Anders Petersen (boxer)

Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
	1920 Antwerp	Flyweight

Anders Otto Petersen (16 December 1899 in Copenhagen, Denmark – 28 April 1966 in Copenhagen, Denmark) 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.[1] 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.

1920 Olympic results

Below are the results of Anders Pedersen, a Danish flyweight boxer, who competed at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp:

• Round of 16: defeated Nelis van Dijk (Netherlands)
• Quarterfinal: defeated Peter Zivic (United States)
• Semifinal: defeated William Cuthbertson (Great Britain)
• Final: lost to Frankie Genaro (United States) -- was awarded silver medal

References

1. "Anders Petersen". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

External links

• Boxing record for Anders Petersen from BoxRec (registration required)