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Bernhoff Otelius Hansen (August 17, 1877 – December 22, 1950) was a Norwegian wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics for the United States.[1]
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He was born in Rognan in the municipality of Saltdal in Norway. Originally he was a Norwegian wrestler in Nordland, but one and a half years before the 1904 Olympic Games, he left Norway for the United States. He was affiliated with the Brooklyn-based Norwegian Turnverein gymnastic society. Hansen was sponsored by the Norwegian Turnverein at the Olympics in 1904. Hansen won three matches at the 1904 Olympics and the gold medal in heavyweight category.[2]
His first name was spelled "Bernhoff" by FILA and in an article by The New York Times from January 16, 1918. By the time of the article he was referred to as a "Norwegian light-heavyweight wrestler". Hansen died in New York City at the age of 73.
In 2012 Norwegian historians found documentation showing that Hansen was registered as an "alien" (foreigner) as late as 1925, and questioning whether he ever received American citizenship. The historians thus petitioned to have Hansen's gold registered as Norwegian.[3]
References
- "Bernhoff Hansen". Olympedia. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- Bernhuff Hansen (Official website of the Olympic Movement)
- "Her er beviset som endrer norsk idrettshistorie". NRK. 14 August 2012.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernhoff Hansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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На других языках
- [en] Bernhoff Hansen
[fr] Bernhoff Hansen
Bernhoff Hansen (né le 17 août 1877 et mort le 22 décembre 1950) est un lutteur sportif américain d'origine norvégienne.[it] Bernhoff Hansen
Bernhoff Otelius Hansen (Saltdal, 17 agosto 1877 – Smithtown, 22 dicembre 1950) è stato un lottatore norvegese naturalizzato statunitense.[ru] Хенсен, Бернхафф
Бернхафф Отелус Хенсен (англ. Bernhuff Otelus Hansen; 17 августа 1877 (1877-08-17), Рогнан, Норвегия — 1950, Нью-Йорк, США) — американский борец, чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1904.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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