Gotfred Svend Kristian Johansen (4 May 1895 in

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– 2 February 1978 in Egebæksvang, near

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, Denmark) was a Danish

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who competed in the 1920s. He was born in

and died in Egebæksvang,

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. He was the father of Eigil Johansen. Johansen won a

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in lightweight

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, losing to

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in the final. He represented the club IF Sparta, and won the Danish amateur championship in light weight 4 times, in 1916, 1918, 1919 and 1910. His son Eigil Johansen participated in the

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in wrestling. Gotfred Johansen worked as a store clerk.

1920 Olympic results

Below is the record of Gotfred Johansen, a Danish lightweight boxer who competed at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics: * Round of 16: defeated Jean Nays (Belgium) * Quarterfinal: defeated Frank Cassidy (United States) * Semifinal: defeated Clarence Newton (Canada) * Final: lost to

(United States); was awarded silver medal

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* 1895 births 1978 deaths Lightweight boxers Olympic boxers for Denmark Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Place of birth missing Olympic medalists in boxing Danish male boxers Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Boxers from Copenhagen {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub