Karl Fredrik "Charles" Ericksen (1875 – February 23, 1916) was a

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who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics for the

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. In 1904, he won a gold medal in the welterweight category. In 2012, Norwegian historians found documentation showing that Ericksen did not receive American citizenship until 22 March 1905. The historians thus petitioned to have Ericksen's gold registered as Norwegian, against Ericksen's wishes.

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Proof of Norwegian citizenship at the time of the games (in Norwegian)
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