Niels Petersen (12 February 1918 – 22 August 1966) was a Danish

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lif ...

. He competed in the men's heavyweight event 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 ...

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* 1918 births 1966 deaths Danish male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Denmark Weightlifters at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Kerteminde World Weightlifting Championships medalists Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark {{Denmark-weightlifting-bio-stub