Johannes Eriksen
Olympic athlete
1889 – 1963
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Who was Johannes Eriksen?
Johannes Thorvald Eriksen was a Danish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Frederiksberg.
In 1908, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Greco-Roman middleweight competition.
Four years later, he was eliminated in the fifth round of the Greco-Roman light-heavyweight class after losing his fight to August Rajala.
At the 1920 Games, he won the bronze medal in the Greco-Roman light-heavyweight competition.
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- Born
- Jul 12, 1889
- Also known as
- Johannes Thorvald Eriksen
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Died
- Jun 25, 1963
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on July 23, 2013
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