Aksel Madsen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAksel Christian Dalgaard•Madsen
Used nameAksel•Madsen
Born29 July 1899 in Nykøbing Mors, Morsø, Nordjylland (DEN)
Died15 December 1988 (aged 89 years 4 months 17 days) in Herlev, Hovedstaden (DEN)
AffiliationsAIK Ålborg
NOC Denmark

Biography

Danish athlete Aksel Madsen was a long-distance runner who represented AIK Ålborg. Madsen ran in the marathon at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics but did not finish the course. Two years later he enjoyed much better success when he became the national champion in the marathon, winning in a time of 2-55.45.

Personal Best: Mar – unknown.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Athletics DEN Aksel Madsen
Marathon, Men (Olympic) DNF