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Danish fencer

Aage Berntsen
Personal information
NationalityDanish
Born(1885-05-16)16 May 1885
Særslev, Denmark
Died16 April 1952(1952-04-16) (aged 66)
Hovedstaden, Denmark
Sport
SportFencing
ClubAkademisk Fægteklub

Aage Berntsen (16 May 1885 – 16 April 1952) was a Danish fencer, poet, doctor and artist. He competed in five events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

He was son of the Danish prime minister Klaus Berntsen and his brother was the fencer Oluf Berntsen.

Among his poetry and writings he is best known for the text for Fynsk Foraar with music by Carl Nielsen.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aage Berntsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. "Aage Berntsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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