Denmark at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Denmark at the
1976 Summer Olympics

IOC code| DEN
NOC| National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website| www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Montreal
Competitors| 66 (56 men, 10 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer | Judith Andersen
Medals
Ranked 24th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 66 competitors, 56 men and 10 women, took part in 40 events in 15 sports, winning a total number of three medals.[1]

## Medalists

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### Gold

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* Valdemar Bandolowski, Erik Hansen and Poul Richard Høj Jensen – Sailing, Men's Soling class

### Bronze

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* Niels Fredborg – Cycling, Men's 1000 metres time trial
* Verner Blaudzun, Gert Frank, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund – Cycling, Men's team time trial

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Olympic veteran Arne Jacobsen was the only archer to represent Denmark in the nation's second appearance in the Olympic archery competition. He dropped 89 points from his previous mark, falling 17 places in the standings.

Men's Individual Competition:

* Arne Jacobsen – 2334 points (→ 25th place)

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

* Jørgen Jensen – 2:20:44 (→ 28th place)

Men's High Jump

* Jesper Tørring
* Qualification – 2.16m
* Final – 2.18m (→ 8th place)

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Eleven cyclists represented Denmark in 1976.

Individual road race

* Verner Blaudzun – did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Jørgen Emil Hansen – did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Bent Pedersen – did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Willy Skibby – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

* Verner Blaudzun
* Gert Frank
* Jørgen Emil Hansen
* Jørn Lund

Sprint

* Niels Fredborg – 6th place

1000m time trial

* Niels Fredborg – 1:07.617 (→  Bronze Medal)

Team pursuit

* Ivar Jakobsen
* Kim Refshammer
* Bjarne Sørensen
* Kim Svendsen

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

One female fencer represented Denmark in 1976.

Women's foil

* Annie Madsen

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

## Handball

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Main article: Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Two male pentathletes represented Denmark in 1976.

Individual

* Jørn Steffensen
* Klaus Petersen

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Open
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7
Jørgen Lindhardsen | Finn | 15  | 11  | 11  | ~~21~~ | 8  | 16  | 9  | 106.0  | 14
Lars Lønberg
Dan Ibsen Sørensen | 470 | 7  | 5  | ~~22~~ | 20  | 22  | 3  | 11  | 99.7  | 12
Peter Due
Per Kjaergaard | Tornado | 4  | 5  | ~~13~~ | 3  | 12  | 11  | 10  | 74.7  | 9
Claes Thunbo Christensen
Finn Thunbo Christensen | Tempest | 6  | ~~9~~ | 8  | 8  | 1  | 5  | 7  | 62.7  | 6
Poul Richard Høj Jensen
Valdemar Bandolowski
Erik Hansen | Soling | 2  | 2  | ~~13~~ | 6  | 13  | 1  | 5  | 46.7  |

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Bo Lilja

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Cuba at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

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