Anders Andersen (26 October 1881 – 19 February 1961) was a
Danish
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sport wrestler
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who competed in the
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...
and in the
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...
.
In 1908 he won the bronze medal in the
Greco-Roman middleweight class.
Four years later he was eliminated in the second round of the
Greco-Roman middleweight competition.
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1881 births
1961 deaths
Olympic wrestlers for Denmark
Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Danish male sport wrestlers
Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Copenhagen
20th-century Danish people
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