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Niels Petersen

1885 - 1961

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Niels Knudsen Petersen (12 July 1885 in Copenhagen, Denmark – 29 April 1961 in Søllerød, Denmark) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games, the 1908 Summer Olympics, and the 1912 Summer Olympics. At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Danish gymnastics team, which won the silver medal. He was part of the Danish team, which finished fourth in the gymnastics team event in 1908. Four years later he won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Niels Petersen is the 125th most popular gymnast (up from 129th in 2019), the 596th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 610th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Niels Petersen ranks 125 out of 370. Before him are Ekaterina Kalinchuk, Evy Berggren, Erik Norberg, Giuseppe Domenichelli, Øistein Schirmer, and Helena Nordheim. After him are Božena Srncová, Nils Widforss, Ottó Hellmich, Tamara Lazakovich, Osvald Moberg, and Knut Torell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Niels Petersen ranks 250. Before him are Burton Downing, Erik Algot Fredriksson, C. J. Hambro, Caius Welcker, Nils Hellsten, and Mário de Noronha. After him are Vladimir Ćorović, Knut Torell, Bjørn Rasmussen, Artur Lemba, Luciano Savorini, and Ethel Muckelt. Among people deceased in 1961, Niels Petersen ranks 182. Before him are Aloys Van de Vyvere, William Z. Foster, William Alexander Morgan, Harry DeBaecke, Anita Stewart, and Elda Emma Anderson. After him are Kazimierz Laskowski, Whittaker Chambers, Zoltan Korda, Augustus John, Gail Russell, and Miriam A. Ferguson.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Niels Petersen ranks 596 out of 1,032. Before him are Jan Mølby (1963), Peder Pedersen (1945), Ellen Winther (1933), Mariann Fischer Boel (1943), Michala Petri (1958), and John Lauridsen (1959). After him are Klaus Berggreen (1958), Kevin Magnussen (1992), Jens Albinus (1965), Jørgen Marcussen (1950), Per Røntved (1949), and Søren Marinus Jensen (1879).

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Among GYMNASTS In Denmark

Among gymnasts born in Denmark, Niels Petersen ranks 2. Before him are Axel Andersen (1891).

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