August Suhr
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Martin August Sophus Suhr (May 29, 1893 – July 2, 1958) was a Danish
boxer
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Gestelev, Ringe
and died in Copenhagen
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In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Alexander Ireland
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
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He was born in Gestelev, Ringe
Ringe
Ringe is a town with a population of 5,547 on Funen in central Denmark. It is the seat of Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality, and was previously the seat of the now abolished Ringe municipality. The main office of Rynkeby Foods, a major danish producer of juice and squash, is located in Ringe.-External...
and died in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
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In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class
Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's welterweight
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after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Alexander Ireland
Alexander Ireland
Also had a carer in oilAlexander "Alex" Ireland was a British welterweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Canadian boxer Bert Schneider in the final.-External links:*...
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