Christian Larsen (born 12 September 1947, dead 24 July 2021) was a Danish

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. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. Larsen died of cancer, aged 73, in a hospice in

Nørresundby Nørresundby () is a city in Aalborg Municipality, north of Limfjorden, in Vendsyssel, in Denmark. The urban area has a population of 23,718 (1 January 2021). It is located just north of Aalborg, which lies south of Limfjorden. Statistically its ...

on 24 July 2021. He was survived by his wife Grethe Larsen, two daughters and six grandchildren.

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1947 births 2021 deaths Danish male boxers Olympic boxers for Denmark Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Aalborg Light-middleweight boxers {{Denmark-boxing-bio-stub