Axel Petersen (athlete)
Axel Johannes Petersen (14 November 1880 – 23 May 1962) was a Danish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres, Petersen took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.5 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Axel Petersen". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
Sources[]
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
Categories:
- 1880 births
- 1962 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Denmark
- Danish male sprinters
- Danish athletics biography stubs