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Dagmar: My father, George Nissen, died on April 7, 2010. He was 96 years old and
when you are that old it is difficult to survive pneumonia, in which he did die from.
Larry Griswold
George Nissen: I went to Paris to demonstrate my new trampoline sport, that I call
Spaceball. Also, around this time pilots started using trampolines to get used to
orientate themselves in mid-air
George Nissen: I scaled a pyramid in Egypt with my son-in-law named Ron Munn,
Dagmar’s husband. We took a trampoline to the top and I did a few flips. I was 63 years
old.
1977
George Nissen: Larry Griswold and I Started the U.S. Tumbling and Trampoline
Association in which later split into two organizations
1971
George Nissen: I Married a Dutch Acrobat named Annie De Vries
1951
Peter Vidmar
Annie Nissen Ted Blake
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George Nissen: I joined the navy. I thought that I would be useful because I was in good
shape and I was only 29 years old.
1943
George Nissen : Nissen and I opened the Griswold Nissen Trampoline and Tumbling Co.
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This was a trampoline production company.
1941
George Nissen: I was preforming rebound tumbling in Mexico and discovered that
the Spanish word for spring board was trampolín. I changed “bouncing rig” to
“trampoline”
1937
George Nissen : My gymnastics coach, Larry Griswold, had the brilliant idea of putting
springs in between the canvas and the steel frame to make it bouncier
1934
George Nissen: I was inspired for the trampoline from trapeze artists using a safety net.
I Just attached a canvas sheet to a steel frame and just called it a bouncing rig.
1930
Catherine Jensen Nissen: I gave birth to George Nissen
February 3, 1914 In Blairston Iowa.
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Activities: Gymnastics, business
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Favorite Music: unknown
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Favorite TV Shows: none
Favorite Books: unknown
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4 Albums
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Address: Unwilling to share
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Email Address: Unwilling to share
Networks:
Birthday: February 3, 1914
Political: Democrat or Republican
Religion: unknown
Hometown: Blairston Iowa
Education: unknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=5168
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Nissen
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-nissen-
inventor-of-the-trampoline-1962316.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/us/13nissen.html?_r=1
George Nissen

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George Nissen

  • 1. fakebook George Nissen George Nissen Logout View photos of George Send George a message Wall Info Photos Videos Write something… Share Friends Dagmar: My father, George Nissen, died on April 7, 2010. He was 96 years old and when you are that old it is difficult to survive pneumonia, in which he did die from. Larry Griswold George Nissen: I went to Paris to demonstrate my new trampoline sport, that I call Spaceball. Also, around this time pilots started using trampolines to get used to orientate themselves in mid-air George Nissen: I scaled a pyramid in Egypt with my son-in-law named Ron Munn, Dagmar’s husband. We took a trampoline to the top and I did a few flips. I was 63 years old. 1977 George Nissen: Larry Griswold and I Started the U.S. Tumbling and Trampoline Association in which later split into two organizations 1971 George Nissen: I Married a Dutch Acrobat named Annie De Vries 1951 Peter Vidmar Annie Nissen Ted Blake
  • 2. fakebook PROFILE NAME Logout George Nissen: I joined the navy. I thought that I would be useful because I was in good shape and I was only 29 years old. 1943 George Nissen : Nissen and I opened the Griswold Nissen Trampoline and Tumbling Co. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This was a trampoline production company. 1941 George Nissen: I was preforming rebound tumbling in Mexico and discovered that the Spanish word for spring board was trampolín. I changed “bouncing rig” to “trampoline” 1937 George Nissen : My gymnastics coach, Larry Griswold, had the brilliant idea of putting springs in between the canvas and the steel frame to make it bouncier 1934 George Nissen: I was inspired for the trampoline from trapeze artists using a safety net. I Just attached a canvas sheet to a steel frame and just called it a bouncing rig. 1930 Catherine Jensen Nissen: I gave birth to George Nissen February 3, 1914 In Blairston Iowa. .
  • 3. Personal Information fakebook Profile NAME Logout View photos of _______ Send _____ a message Basic Information Photos Activities: Gymnastics, business Interests: Gymnastics, inventions, buisness Favorite Music: unknown Favorite Movies: none Favorite TV Shows: none Favorite Books: unknown Album Title Updated .... 4 Albums Contact Information Address: Unwilling to share Phone Number: Unwilling to share Email Address: Unwilling to share Networks: Birthday: February 3, 1914 Political: Democrat or Republican Religion: unknown Hometown: Blairston Iowa Education: unknown Album Title Updated .... Album Title Updated .... Album Title Updated .... George Nissen Info Photos VideosWall
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