Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

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. 126 competitors, 114 men and 12 women, took part in 74 events in 17 sports.

Gold

• Niels Fredborg
  Niels Fredborg
  Niels Christian Fredborg is a Danish retired track cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Fredborg won gold and was Denmark's only medalist of the games....
  
   — Cycling, Men's 1000 metres time trial

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Denmark entered two men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Arne Jacobsen, at 8th place in the men's competition.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Erna Rahbek Pedersen – 2244 points (→ 26th place)
• Lilli Lentz – 2218 points (→ 29th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Arne Jacobsen – 2423 points (→ 8th place)
• Herluf Andersen – 2394 points (→ 13th place)

Athletics

Men's 1500 metres

• Tom B. Hansen
• Heat — 3:41.1
• Semifinals — 3:41.6
• Final — 3:46.4 (→ 10th place)

• Gerd Larsen
• Heat — 3:44.7
• Semifinals — 3:59.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

• Jørn Lauenbourg
• Heat — 14:18.8 (→ did not advance)

• Gert Kaerulin
• Heat — 14:39.2 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Erik Madsen
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Charlie Nash
  Charlie Nash
  Charlie Nash, born in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1951, is a retired boxer. As an amateur he held an Irish national title and represented Ireland in the 1972 Olympic Games. As a professional he won the professional British and then European lightweight titles but lost to Jim Watt, when he...
  
   (IRL), 0:5

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Ib Bøtcher
• First Round — Defeated Nicolas Ortiz Flores (PUR), 3:2
• Second Round — Lost to John Rodgers (IRL), TKO-3

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Poul Knudsen
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated William Peets (ISV), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Prince Amartey
  Prince Amartey
  Prince Amartey is a boxer from Ghana, who won the bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He shared the podium with USA's Marvin Johnson.-References:...
  
   (GHA), 2:3

Cycling

Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race

• Jørgen Marcussen — 21st place
• Ove Jensen — 28th place
• Henning Jørgensen — 48th place
• Eigil Sørensen — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Niels Fredborg
  Niels Fredborg
  Niels Christian Fredborg is a Danish retired track cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Fredborg won gold and was Denmark's only medalist of the games....
  
  
• Final — 1:06.44 (→ Gold Medal)

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1972.

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...

• Reinhard Münster
  Reinhard Münster
  Reinhard Münster is a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Peter Askjær-Friis
  Peter Askjær-Friis
  Peter Askjær-Friis is a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Ivan Kemnitz
  Ivan Kemnitz
  Ivan Kemnitz is a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 8 to 9 1972...

• Torben Bjerre-Poulsen
  Torben Bjerre-Poulsen
  Torben Bjerre-Poulsen is a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Peter Askjær-Friis
  Peter Askjær-Friis
  Peter Askjær-Friis is a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Ivan Kemnitz
  Ivan Kemnitz
  Ivan Kemnitz is a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Reinhard Münster
  Reinhard Münster
  Reinhard Münster is a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Jørgen Thorup
  Jørgen Thorup
  Jørgen Thorup is a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 2 to 3, 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.-Results:...

• Annie Madsen
  Annie Madsen
  Annie Madsen is a Danish Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Football

Men's Team Competition

• First Round (Group C)
• Defeated Brazil
  Brazil national football team
  The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
  
   (3-2)
• Defeated Iran
  Iran national football team
  The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
  
   (4-0)
• Lost to Hungary
  Hungary national football team
  The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
  
   (0-2)
• Second Round (Group 2)
• Drew with Poland
  Poland national football team
  The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
  
   (1-1)
• Defeated Morocco
  Morocco national football team
  The Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...
  
   (3-1)
• Lost to Soviet Union (0-4) → did not advance, 5th place over-all

• Team Roster
• Flemming Ahlberg
  Flemming Ahlberg
  Flemming Ahlberg is a Danish former footballer who participated in the 1972 Olympics in Munich.Ahlberg, who later went on to work as an electrician, was voted Danish Player of the Year in 1976. He was also part of the Frem team that won the 1978 Danish Cup after playing three finals in a span of...
  
  , BK Frem
• Svend Andresen
  Svend Andresen
  Svend Jørgen Gerner Andresen is a Danish former association football player, who played 29 games for the Denmark national football team from 1970 to 1975, and represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics...
  
  , B 1903
• Keld Bak, Næstved IF
• Hans Ewald Hansen, B 1901
• Heino Hansen
  Heino Hansen
  Arvo Heino Raudanma Hansen is a Danish former professional football player, who played 31 games and scored five goals for the Danish national team from 1972 to 1978, and represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics football tournament. Hansen played as a midfielder for Danish club Slagelse...
  
  , Slagelse B&I
  Slagelse B&I
  Slagelse BK&IF is a Danish football club currently playing in the Series 1. They play at Slagelse Stadion in Slagelse on Zealand, which has a capacity of 10,000.From the 2008-09 season the best team is named FC Vestsjælland.-Achievements:...
  
  
• Jack Hansen, B 1913
• Heinz Hildebrandt
  Heinz Hildebrandt
  Heinz Hildebrandt is a Danish former football player and manager. Today he is a football manager agent and the owner of Dansk Træner Bureau.-External links:* *...
  
  , Hvidovre IF
  Hvidovre IF
  Hvidovre IF is a Danish football club, founded on 15 October 1925 in Hvidovre.- Current squad :As of 2011-03-21...
  
