Carl Christian Peder Carlsen ( Dates Carl Christian Peder Carlsen ; July 1, 1880 , Copenhagen , Denmark - May 19, 1958 , Copenhagen , Denmark ) - Danish Greco-Roman style wrestler , medalist of the extraordinary Olympic Games. [3]
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Biography
At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, he fought in the weight category up to 75 kilograms (light weight)
Little is known about the regulation of wrestling competitions in these games. Competitions were conducted according to the rules of Greco-Roman wrestling, with no time limit for the bout; three wrestlers who reached the final played medals among themselves in their weight categories. The winners of their categories played the absolute championship among themselves. 12 athletes fought for the lightweight medals; Rudolf Watzl , Carlsen and Hungarian Ferenc Holuban reached the finals. Carlsen lost to Watzl in a 40-minute heavy fight, but defeated Ferenc Holuban, thus remaining a silver medalist.
In 1907 he was fourth at the unofficial European Championships and fifth at the World Championships. [four]
He participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics , performed in the category of up to 66.6 kilograms (light weight). Having won one and lost the second fight, he left the tournament, sharing the ninth place with eight wrestlers.
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| A circle | Rival | A country | Result | Points | Total points | Scrum time |
| one | Fernand steens | Victory Touche | 9 a.m. | |||
| 2 | Arvo Linden | Defeat Touche | 4:15 | |||
He died in 1958.
The father of a participant in the 1936 Olympics, Inger Carlson, who competed in the 400 meter freestyle swimming competition . The silver medalist of the 1948 Olympic Games (swimming, relay 4 × 100 meters freestyle), the participant of the 1936 Olympic Games (swimming, 100 meters freestyle) Elvi Svendsen.
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Links
- Karl Carlsen - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Karl Carlsen - profile on International Wrestling Database