Nicolai Kiær  Nicolai Kiær (April 2, 1888 – May 29, 1934 in Hunan, China) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. As a member of the Norwegian team, he won the silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908. Kiær drowned in a river in Hunan, China, while working for the Norwegian Lutheran Mission.