Niels Fredborg
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Niels Christian Fredborg (born October 26, 1946 in Odder
, Midtjylland) 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.
At the Track Cycling World Championships, Fredborg won the 1967, 1968 and 1970 Men's Kilometer Time Trial
.
Odder
Odder is a town in the Odder municipality just south of Aarhus, located in Region Midtjylland. Odder is more or less a satellite town of Aarhus today and with a population of 11,375...
, Midtjylland) is a Danish
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...
retired track cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Fredborg won gold and was Denmark
Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Denmark competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 126 competitors, 114 men and 12 women, took part in 74 events in 17 sports.- Gold:*Niels Fredborg — Cycling, Men's 1000 metres time trial-Archery:...
's only medalist of the games.
At the Track Cycling World Championships, Fredborg won the 1967, 1968 and 1970 Men's Kilometer Time Trial
Track time trial
In the track time trial, a track cycling event, cyclists compete individually against the clock to record the fastest time over the specified distance from a standing start.-The bike:...
.