Thyge Alexander Petersen (28 May 1902 – 1 January 1964) was a

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who competed in the 1920s. He won the European championship in 1925 and 1930.

Biography

Thyge Petersen was born on 28 May 1902 in

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, Denmark. In 1922 he won the regional championship for

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as a

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. The following year he won the Danish championship in the light heavyweight division and in 1924 he won the regional Jutland-championship as well as the Danish championship. Later in 1924 he won a

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, losing against the British boxer

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in the final bout. After the Olympics Thyge Petersen remained an amateur boxer and won the regional Jutland championship three times (1925–26 and 1928) and the Danish championship four times (1925, 1927–28 and 1930. In 1926 he won the Danish championship as a

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. He also won the

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1926 heavyweight title. Thyge Petersen participated in the

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and the

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and won the European championship in light heavyweight on both occasions. Winning two European championships, an olympic silver medal, 7 national and 4 regional championships, Thyge Petersen is one of the most successful Danish amateur boxers. He died on 1 January 1964.

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1902 births 1964 deaths Danish male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Denmark Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Denmark England Boxing champions Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Horsens Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub