Svend Omar Hermansen (September 14, 1913 – February 16, 1998) was a

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

Guillermo Lovell Guillermo José Lovell (January 14, 1918 – October 25, 1967) was an Argentine heavyweight boxer. He competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and won a silver medal, losing by points to Herbert Runge in the final. His elder brother Alberto Lovell a ...

1936 Olympic results

Below is the record of Omar Hermansen, a Danish heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: lost to

(Argentina) by decision

References

External links

Omar Hermansen's profile at Sports Reference.com
1913 births 1998 deaths Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Denmark Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Danish male boxers People from Ringsted Sportspeople from Region Zealand {{denmark-boxing-bio-stub