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Gotfred Johansen

Danish boxer (1895–1978)

Born
4 May 1895, Copenhagen
Died
2 February 1978, Egebæksvang
Citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark
Sport
boxing
Discipline
lightweight
Occupation
boxer

Gotfred Svend Kristian Johansen (4 May 1895 – 2 February 1978) was a Danish lightweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He was born in Copenhagen and died in Egebæksvang, Helsingør Municipality. He was the father of Eigil Johansen. Johansen won a silver medal in lightweight boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Samuel Mosberg in the final.

He represented the club IF Sparta and won the Danish amateur championship in lightweight 4 times, in 1916, 1918, 1919, and 1910.

His son Eigil Johansen competed in wrestling at the 1952 Olympics. Gotfred Johansen worked as a store clerk.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – lightweight

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q2421377 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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