Harald Christensen (wrestler) explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harald Christensen Olympic Results . 2013-05-22 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130203232226/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/harald-christensen-2.html . 3 February 2013 .
  2. Web site: Harald Christensen . Olympedia . 13 April 2021.
  3. https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbwrestling/daten.php?spid=E7D5084F17674C79A2F787E2FD5DAD70 Christensen, Harald (DEN)