Henry Petersen (1 October 1900 – 24 September 1949) was a Danish athlete, who competed in the pole vault at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1920, placing fourth in 1924.

He also held three national titles in the 4 × 100 m sprint relay (1919–20 and 1922) and five in team gymnastics events (between 1921 and 1927).

Petersen finished second behind Georg Högström in the pole jump event at the British 1919 AAA Championships.

[4][5] He finished second behind Henry Lindblad in the pole jump event at the 1927 AAA Championships.

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