Ricardt Madsen
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Rasmus Kristian Ricardt Madsen (November 5, 1905 – August 7, 1993) was a Danish
boxer
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Kværkeby, Zealand and died in Copenhagen
.
In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class
after losing his fight to Georges Boireau.
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 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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He was born in Kværkeby, Zealand 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...
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In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class
Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's featherweight
The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 126 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 7, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.Eighteen boxers from 18 nations...
after losing his fight to Georges Boireau.