Dion Erhardt Ørnvold (17 October 1921 – 23 January 2006), known as Dion Ørnvold, was a Danish

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player in the

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position. He started his career with

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (known simply as KB) was a Danish professional multi-sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded on 26 April 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Tennis has been played s ...

, before turning professional and playing 22 games for

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club

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during the

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season. He played 18 games for the

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from 1947 to 1951, with whom he won a

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at the

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. He also played for the

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. Ørnvold was a quick player with good anticipation of the game. At the 1948 Olympics, Ørnvold was deployed out of position as center half. He did surprisingly well, but was physically over-matched by forwards

Gunnar Nordahl Nils Gunnar Nordahl (; 19 October 1921 – 15 September 1995) was a Swedish professional footballer. A highly prolific, powerful, and physically strong striker, with an eye for goal, he is best known for his spell at AC Milan from 1949 to 1956, ...

and Garvis Carlsson in the semi-final against the

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