Gerhard Sigvald Pedersen (April 9, 1912 – June 4, 1987) was a
Danish
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who competed in the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
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In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the welterweight class after winning the third-place fight against
Roger Tritz of France.
1936 Olympic results
Below are the results of Gerhard Pedersen, a Danish boxer who competed in the welterweight division at the 1936 Berlin Olympics:
* Round of 32: defeated Enrique Giaverni (Chile) on points
* Round of 16: defeated Rudolf Andreassen (Norway) on points
* Quarterfinal: defeated Raul Rodriguez (Argentina) on points
* Semifinal: lost to Sten Suvio (Finland) on points
* Bronze Medal Bout: defeated Roger Tritz (France) on points (won bronze medal)
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1912 births
1987 deaths
Welterweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Denmark
Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark
Olympic medalists in boxing
Danish male boxers
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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