Harald Christensen | |
Birth Date: | 4 January 1884 |
Birth Place: | Copenhagen, Denmark[1] |
Death Place: | United States |
Sport: | Greco-Roman wrestling |
Club: | AK DAN, Ballerup |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Jens Harald Christensen (4 January 1884 – 8 August 1959) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Denmark.[2] He won a world title in 1907, placing third in 1908 and 1910. He also held European titles in 1909 and 1911.[3] He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics, but finished outside the podium.[1]
Domestically Christensen held the Danish middleweight title in 1907–14. In 1909 he turned professional, and in 1915 immigrated to the United States where he worked as a wrestling and swimming coach at the University of Iowa. There he was known under the name Harold Mike Howard.