  
• Kristen Nygaard
  Kristen Nygaard (footballer)
  Kristen Nygaard Kristensen is a Danish former football player, who played professionally for Dutch team AZ Alkmaar and several French clubs. He scored 11 goals in 36 games for the Denmark national football team, and represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics.Born in Sunds near Herning,...
  
  , Fuglebakken Aarhus
• Flemming Pedersen, KB
  Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
  Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded April 26, 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Football and cricket has been played in KB since 1879, making KB the oldest football club on Continental Europe and...
  
  
• Leif Printzlau, BK Frem
• Jørgen Rasmussen, Randers Freja
• Max Rasmussen, AB
  Akademisk Boldklub
  Akademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish professional football club from Copenhagen,currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1st Division.-History:...
  
  
• Per Røntved
  Per Røntved
  Per Christian Røntved is a Danish former footballer, who played professionally for German club SV Werder Bremen from 1972 to 1979. He also played for Danish clubs Brønshøj BK, Randers Freja, and Hvidovre IF...
  
  , Brønshøj BK
  Brønshøj BK
  Brønshøj Boldklub is a Danish football club, currently playing in the Danish 1st Division.-Current squad:As of November 13, 2011-Famous players:Patrick Tronborg Kent Nielsen...
  
  
• Allan Simonsen
  Allan Simonsen
  Allan Rodenkam Simonsen is a former Danish footballer and manager. He most prominently played for German team Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup WInners' Cup...
  
  , Vejle BK
• Mogens Therkildsen, Odense BK
  Odense BK
  Odense Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga and their home field is TRE-FOR Park in Odense on Funen...
  
   (goalkeeper)
• Steen Ziegler, Hvidovre IF
• Reserve: Kurt Berthelsen, Aalborg BK
• Reserve: Valdemar Hansen, BK Frem (goalkeeper)
• Reserve: Helge Vonsyld, Randers Freja
• Head Coach: Rudi Strittich
  Rudi Strittich
  Rudi Strittich was an Austrian football coach and former player.-Club career:He debuted for Vorwärts Steyr, and later played for First Vienna FC. While with First Vienna, he went on a tour of the Middle East and upon returning was arrested along with two other players for smuggling narcotics into...
  
  

Handball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Drew with the Soviet Union (12-12)
• Lost to Poland (8-11)
• Lost to Sweden (10-16)
• Final Round
• Defeated Tunisia (29-21)
• Defeated United States (19-18) → 13th place

• Team Roster
• Arne Andersen
  Arne Andersen
  Arne Andersen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He played his club handball with Efterslægten, and was the top goalscorer of the club in the 1972 Danish Handball League. In 1972 he was part of the Denmark national handball team which finished thirteenth in...
  
  
• Keld Jul Andersen
• Jørgen Frandsen
  Jørgen Frandsen
  Jørgen Frandsen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Claus Jørgen From
• Flemming Hansen
  Flemming Hansen (handballer)
  Flemming Ladefoged Hansen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He played his club handball with Fredericia KFUM, and was the top goalscorer of the 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976 Danish Handball League seasons...
  
  
• Jørgen Heidemann
  Jørgen Heidemann
  Jørgen D. Heidemann is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He played his club handball with Fredericia KFUM, and was the top goalscorer of the club in the 1969 Danish Handball League season. In 1972 he was part of the Denmark national handball team which...
  
  
• Søren Jensen
  Søren Jensen (handballer)
  Søren Andkjer Jensen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He played his club handball with Efterslægten. In 1972 he was part of the Danish team which finished thirteenth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored one goal.-External links:*...
  
  
• Bent Jørgensen
  Bent Jørgensen
  Bent Jørgensen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He played his club handball with Stadion IF. In 1972 he was part of the Denmark national handball team which finished thirteenth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored three...
  
  
• Kay Sloth Jørgensen
• Flemming Lauritzen
  Flemming Lauritzen
  Flemming Lauritzen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He played his club handball with Helsingør IF. In 1972 he was part of the Denmark national handball team which finished thirteenth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches.-References:...
  
  
• Svend Otto Lund
• Tom Benny Lund
• Thor Munkager
  Thor Munkager
  Thor Munkager is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Vagn Harris Nielsen
• Karsten Steen Sørensen
• Jørgen Vodsgaard
  Jørgen Vodsgaard
  Jørgen Vodsgaard is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He played his club handball with Aarhus KFUM....
  
  

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition

• Jørn Steffensen – 4887 points (→ 14th place)
• Klaus Petersen – 4492 points (→ 37th place)
• René Heitmann – 4190 points (→ 52nd place)

Men's Team Competition

• Steffensen, Petersen, and Heitmann – 13547 points (→ 14th place)

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls

• Kim Børgesen
• Heat — 7:58.94
• Repechage — 7:56.66
• Semi Finals — 8:27.93
• B-Final — 8:09.04 (→ 11th place)

Swimming

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Ejvind Pedersen
• Lars Børgesen

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Ejvind Pedersen
• Lars Børgesen

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Karl Christian Koch

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Karl Christian Koch

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Kirsten Strange-Campbell

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Kirsten Knudsen

Women's 800m Freestyle

• Kirsten Knudsen

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Winnie Nielsen

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Winnie Nielsen

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Kirsten Strange-Campbell

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Kirsten Strange-Campbell