Gotfred Johansen
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1920 Antwerp | Lightweight |
Gotfred Svend Kristian Johansen (4 May 1895 in Copenhagen, Denmark – 2 February 1978 in Egebæksvang, near Helsingør, Denmark) was a Danish lightweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He was born in Copenhagen and died in Egebæksvang, Helsingør Municipality. He was the father of Eigil Johansen. Johansen won a silver medal in lightweight boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Samuel Mosberg in the final.[1]
He represented the club IF Sparta, and won the Danish amateur championship in light weigth 4 times, in 1916, 1918, 1919 and 1910.
His son Eigil Johansen participated in the 1952 Olympics in wrestling. Gotfred Johansen worked as a store cleck.
1920 Olympic results
[edit]Below is the record of Gotfred Johansen, a Danish lightweight boxer who competed at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics:
- Round of 16: defeated Jean Nays (Belgium)
- Quarterfinal: defeated Frank Cassidy (United States)
- Semifinal: defeated Clarence Newton (Canada)
- Final: lost to Samuel Mosberg (United States); was awarded silver medal
References
[edit]- ^ "Gotfred Johansen". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gotfred Johansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011.
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