Hans Jacob Nielsen (2 September 1899 in

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– 6 February 1967 in

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) was a

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and

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who competed in the 1920s. He was reigning world champion between 1924 and 1928 after winning the

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in the

category, defeating

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in the final. His first Olympic appearance was at the 1920 Antwerp Games when he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to James Cater. At the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928, Nielsen tried to defend his Olympic title in the lightweight division but lost in the semifinal to the eventual gold medalist

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. Nielsen also lost the bronze medal bout to

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and thus finished fourth.

1920 Olympic results

Below is the record of Hans Jacob Nielsen, a Danish featherweight boxer who competed at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: lost to James Cater (Great Britain) by decision

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* * * 1899 births 1967 deaths Featherweight boxers Lightweight boxers Olympic boxers for Denmark Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Denmark People from Næstved Municipality Olympic medalists in boxing Danish male boxers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Region Zealand {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub