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Henry Hansen

1902 - 1985

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Henry Peter Christian Hansen (16 March 1902 – 28 March 1985) was a Danish road racing cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Hansen won the world title in 1931 and placed in the top 10 at three other world championships. At the Nordic Championships, he won the individual road race in 1925–1927 and 1929, and held the team title in 1926 and 1929. Nationally, he won the Danish championships in 1921, 1923, 1925, and 1930. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Hansen is the 55th most popular cyclist (up from 80th in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 350th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Henry Hansen ranks 55 out of 1,613. Before him are Aristidis Konstantinidis, Georgios Koletis, Freddy Maertens, Roger Pingeon, Romain Maes, and Gastone Nencini. After him are Roger Walkowiak, Stan Ockers, Ercole Baldini, Guido Messina, Briek Schotte, and Fiorenzo Magni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Henry Hansen ranks 139. Before him are Fritz Machlup, Vasil Mzhavanadze, Józef Maria Bocheński, Zino Francescatti, Luis Cernuda, and Oscar Cullmann. After him are Gustav Fröhlich, Tallulah Bankhead, Giovanni Colombo, Erik Eriksen, Hans von Dohnanyi, and Sylvain Arend. Among people deceased in 1985, Henry Hansen ranks 100. Before him are Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, Stefan Bellof, Élias Sarkis, Johanna Wolf, Renato Castellani, and André Hunebelle. After him are Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, Michel Audiard, Géza Toldi, Sergei Yutkevich, Manfred Winkelhock, and Kenny Clarke.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Henry Hansen ranks 278 out of 1,032. Before him are Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913), Kaj Munk (1898), Emil Aarestrup (1800), Jens Otto Krag (1914), Susanne Bier (1960), and Estrid Svendsdatter (990). After him are Laurits Tuxen (1853), Peder Mørk Mønsted (1859), Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark (1603), Per Kirkeby (1938), Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880), and Sophus Nielsen (1888).

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Among CYCLISTS In Denmark

Among cyclists born in Denmark, Henry Hansen ranks 1. After him are Tony Rominger (1961), Bjarne Riis (1964), Willy Hansen (1906), Axel Schandorff (1925), Ole Ritter (1941), Leif Mortensen (1946), Jonas Vingegaard (1996), Mogens Frey (1941), Charles Schlee (1873), Michael Rasmussen (1974), and Gunnar Asmussen (1944).

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