Hans-Henrik Ørsted
# Hans-Henrik Ørsted

Hans-Henrik Ørsted (born 13 December 1954 in Grenå) is a Danish former professional track cyclist and multi-medalist in the Olympics and World Championships at pursuit. He raced in many indoor Six-day racing events in Europe.

He turned professional following the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal.

At the World Championships as a professional, he won 3 gold medals, 3 silver, and 2 bronze.

## Palmarès

### 1977

    1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Copenhagen

### 1978

    1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Århus
    1st, Points race, National Track Championships, Århus

### 1980

    3rd, Pursuit, Olympic Games, Moscow
    3rd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Besançon
    1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Odense

### 1981

    1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Gert Frank)
    1st, Madison, European Track Championships (with Gert Frank)
    2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Brno
    3rd, Grand Prix des Nations
    1st, Six Days of Herning (with Gert Frank)

### 1982

    2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Leicester
    1st, Nienburg

### 1983

    1st, Madison, European Track Championships (with Gert Frank)
    1st, Six Days of Herning (with Gert Frank)
    1st, Odense
    3rd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Zürich

### 1984

    1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Gert Frank)
    1st, Six Days of Munich (with Gert Frank)
    1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Barcelona

### 1985

    1st, Six Days of Berlin (with Danny Clark)
    1st, Six Days of Copenhagen (with Gert Frank)
    1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Bassano del Grappa
    1st, Trofeo Baracchi (with Francesco Moser)

### 1986

    2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Colorado Springs
    Danmark Rundt
       1st, Prologue
       1st, Stage 5b

### 1987

    1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Vienna

### 1988

    1st, Six Days of Copenhagen (with Roman Hermann)
