Denmark at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
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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

Gold

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

Bronze

• 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

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

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

Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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

Main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

One female fencer represented Denmark in 1976.

Women's foil

• Annie Madsen

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Two male pentathletes represented Denmark in 1976.

Individual

• Jørn Steffensen
• Klaus Petersen

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		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

Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Bo Lilja

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics

References

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