Niels Petersen (gymnast)

Niels Knudsen Petersen (12 July 1885 – 29 April 1961) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games, the 1908 Summer Olympics, and the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Team, free system
Intercalated Games
Silver medal – second place 1906 Athens Team

At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Danish gymnastics team, which won the silver medal. He was part of the Danish team, which finished fourth in the gymnastics team event in 1908.

Four years later he won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 34th.[2]

References

  1. "Niels Petersen". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Niels Petersen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2019.


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