Holger Forchhammer
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| 2nd President of Danish Sports Confederation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1897–1899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Victor Hansen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Niels V. Holbek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Holger Forchhammer (21 October 1866 – 19 May 1946) was a Danish senior physician, footballer, and football executive, who was the 2nd chairman of the Danish Sports Confederation (DIF) from 1897 to 1899. He was just 31 years old when he took office, thus being the youngest chairman of DIF to date. He became known for his great work to promote children and young people's access to sports.