Kaj Frederiksen (21 September 1916 – 9 July 1991) was a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

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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 ...

. He was born in

Gørlev Gørlev is a town on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. It has a population of 2,397 (1 January 2022)Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

. He was the twin brother of

Viggo Frederiksen Viggo Frederiksen (21 September 1916 – 11 December 1993) was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Gørlev and died in Hillerød Hillerød () is a Danish town with a population of 35,357 (1 January 2 ...

. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist

Gavino Matta Gavino Matta (June 9, 1910 in Sassari – January 20, 1954) was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI O ...

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1916 births 1991 deaths People from Kalundborg Municipality Flyweight boxers Danish male boxers Olympic boxers for Denmark Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Twin sportspeople Danish twins Sportspeople from Region Zealand {{Denmark-boxing-bio-stub