Henry Peter Christian Hansen (16 March 1902 – 28 March 1985) was a Danish road racing cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Hansen won the world title in 1931 and placed in the top 10 at three other world championships. At the Nordic Championships, he won the individual road race in 1925–1927 and 1929, and held the team title in 1926 and 1929. Nationally, he won the Danish championships in 1921, 1923, 1925, and 1930. In 1937 and 1938 he competed professionally without major success.[2] After retiring from competitions he held various administrative positions, serving as Chairman of the Danish Cycling Union in 1967–1971.[1]
henry, hansen, cyclist, henry, peter, christian, hansen, march, 1902, march, 1985, danish, road, racing, cyclist, gold, medals, 1928, summer, olympics, silver, medal, 1932, summer, olympics, hansen, world, title, 1931, placed, three, other, world, championship. Henry Peter Christian Hansen 16 March 1902 28 March 1985 was a Danish road racing cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics Hansen won the world title in 1931 and placed in the top 10 at three other world championships At the Nordic Championships he won the individual road race in 1925 1927 and 1929 and held the team title in 1926 and 1929 Nationally he won the Danish championships in 1921 1923 1925 and 1930 In 1937 and 1938 he competed professionally without major success 2 After retiring from competitions he held various administrative positions serving as Chairman of the Danish Cycling Union in 1967 1971 1 Henry HansenHansen in 1931Personal informationBorn 1902 03 16 16 March 1902Copenhagen Denmark 1 Died28 March 1985 1985 03 28 aged 83 Gentofte DenmarkHeight170 cm 5 ft 7 in Medal record Representing DEN Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Individual road race 1928 Amsterdam Team road race 1932 Los Angeles Team road race World Championships 1931 Copenhagen Amateur s road race Hansen s niece was married to Knud Enemark Jensen the Danish cyclist who died during competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics 3 References edit a b Henry Hansen sports reference com Henry Peter Hansen cyclingarchives com Knud Enemark Jensen Biography and Olympic Results Sports Reference LLC 2012 Archived from the original on 17 April 2012 Retrieved 7 August 2012 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Danish cycling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Danish Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Hansen cyclist amp oldid 1156572514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
