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Hans Jacob Nielsen

1899 - 1967

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Hans Jacob Nielsen (2 September 1899 in Næstved – 6 February 1967 in Aalborg) was a Danish featherweight and lightweight boxer who competed in the 1920s. He was reigning world champion between 1924 and 1928 after winning the gold medal in boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the lightweight category, defeating Alfredo Copello in the final. His first Olympic appearance was at the 1920 Antwerp Games when he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to James Cater. At the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928, Nielsen tried to defend his Olympic title in the lightweight division but lost in the semifinal to the eventual gold medalist Carlo Orlandi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Jacob Nielsen is the 1,014th most popular athlete (down from 813th in 2019), the 507th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 513th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Danish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hans Jacob Nielsen ranks 1,014 out of 6,025. Before him are Tommaso Costantino, Charles Asati, Marvin Stalder, Émile Albrecht, Karl Warner, and Roger de Barbarin. After him are Freddie Wolff, Helga Seidler, Bohumil Němeček, Yordanka Donkova, Yelena Gorchakova, and Lily Carlstedt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Hans Jacob Nielsen ranks 244. Before him are Curtis Bernhardt, John Qualen, Ann Bishop, Américo Tesoriere, George Călinescu, and Miyamoto Yuriko. After him are Yervand Kochar, Gregory Breit, Jacques Audiberti, John Bodkin Adams, James Smith McDonnell, and Renato Sáinz. Among people deceased in 1967, Hans Jacob Nielsen ranks 213. Before him are Clifton Williams, Francis Spellman, Mary Garden, Georges Berger, Reginald Punnett, and Fridrikh Ermler. After him are Holcombe Ward, Juan Luque de Serrallonga, Walter Krueger, Rexhep Mitrovica, Alfred Felber, and Anton Walbrook.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Hans Jacob Nielsen ranks 507 out of 1,032. Before him are Jens Jørgen Hansen (1939), Bent Hansen (1933), Henning Enoksen (1935), Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark (1677), Nils Asther (1897), and August Blom (1869). After him are Prince Christian of Denmark (2005), Lily Carlstedt (1926), Katja K (1968), Anders Hejlsberg (1960), Jørgen Jørgensen (1780), and Jesper Olsen (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In Denmark

Among athletes born in Denmark, Hans Jacob Nielsen ranks 9. Before him are Edgar Aabye (1865), Lis Hartel (1921), Karen Harup (1924), Eugen Schmidt (1862), Charles Winckler (1867), and Ernst Schultz (1879). After him are Lily Carlstedt (1926), Henry Petersen (1900), Lars Jørgen Madsen (1871), Niels Fredborg (1946), Aage Larsen (1923), and Kurt Helmudt (1943).

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