Axel Petersen (athlete) explained

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]

Sources

• Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London.
• Web site: De Wael . Herman . 2001 . Athletics 1908 . Herman's Full Olympians . 20 July 2006 . 27 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html . dead .
• Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 20 July 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060614002359/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/. 14 June 2006 . live. pl.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Axel Petersen . Olympedia . 5 March 2021.