Hans Pedersen

Not to be confused with his Danish teammate at the 1912 Summer Olympics Hans Eiler Pedersen.
For other people named Hans Pedersen, see Hans Pedersen (disambiguation).
Hans Pedersen
 Gymnast 
Country represented  Denmark
Born (1887-11-05)November 5, 1887
Højelse, Køge Municipality
Died September 22, 1943(1943-09-22) (aged 55)
Kimmerslev, Køge Municipality
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics

Hans Pedersen (5 November 1887 in Højelse, Køge Municipality, Sjælland, Denmark – 22 September 1943 in Kimmerslev, Køge Municipality)[1] was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Danish team which won the silver medal in the Swedish gymnastics system event.

He was also part of the Danish men's teams which won two silver medals in the Swedish gymnastics system event at Stockholm in 1912 as well as at Antwerp in 1920. He was married to Kamilla Larsen from Storeskov in Denmark.[2]

References

  1. "Hans Pedersen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. Slægtsgårde på Midt Lyders Pedersen genealogy (property ownership, Gård 19 – Lerskovgård)


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