Axel Petersen (athlete)

For the Danish football (soccer) player, see Axel Petersen (footballer).

Axel Johannes Petersen (14 November 1880 – 23 May 1962) was a Danish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres, Petersen took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.5 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. ^[1]

References

1. "Axel Petersen". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

Sources

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.

External links

• Axel Petersen at World Athletics
• Axel Petersen at Olympics.com
• Axel Petersen at Olympedia