Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Thyge Pedersen•Thøgersen |
Used name | Thyge•Thøgersen |
Nick/petnames | The Running Postman |
Born | 4 November 1926 in Vodder, Tønder, Syddanmark (DEN) |
Died | 18 February 2016 in København (Copenhagen), Hovedstaden (DEN) |
Measurements | 172 cm / 63 kg |
Affiliations | Gullfoss, København |
NOC | Denmark |
Personal Bests: 5000 – 14:09.4 (1956); 10000 – 29:45.0 (1957); Mar – 2-21:04 (1960).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1952 Summer Olympics | Athletics | DEN | Thyge Thøgersen | |||
10,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | 24 | |||||
1956 Summer Olympics | Athletics | DEN | Thyge Thøgersen | |||
5,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
10,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | 15 | |||||
1960 Summer Olympics | Athletics | DEN | Thyge Thøgersen | |||
Marathon, Men (Olympic) | 6 |