Otto Husted
Encyclopedia
Otto Husted was a Danish
field hockey
player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Helsingør and died in Virum
. He was the younger brother of Erik Husted
.
In 1928 he was a member of the Danish team which was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic tournament
after two wins and two losses. He played three matches as halfback.
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...
field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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He was born in Helsingør and died in Virum
Virum
-Geography:Virum is a town in Denmark, located north of Kongens Lyngby on the island of Zealand in Region Hovedstaden. It is part of the northern suburbs of Copenhagen. Comprising mostly residential areas, Virum also has lakes, forests and recreational areas. The town is known for the local...
. He was the younger brother of Erik Husted
Erik Husted
Erik Husted was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born in Helsingør and died in Copenhagen...
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In 1928 he was a member of the Danish team which was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic tournament
Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics saw the third Field Hockey tournament at Olympics. All games took place either in the new Olympisch Stadion or in the nearby Old Stadion. The field hockey tournament was held in the first part of this Olympic games...
after two wins and two losses. He played three matches as halfback.