Henry Hansen

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Henry Peter Christian Hansen (born March 16, 1902 in Glostrup , † March 28, 1985 in Gentofte ) was a Danish cyclist .

Hansen was Danish amateur road champion in 1921, 1923, 1925 to 1927, 1929 and 1930 . In 1928 he took part in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam . Hansen won both the road race and the team championship together with Orla Jørgensen and Leo Nielsen . In 1931 Hansen was the amateur world champion in road racing at the UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen . Hansen also took part in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , where he won the silver medal in the team competition over 100 kilometers together with Leo Nielsen and Frode Sørensen , and Hansen was twelfth in the individual competition.

Hansen was active as a professional cyclist from 1937 to 1938 without much success.

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SURNAME Hansen, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hansen, Henry Peter Christian (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Glostrup
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1985
Place of death Gentofte