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Born | Copenhagen, Denmark | 4 January 1969||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road and track [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Classics specialist (road) [2] Endurance (track) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1993–1995 | Trumf [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Acceptcard Pro Cycling [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Team Bornholm [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | CSC–Tiscali [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jimmi Madsen (born 4 January 1969) is a Danish former cyclist who raced professionally from 1993 to 2004. [3] [2] He rode for Denmark on the track in four Olympic Games: 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000. [1] He won the bronze medal in the Men's team pursuit in the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1] [4] [5] Madsen was also part of the Danish squad that took the bronze in the team pursuit at the 1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He was a three-time European track champion, winning the European madison title in 1996 and 1997 alongside Jens Veggerby, and a European Derny championship in 2000. [3] [2] Madsen also won ten six-day races during his career. [3]