics Overview, Olympedia
- Denmark at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Olympedia
- DEN: Danish Olympic gold medalists, Great Olympians reference
Topic: Encyclopedia › Sports, games, and recreation › Individual sports and outdoor recreation › Athletics, gymnastics, and strength sports › Gymnasts, teams, clubs, and governance › Nordic gymnasts › Danish gymnasts
Initially written Oct 21, 2026 · Edited: Oct 25, 2026
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