Svend Meulengracht Madsen (17 March 1897 in Vejle, Denmark – 10 September 1990 in Gentofte, Denmark)[1] was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event in 1920.[2]
| Svend Madsen | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Svend Meulengracht Madsen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1897 Vejle, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 September 1990 (aged 93) Gentofte, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Denmark | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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His brothers, Hans Meulengracht-Madsen and Vigo Madsen were also Olympic competitors, in sailing and gymnatics, respectively.
References
edit- ↑ "Svend Meulengracht Madsen". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Svend Madsen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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