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Born | 1 October 1900 Ring, Horsens, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 September 1949 (aged 48) Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||
Club | KIF Copenhagen | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 4.038 (1925)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Henry Petersen (1 October 1900 – 24 September 1949) was a Danish athlete, who competed in the pole vault at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1920, placing fourth in 1924.[3]