Johannes Gandil

Johannes Gandil (born May 21, 1873 in Ringe - died March 7, 1956 in Ordrup) was a Danish amateur footballer, who played one game as a forward for the Denmark national football team, winning a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France as a track and field athlete.

During his career, Gandil represented Copenhagen clubs ØB, KB, and B 93.

He played his only Danish national team game in the semi-final of the 1908 Summer Olympics, as Denmark beat France A 17-1 on October 22, 1908. The game was the second official game ever recorded by the Danish national team, and Gandil's age of 35 years and 154 days made him the then oldest Danish debutant. Gandil kept the record for almost 93 years, until goalkeeper Peter Kjær made his debut in April 2001, only 17 days older than Gandil had been.

At the 1900 Summer Olympics Gandil competed in the 100 metres event, but was eliminated in the first round (quarterfinals) after placing third in his heat. Danish Champion 100 metres 1902.

References

* De Wael, Herman. "Herman's Full Olympians": "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1900.html ] .
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External links

* [http://www.dbu.dk/lbase/playerInfo.aspx?playerid=2372 Danish national team profile]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GANDIJOH01 DatabaseOlympics profile]