Michael Michaelsen
Danish boxer (1899–1970)
미카엘 미카엘센
- Born
- 11 April 1899, Denmark
- Died
- 13 August 1970, Frederiksberg
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Denmark, Norway
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer, manual worker, athlete, Olympic champion
Michael Jacob Michaelsen (April 11, 1899 in Sundbyerne, Amager, Denmark – August 13, 1970 in Frederiksberg, Denmark) was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish.
In 1928 he won the bronze medal in the heavyweight class after winning the third-place fight against Sverre Sørsdal.
He participated in the 1927 European Amateur Boxing Championships winning the third place and again in the 1930 European Amateur Boxing Championships where Michaelsen became European champion defeating Sweden's Bertil Molander in the final.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – heavyweight |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.