| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Representing  Denmark | ||
 | 1952 Helsinki | C-2 1000 m |
Bent Peder Benjamin Rasch (31 May 1934 - 26 November 1988) was a Danish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he won a gold in the C-2 1000 m event.
A native of Copenhagen, Rasch emigrated to Canada where he died in Vancouver in 1988.
Denmark competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 53 events in 11 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 60 competitors, 53 men and 7 women, took part in 40 events in 10 sports.
Rasch is a surname of German origin, which meant a person who was quick or rash, from the Middle High German rasch, meaning "quick", "hot-headed" or "hasty". An alternative meaning is as a locational surname for a person from a village called Rasch in Franconia, Germany. The name may refer to:
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