Poul Hansen (sport wrestler)

Poul Henrik Peder Hansen (20 October 1891 – 29 October 1948) was a Danish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[1] He was born in Ubberud, Odense Municipality and died in Aarhus.

Poul Hansen

Personal information
Born	(1891-10-20)20 October 1891 Ubberud, Odense Municipality, Denmark
Died	29 October 1948(1948-10-29) (aged 57) Aarhus, Denmark
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Heavyweight

In 1920 he won the silver medal in the Greco-Roman heavyweight competition after winning the final of the silver medal round against Edward Willkie. Four years later he competed in the Greco-Roman heavyweight event as well as in the freestyle wrestling light-heavyweight class but was not able to win a medal.^[2]