Henrik Hansen (wrestler)
 Hansen in Tokyo in 1954 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Christian Henrik Hansen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1920[1] Melby, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 August 2010 (aged 90)[2] North Stonington, Connecticut, U.S.[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | AK DAN, Ballerup | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christian Henrik Hansen (26 May 1920 – 23 August 2010) was a Danish sport wrestler. He won a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, welterweight class, at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Next year he competed in freestyle wrestling at European championships and placed fifth.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Henrik Hansen". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ a b Henrik Hansen Obituary. legacy.com
- ^ "Hansen, Henrik Christian (DEN)". iat.uni-leipzig.de.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- Henrik Christian Hansen at the International Wrestling Database
- Christian Henrik Hansen at Olympics.com
- Henrik Hansen at Olympedia (archive)
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