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Søren Petersen

1894 - 1945

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Søren Peter Petersen (December 6, 1894 in Kolding, Denmark – 1945 in Belgium) 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. Petersen was knocked down seven times in the first three rounds of the fight, at the time an Olympic record; he did not knock Rawson down a single time in the fight. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Søren Petersen is the 184th most popular boxer (down from 160th in 2019), the 630th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 613th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Søren Petersen ranks 184 out of 496. Before him are Franco De Piccoli, Anton Josipović, José Gómez Mustelier, Ted Morgan, Deontay Wilder, and Frankie Genaro. After him are Dariusz Michalczewski, Jean Delarge, Henry Maske, Amir Khan, Raúl Landini, and Alexander Povetkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Søren Petersen ranks 252. Before him are Norman Kerry, Frederick E. Morgan, ZaSu Pitts, Lois Wilson, Jacob Opdahl, and Alfred Probst. After him are Anatoly Blagonravov, Robert Russell Bennett, Beatrice Lillie, Jan Peka, Arthur Fiedler, and Jean Gachet. Among people deceased in 1945, Søren Petersen ranks 343. Before him are Gottlieb Haberlandt, Arthur Symons, Jules Pappaert, Cosmo Gordon Lang, Thomas Lewis, and Paul Koebe. After him are Tom Taylor, Hiram Johnson, Charles Sands, Willis Augustus Lee, Mark Sandrich, and Joe Hunt.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Søren Petersen ranks 630 out of 1,032. Before him are Niels Arden Oplev (1961), Kent Nielsen (1961), Hans-Henrik Ørsted (1954), Deepika Padukone (1986), Poul Pedersen (1932), and Henrik Svensmark (1958). After him are Brian Priske (1977), Pia Tafdrup (1952), Jac Nellemann (1944), Anders Peter Nielsen (1867), Jens Galschiøt (1954), and Prince Nikolai of Denmark (1999).

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Among BOXERS In Denmark

Among boxers born in Denmark, Søren Petersen ranks 2. Before him are Anders Petersen (1899). After him are Brian Nielsen (1965), and Mikkel Kessler (1979).

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