Christian August Christensen (6 August 1876 in

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– 5 December 1956 in

Søllerød Søllerød is a suburban district of Rudersdal Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The original village, one of the oldest in the area, is perched on Søllerød Hill on the south side of Søllerød Lake. It merged with ...

) was a Danish book printer and

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

. He competed at the

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, France. He was a member of

Københavns Idræts Forening Københavns Idræts Forening (abbreviated Københavns IF, KIF) is a Danish athletics club based in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen. The club is based at the Østerbro Stadium and the indoor Club Danmark Hallen in Valby. The club was founded ...

and served as the club's president from 1903-1905 and from 1916-1918.

Sports career

He took fifth place in the single-round final of the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. His time is unknown. Christensen also competed in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

. He placed fifth in his first-round (semifinals) heat and did not advance to the final.

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* * 1876 births 1956 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Denmark Danish male middle-distance runners Athletes from Copenhagen 20th-century Danish people {{denmark-athletics-bio-stub