Denmark at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of Denmark.svg
IOC code DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk  (in Danish and English)
in Montreal
Competitors66 (56 men, 10 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Judith Andersen
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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]

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Medalists

Gold

Bronze

Archery

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:

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Men's High Jump

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented Denmark in 1976.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

One female fencer represented Denmark in 1976.

Women's foil

Gymnastics

Handball

Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Denmark in 1976.

Individual

Rowing

Sailing

Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Jørgen Lindhardsen Finn 151111218169106.014
Lars Lønberg
Dan Ibsen Sørensen
470 7522202231199.712
Peter Due
Per Kjaergaard
Tornado 4513312111074.79
Claes Thunbo Christensen
Finn Thunbo Christensen
Tempest 698815762.76
Poul Richard Høj Jensen
Valdemar Bandolowski
Erik Hansen
Soling 22136131546.7 Gold medal.svg

Shooting

Bo Lilja

Swimming

Weightlifting

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References

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