Anders Petersen (boxer)

Anders Otto Petersen  (16 December 1899 – 28 April 1966) was a Danish flyweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. Known as "Vidunderbarnet (Wonder kid)", he won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to American Frankie Genaro in the final.

1920 Olympic results
Below are the results of Anders Pedersen, a Danish flyweight boxer, who competed at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp:


 * Round of 16: defeated Nelis van Dijk (Netherlands)
 * Quarterfinal: defeated Peter Zivic (United States)
 * Semifinal: defeated William Cuthbertson (Great Britain)
 * Final: lost to Frankie Genaro (United States) -- was awarded silver medal