Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic flag.svg
Flag of the Olympic Movement
IOC code DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk  (in Danish and English)
in Moscow
Competitors58 (55 men and 3 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearers Jørgen Lindhardsen (opening)
Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (closing)
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Denmark competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 58 competitors, 55 men and 3 women, took part in 30 events in 13 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Men's 400 metres

Men's Marathon

Boxing

Men's Lightweight ( 60 kg)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Canoeing

Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres

Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented Denmark in 1980.

Road

Individual road race
Team time trial

Track

Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit

Diving

Men's Platform

Fencing

Women's foil

Handball

Men's Team Competition

Rowing

Men's coxless pairs

Men's quadruple sculls

Women's single sculls

Sailing

Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Lasse Hjortnes Finn DSQ2212818DNF99.013
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller
Jacob Bojsen-Møller
Flying Dutchman DSQ36664354.56
Peter Due
Per Kjaergaard
Tornado 722325330.4 Silver medal.svg
Jens Christensen
Morten Nielsen
Star 4712265145.75
Poul Richard Høj Jensen
Valdemar Bandolowski
Erik Hansen
Soling 156521123.0 Gold medal.svg

Shooting

Open
AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Henning Clausen 50 metre rifle three positions 11569
50 metre rifle prone 59225
Finn Danielsen 50 metre rifle three positions 114717
Ole Justesen Skeet 19410
Hans Kjeld Rasmussen 196+25+25 Gold medal.svg

Swimming

Women's 100m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Breaststroke

Women's 400m Individual Medley

Weightlifting

Men's Light Heavyweight

Wrestling

Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman

Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman

References

  1. "Denmark at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2015.