Søren Petersen
Boxing, Boxer
1894 – 1945
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Who was Søren Petersen?
Søren Peter Petersen was a Danish heavyweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s and 1930s.
He was born in Kolding and died in Belgium.
Petersen won a silver medal in boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to British boxer Ronald Rawson in the final. He followed his 1920 achievements exactly in boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics where he won another silver when he lost to Otto von Porat in the final.
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- Born
- Dec 6, 1894
Kolding - Also known as
- Soren Peteersen
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Died
- 1945
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on July 23, 2013
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