Gotfred Johansen

Gotfred Svend Kristian Johansen (May 4, 1895 – February 2, 1978) was a Danish lightweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s.

Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
1920 Antwerp Lightweight

He was born in Copenhagen and died in Egebæksvang, Helsingør Municipality. He was the father of Eigil Johansen.

Johansen won a silver medal in lightweight boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Samuel Mosberg in the final.

1920 Olympic results

Below is the record of Gotfred Johansen, a Danish lightweight boxer who competed at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics:

  • Round of 16: defeated Jean Nays (Belgium)
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Frank Cassidy (United States)
  • Semifinal: defeated Clarence Newton (Canada)
  • Final: lost to Samuel Mosberg (United States); was awarded silver medal
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gotfred Johansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27.


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