Name Michael Michaelsen Division Heavyweight Martial art Boxing | Died August 13, 1970 Role Boxer | |
Olympic medals Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight | ||
Michael Jacob Michaelsen (April 11, 1899 – August 13, 1970) was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish.
In 1928 he won the bronze medal in the heavyweight class after winning the third place fight against Sverre Sørsdal.
He participated in the 1927 European Amateur Boxing Championships winning the third place and again in the 1930 European Amateur Boxing Championships where Michaelsen became European champion defeating Sweden's Bertil Molander in the final.
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