Bernhoff Hansen
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's freestyle wrestling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1904 St. Louis | heavyweight | |
Bernhoff Otelus Hansen (August 17, 1877 – 1950) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he won a gold medal in heavyweight category.
Firstname spelled Bernhoff by FILA (and in an article by NY Times from Jan 16, 1918). Originally he was a Norwegian wrestler (from Saltdal in Nordland), one and a half years before the 1904 Olympic Games he left Norway for the USA. By the time of the article he was referred to as "a Norwegian light-heavyweight wrestler".
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