Ejnar Hansen (20 December 1898 – 26 March 1947) was a Danish wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. Einar Hansen then achieved the best result of his career at the 1930 European Championship in Stockholm. There he defeated the German champion Willi Müller and Alfred Teaearu from Estonia and only lost to Carl Westergren from Sweden. These results brought him 2nd place and winning the silver medal in a light heavyweight.

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1898 births 1947 deaths Danish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Denmark Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century Danish people {{Denmark-wrestling-bio-stub