Svend Madsen
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FullnameSvend Meulengracht Madsen
Born17 March 1897
Vejle, Denmark
Vejle, Denmark
Died10 September 1990 (aged 93)
Gentofte, Denmark
Gentofte, Denmark
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
| Svend Madsen | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Svend Meulengracht Madsen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1897 Vejle, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 September 1990 (aged 93) Gentofte, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Denmark | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Svend Meulengracht Madsen (17 March 1897 in Vejle, Denmark – 10 September 1990 in Gentofte, Denmark)[1] was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Danish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event in 1920.[2]
His brothers, Hans Meulengracht-Madsen and Vigo Madsen were also Olympic competitors, in sailing and gymnatics, respectively.
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