Karl Roll

Karl Nikolai Roll (14 March 1868 – 29 September 1958[1][2]) was a Norwegian sports official, skier and military officer.

On his maternal side, he was a great-grandson of Jacob von der Lippe Parelius.

Roll was promoted to captain in 1900, remained in Stockholm until 1904 and was responsible for ski tutoring in the Swedish royal family.

He was instrumental when the Norwegian Confederation of Sports (Norges Riksforbund for Idræt) was created, and also worked with an international ski commission.

Karl Roll died in September 1958 in Oslo, and a memorial stone of was unveiled near Tryvannstårnet in 1968.