{{short description|Norwegian equestrian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} '''Birck Elgaaen''' (2 August 1917 – 7 January 2013) was a Norwegian equestrian who competed in the individual show jumping event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. A member of the ''Oslo Rideklubb'', he was unable to complete the competition. He was born in Oslo, Norway<ref name="Sports Reference">{{cite web|last = Gjerde|first = Arild|author2=Jeroen Heijmans |author3=Bill Mallon |author4=Hilary Evans |title = Birck Elgaaen Biography and Olympic Results|work = Olympics|publisher = Sports Reference.com|date = February 2011|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/birck-elgaaen-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417111455/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/birck-elgaaen-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2020-04-17|accessdate = 2011-02-04}}</ref> and later became a horse riding instructor.<ref name="Instructor">{{Cite web|title = Daglig leder / rideskolesjef Sissel Thorson Falch|publisher = E. K. T. Rideskole|date = 2008-03-12|url = http://www.rideskole.no/?id=19&read=17|accessdate = 2011-02-04|language=no}}</ref>
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