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Oct 01, 1900 Horsens, Central Denmark Region, Denmark Died on 24 Sep 1949 (aged 48)
Danish pole vaulter
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About Henry Petersen
- Henry Petersen (1 October 1900 – 24 September 1949) was a Danish athlete.
- He competed in the pole vault at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1920, placing fourth in 1924.
- Petersen won the national pole vault title in 1920-21, 1923 and 1925–27 and improved the national record eight times from 3.69 m in 1919 to 4.03 m in 1925.
- He also held three national titles in the 4×100 m sprint relay (1919–20 and 1922) and five in team gymnastics events (between 1921 and 1927).
- He retired from sport shortly before the 1928 Olympics due to tuberculosis.
- He was an engineer by profession.
