Hans Pedersen (5 November 1887 in Højelse,

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– 22 September 1943 in Kimmerslev,

) was a Danish

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who competed in the

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and

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. He was a part of the Danish men's teams, which won two silver medals at the Swedish gymnastics system event at

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in 1912 and at

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in 1920. He was married to Kamilla Larsen from Storeskov in Denmark.Slægtsgårde på Midt
Lyders Pedersen genealogy (property ownership, Gård 19 – Lerskovgård)

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* 1887 births 1943 deaths Danish male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Denmark Gymnasts at the 1906 Intercalated Games Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Sportspeople from Køge Municipality Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games {{Denmark-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub