Omar Hermansen
Encyclopedia
Svend Omar Hermansen is a Danish
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Ringsted
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the heavyweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Guillermo Lovell
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Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was born in Ringsted
Ringsted
Ringsted, a city in Ringsted municipality, is in the middle of the Danish island of Zealand. The municipal population is about 31,000 and the city population is 21,151 .Ringsted is approximately 60 km from Copenhagen.-Modern hotspot:...
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the heavyweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's heavyweight
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed boxers over 175 pounds . The competition was held from Monday, August 10, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Seventeen boxers from 17 nations...
after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Guillermo Lovell
Guillermo Lovell
Guillermo José Lovell was a boxer Argentine heavyweight, who won the silver medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.-Silver Medal in 1936:Guillermo Lovell, aged 18, won the silver medal in the heavyweight category at the 1936 Berlin Olympics...
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