Per Cock-Clausen (23 September 1912 – 11 August 2002) was a
Danish
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figure skater. He was born in
Frederiksberg
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,
Denmark
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. He was the 13-time
Danish National Champion from 1940 to 1963 (held intermittently) and
Nordic Champion from 1949 to 1951 and in 1953. He competed at both the 1948 and 1952
Winter Olympic Games
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finishing 16th and 14th, respectively. He was the son of
architect
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Alf Cock-Clausen. After his competitive career, he became a member of the
Copenhagen City Council
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as a member of the
Conservative People's Party.
Results
References
Per Cock-Clausen's grave
1912 births
2002 deaths
Danish male single skaters
Olympic figure skaters for Denmark
Figure skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Frederiksberg
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20th-century Copenhagen City Council members