Poul Hansen (sport wrestler)

Poul Hansen
Personal information
Born(1891-10-20)20 October 1891
Ubberud, Odense Municipality, Denmark
Died29 October 1948(1948-10-29) (aged 57)
Aarhus, Denmark
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Heavyweight

Poul Henrik Peder Hansen (20 October 1891 – 29 October 1948) was a Danish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Ubberud, Odense Municipality and died in Aarhus.

In 1920 he won the silver medal in the Greco-Roman heavyweight competition after winning the final of the silver medal round against Edward Willkie. Four years later he competed in the Greco-Roman heavyweight event as well as in the freestyle wrestling light-heavyweight class but was not able to win a medal.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Poul Hansen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Poul Hansen". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.


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