August Sørensen
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August Emanuel Sørensen was a Danish
track and field athlete
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Helsingør and died in Frederiksberg
.
In 1920 he was a member of the Danish relay team which finish fifth in the 4x100 metre relay event
. In the 100 metres competition
as well as in the 200 metres event
he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
track and field athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
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He was born in Helsingør and died in Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
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In 1920 he was a member of the Danish relay team which finish fifth in the 4x100 metre relay event
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x100 metre relay
The men's 4×100 metres relay event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of this event...
. In the 100 metres competition
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, August 15, 1920 and on Monday, August 16, 1920.Sixty-one sprinters from 23 nations competed.-Records:...
as well as in the 200 metres event
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 19, 1920 and on Friday, August 20, 1920.Forty-eight sprinters from 22 nations competed.-Records:...
he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.