Søren Petersen

Name: Soren Petersen
Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark
Birthplace: Kolding, Denmark
Died: 1945-00-00 (Age:49)
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record


Soren Peter Petersen (born December 6, 1894, date of death unknown) was a successful Danish heavyweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to British boxer Ronald Rawson in the final. He followed his 1920 achievements exactly in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics where he won another silver. He was born in Kolding.

Olympic results

1920

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Frank Dove (Great Britain)
• Defeated William Spengler (United States)
• Lost to Ronald Rawson (Great Britain)

1924

• Defeated Carlo Scotti (Italy) PTS
• Defeated Arthur Clifton (Great Britain) PTS
• Defeated Henk de Best (Netherlands) PTS
• Lost to Otto von Porat (Norway) in final on PTS