Poul Hansen (sport wrestler)

Poul Hansen
Born (1891-10-20)20 October 1891
Ubberud, Odense Municipality, Denmark
Died 29 October 1948(1948-10-29) (aged 57)
Aarhus, Denmark
Olympic medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
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.

References

  1. "Poul Hansen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.


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