Thursday, August 27, 2009
Viggo JensenViggo Jensen, the great Danish athlete, won the very first Gold medal ever awarded in the modern Olympics. At the 1896 games in Athens, Greece, Jensen, bested Launceston Elliott at the "Two-Hands" lifting event but injured his shoulder in doing so. This caused him to finish second to Elliott in the "One-Hand" event.
At the same Olympics, Jensen competed in Rope Climbing, shot put, discus and two rifle events (taking Bronze in the free rifle.)
Labels: 1896 Olympics, Danish weightlifter, Discus, Gold Medal, Launceston Elliott, Olympic Rope Climbing, Rope Climbing, Shot Put, Viggo Jensen, weightlifter
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