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Anders Petersen (boxer)
Danish boxer (1899–1966)
Died aged 66Sagittarius
Biography
Anders Otto Petersen (16 December 1899 – 28 April 1966) was a Danish flyweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. Known as "Vidunderbarnet (Wonder kid)", he won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to American Frankie Genaro in the final. He was the first Danish boxer to win an Olympic medal.
He had the nickname Vidunderbarnet (eng: the wonderkid), as he won the Danish Championship in 1917 at the age of only 15. He won the championship again in 1919 and 1920
He represented the clubs IK99 and Frederiksberg IF as an amateur. In 1921, he turned professional and represented Idrætshuset.
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