Gerhard Pedersen
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Gerhard Sigvald Pedersen (April 9, 1912 – June 4, 1987) was a Danish
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the welterweight class after winning the third place fight against Roger Tritz
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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 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the welterweight class after winning the third place fight against Roger Tritz
Roger Tritz
Roger Tritz was a French boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he finished fourth in the welterweight class. He lost in the semi-finals to the upcoming silver medalist Michael Murach and was not able to compete in the bronze medal both with Gerhard Pedersen.-External links:*...
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