Christian Christensen (runner)
Christian August Christensen (August 6, 1876 – December 5, 1956) was a Danish track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was a member of Københavns Idræts Forening and served as the club's president from 1903-1905 and from 1916-1918.[1]
He took fifth place in the single-round final of the 1500 metres. His time is unknown.
Christensen also competed in the 800 metres. He placed fifth in his first-round (semifinals) heat and did not advance to the final.
References[]
- ^ "Christian Christensen". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
Categories:
- 1876 births
- 1956 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Denmark
- Danish male middle-distance runners
- Sportspeople from Copenhagen
- Danish athletics biography stubs