Peter Oscar Jørgensen (2 April 1907 – 27 August 1992) was a
Danish boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who competed at the
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...
.
Born in
Hillerød
Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)[Hovedstaden
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he won the bronze medal in 1932 in the light heavyweight class after winning the third place fight against
James Murphy in a walkover.
References
External links
Peter Jørgensen's profile at databaseOlympics
1907 births
1992 deaths
Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Light-heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Denmark
Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark
Olympic medalists in boxing
Danish male boxers
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Hillerød Municipality
20th-century Danish sportsmen
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