Mogens Vilhelm Thomassen (September 24, 1914 – April 29, 1987) was a Danish

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He was born in

Hellerup Hellerup () is a very affluent district of Gentofte Municipality in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The most urban part of the district is centred on Strandvejen and is bordered by Østerbro to the south and the Øresund to the east. It compr ...

Gentofte Gentofte () is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Major landmarks include Gentofte Town Hall, Gentofte Hospital and Gentofte Church. Gentofte Lake with surrounding parkland and nature reserves form ...

. In 1936 he was a member of the Danish team which was eliminated in the group stage of the Olympic tournament. He played both matches as halfback.

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1914 births 1987 deaths Danish male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Denmark Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Gentofte Municipality 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-fieldhockey-bio-stub