Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| Denmark at the Olympic Games | ||||
 Flag of Denmark |
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| IOC code: DEN | ||||
| 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||
| Medals | Gold 1 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
Denmark competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
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[edit] Medals
Denmark finished in 25th position in the final medal rankings, with one gold medal.
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Gold
- Niels Fredborg — Cycling, Men's 1000 metres time trial
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Denmark entered two men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Arne Jacobsen, at 8th place in the men's competition.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Erna Rahbek Pedersen – 2244 points (→ 26th place)
- Lilli Lentz – 2218 points (→ 29th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Arne Jacobsen – 2423 points (→ 8th place)
- Herluf Andersen – 2394 points (→ 13th place)
[edit] Athletics
Men's 1500 metres
- Tom B. Hansen
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- Heat — 3:41.1
- Semifinals — 3:41.6
- Final — 3:46.4 (→ 10th place)
- Gerd Larsen
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- Heat — 3:44.7
- Semifinals — 3:59.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
- Jørn Lauenbourg
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- Heat — 14:18.8 (→ did not advance)
- Gert Kaerulin
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- Heat — 14:39.2 (→ did not advance)
[edit] Football
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- First Round (Group C)
- Second Round (Group 2)
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- Drew with Poland (1-1)
- Defeated Morocco (3-1)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-4) → did not advance, 5th place over-all
- Team Roster
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- Flemming Ahlberg
- Svend Andresen
- Keld Bak
- Kurt Berthelsen
- Arvo Heino Hansen
- Hans Ewald Hansen
- Jack Hansen
- Valdemar Hansen
- Heinz Hildebrandt
- Kristen Nygaard
- Flemming Pedersen
- Leif Prinzlau
- Jörgen Rasmussen
- Max Rasmussen
- Per Røntved
- Allan Simonsen
- Mogens Therkildsen
[edit] Handball
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Drew with the Soviet Union (12-12)
- Lost to Poland (8-11)
- Lost to Sweden (10-16)
- Final Round
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- Defeated Tunisia (29-21)
- Defeated United States (19-18) → 13th place
- Team Roster
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- Arne Andersen
- Keld Jul Andersen
- Jørgen Frandsen
- Claus Jørgen From
- Flemming Hansen
- Jørgen Heidemann
- Søren Jensen
- Bent Jørgensen
- Kay Sloth Jørgensen
- Flemming Lauritzen
- Svend Otto Lund
- Tom Benny Lund
- Thor Munkager
- Vagn Harris Nielsen
- Karsten Steen Sørensen
- Jørgen Vodsgaard
[edit] Modern Pentathlon
Men's Individual Competition
- Jørn Steffensen – 4887 points (→ 14th place)
- Klaus Petersen – 4492 points (→ 37th place)
- René Heitmann – 4190 points (→ 52nd place)
Men's Team Competition
- Steffensen, Petersen, and Heitmann – 13547 points (→ 14th place)
[edit] Rowing
Men's Single Sculls
- Kim Børgesen
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- Heat — 7:58.94
- Repechage — 7:56.66
- Semi Finals — 8:27.93
- B-Final — 8:09.04 (→ 11th place)
