Jørgen Wagner Hansen (15 September 1925 – 17 July 1969) was a

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who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He was also part of Denmark's squad for the football tournament at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

, but he did not play in any matches. Hansen scored the

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goal in a 3–1 defeat against

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in May 1951. Beside being a footballer, Hansen was a

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and became chief physician at the hospital in

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1925 births 1969 deaths Men's association football forwards Danish men's footballers Olympic footballers for Denmark Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Kjøbenhavns Boldklub players Denmark men's international footballers Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Footballers from Frederiksberg Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark {{Denmark-footy-forward-stub