Kaj Frederiksen
Encyclopedia
Kaj Frederiksen was a Danish
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Gørlev
and died in Copenhagen
. He was the twin brother of Viggo Frederiksen
.
In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Gavino Matta
.
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...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was born in Gørlev
Gørlev
Gørlev is a town with a population of 2,482 on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark, belonging to Kalundborg Municipality in Region Sjælland...
and died in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. He was the twin brother of Viggo Frederiksen
Viggo Frederiksen
Viggo Frederiksen was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Gørlev and died in Hillerød. He was the twin brother of Kaj Frederiksen....
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Gavino Matta
Gavino Matta
Gavino Matta was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Sassari....
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