George Peter Nissen (February 3, 1914 – April 7, 2010) was an American gymnast and inventor who developed the modern trampoline and made trampolining...
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and entrepreneur. She is the daughter of George Nissen, the inventor of the modern-day trampoline. Nissen began her involvement with sports and fitness...
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Norwegian-American ballerina and actress George Nissen (1914–2010) inventor of the modern trampoline Henry Nissen (born 1948 as Henry Nissenbaum), German/Australian...
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he became a gymnastics coach at the University of Iowa where he met George Nissen who was also a skilled gymnast & tumbler. In 1933, Griswold organized...
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in 1898. The first modern trampoline was built by George Nissen and Larry Griswold in 1936. Nissen was a gymnastics and diving competitor and Griswold...
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physical rehabilitation centers. The modern trampoline was created by George Nissen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1936. In 1938 the first “small trampoline”...
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Greta Nissen (born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen; 30 January 1906 – 15 May 1988) was a Norwegian-American film and stage actress. Born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen in Kristiania...
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Donald Wallace Gordon (section Nissen/Gordon)
water and land. He has worked as a consultant for trampoline inventor George Nissen to design next generation landing pits for his company. Gordon has over...
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pioneer. Following the development of modern trampolines in the USA by George Nissen, Ted Blake was a major contributor to their continued development in...
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system used for diving. Robert F Bollinger was part of George Nissen's trampoline act and just as Nissen can be seen as the father of trampoline, Robert F...
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