Vigo Madsen
| Vigo Madsen | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vigo Meulengracht Madsen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1889 Vejle, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 1979 (aged 89) Helleruplund, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Denmark | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vigo Meulengracht Madsen (13 November 1889 in Vejle, Denmark – 17 June 1979 in Helleruplund, Denmark) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was part of the Danish team, which finished fourth in the gymnastics team event in 1908. Four years later, he won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team free system event.[2]
His brothers, Hans Meulengracht-Madsen and Svend Madsen were also Olympic competitors, in sailing and gymnatics, respectively.
References
[edit]- ^ "Vigo Madsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vigo Madsen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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