Denmark at the 1976 Summer Olympics
| Denmark at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Flag bearer Judith Andersen | | |
| Medals Ranked 24th |
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| 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]
Medalists
Gold
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
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
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
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists represented Denmark in 1976.
- 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)
- Niels Fredborg — 6th place
- 1000m time trial
- Niels Fredborg — 1:07.617 (→
Bronze Medal)
Equestrian
Fencing
One female fencer represented Denmark in 1976.
Gymnastics
Handball
Modern pentathlon
Two male pentathletes represented Denmark in 1976.
- Individual
Rowing
Sailing
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Jørgen Lindhardsen | Finn | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 106.0 | 14 | |
| Lars Lønberg Dan Ibsen Sørensen |
470 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 99.7 | 12 | |
Per Kjaergaard
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Tornado | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 74.7 | 9 | |
| Claes Thunbo Christensen Finn Thunbo Christensen |
Tempest | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 62.7 | 6 | |
| Poul Richard Høj Jensen Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen |
Soling | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 46.7 | 
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Shooting
Swimming
Weightlifting
References
- ^ "Cuba at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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