Gert Larsen

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Gert Larsen
Curler
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Born (1960-02-09) 9 February 1960 (age 64)
Hvidovre
Team
Curling club Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championship
appearances		7 (1982, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001)
European Championship
appearances		3 (1979, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1998)
Olympic
appearances		1 (1988, demonstration)
Medal record
Curling
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Grindelwald
Danish Men's Championship [1]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001

Gert Munch Larsen (born 9 February 1960 in Hvidovre) is a Danish curler and curling coach. [2]

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At the international level, he is a 1981 European bronze medallist.

At the national level, he is a ten-time Danish men's champion curler (1979, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001) and a two-time Danish mixed champion curler (2001, 2002).

He participated at the demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where Danish men's team finished sixth. As a coach of Danish women's curling team he participated at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where Danish women's team finished sixth.

Awards

Teams

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1978–79 Per Berg Gert Larsen Jan Hansen Michael Harry DMCC 1979 Gold medal icon.svg
1979–80Per BergGert LarsenJan HansenMichael Harry ECC 1979 (6th)
1980–81Per BergGert LarsenJan HansenMichael Harry ECC 1980 (6th)
1981–82Per BergGert LarsenJan HansenMichael Harry Antonny Hinge ECC 1981 Bronze medal icon.svg
DMCC 1982 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1982 (8th)
1986–87Gert Larsen Oluf Olsen Jan HansenMichael HarryDMCC 1987 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1987 (4th)
1987–88Gert LarsenOluf OlsenJan HansenMichael Harry WOG 1988, demo (6th)
DMCC 1988 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1988 (8th)
1991–92Gert LarsenOluf OlsenMichael Harry Henrik Jakobsen Ulrik Schmidt ECC 1991 (6th)
1992–93Gert LarsenOluf OlsenMichael HarryHenrik Jakobsen Tom Nielsen DMCC 1993 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1993 (5th)
1993–94Gert LarsenOluf OlsenMichael HarryHenrik JakobsenTom Nielsen (DMCC),
Tommy Stjerne (WCC)		DMCC 1994 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1994 (7th)
1994–95Gert LarsenOluf OlsenMichael HarryHenrik JakobsenTom Nielsen ECC 1994 (10th)
DMCC 1995 Gold medal icon.svg
1996–97 Tommy Stjerne Gert Larsen Peter Andersen Anders Søderblom Ivan Frederiksen DMCC 1997 Gold medal icon.svg
1997–98Tommy StjerneGert LarsenPeter AndersenIvan FrederiksenAnders SøderblomDMCC 1998 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1998 (7th)
1998–99Tommy StjerneGert LarsenPeter AndersenIvan FrederiksenAnders Søderblom Mikael Qvist,
Olle Brudsten 		ECC 1998 (7th)
2000–01 Johnny Frederiksen Henrik Jakobsen Lars Vilandt Bo Jensen Gert LarsenOlle BrudstenDMCC 2001 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 2001 (10th)

Mixed

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
2000–01Gert Larsen Nete Larsen Mikkel Krause Gitte Larsen DMxCC 2001 Gold medal icon.svg
2001–02Gert Larsen Pernille Nielsen Dennis Hansen Mette Larsen DMxCC 2002 Gold medal icon.svg

Record as a coach of national teams

YearTournament, eventNational teamPlace
2005 2005 European Junior Curling Challenge Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (junior men)
Gold medal icon.svg
2005 2005 European Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (men)
6
2005 2005 European Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (women)
Bronze medal icon.svg
2006 2006 World Junior Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (junior men)
5
2007 2007 World Junior Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (junior men)
4
2008 2008 World Junior Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (junior men)
7
2009 2009 World Junior Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (junior men)
Gold medal icon.svg
2013 2013 European Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (women)
4
2014 2014 Winter Olympics Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (women)
6
2014 2014 European Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (men)
9
2019 2019 European Curling Championships Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (men)
4

Private life

He is married to fellow Danish curler Malene Krause. They are the parents of former world junior champion Mikkel Krause, skip of Denmark's team at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. [4] Larsen was coach of his son's 2009 World Junior Curling Championships winner.

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References

  1. ↑ DM Herrer | Hvidovre Curling Club (in Danish)
  2. ↑ Gert Larsen on the World Curling database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "Collie Campbell Memorial Award". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23.
  4. ↑ "Mikkel Krause". Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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