Søren Peter Petersen (December 6, 1894 – 1945) was a

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who competed in the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in

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and died in

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. Petersen won a

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boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Medals were awarded in eight weight classes. The competitions were held from 21 to 24 August. Participating nations A total of 116 boxers from 12 natio ...

, losing to British boxer

Ronald Rawson Ronald Rawson Rawson (17 June 1892 – 30 March 1952) was an English heavyweight professional boxer, who won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. Amateur boxing career He was the ABA Heavyweight Champion ...

in the final. Petersen was knocked down seven times in the first three rounds of the fight, at the time an Olympic record; he did not knock Rawson down a single time in the fight. Peterson followed his 1920 achievements exactly in

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where he won another silver when he lost to

Otto von Porat Otto Wessel von Porat (29 November 1903 – 14 October 1982) was a Norwegian heavyweight boxer. He won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics, defeating Danish boxer Søren Petersen in the final. Background Von Porat was ...

in the final.

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1894 births 1945 deaths Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Denmark Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in boxing Danish male boxers Danish male weightlifters Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kolding {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub