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. Medalists Gold Niels Fredborg — 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 (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 (GHA), 2:3 Canoeing Cycling Thirteen cyclists represented Denmark in 1972. Individual road race Jørgen Marcussen — 21st place Ove Jensen — 28th place Henning Jørgensen — 48th place Eigil Sørensen — did not finish (→ no ranking) Team time trial Jørgen Emil Hansen Junker Jørgensen Jørn Lund Jørgen Marcussen Sprint Niels Fredborg Peder Pedersen 1000m time trial Niels Fredborg Final — 1:06.44 (→ Gold Medal) Individual pursuit Reno Olsen Team pursuit Gunnar Asmussen Svend Erik Bjerg Reno Olsen Bent Pedersen Equestrian Fencing Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1972. Men's épée Reinhard Münster Peter Askjær-Friis Ivan Kemnitz Men's team épée Torben Bjerre-Poulsen, Peter Askjær-Friis, Ivan Kemnitz, Reinhard Münster, Jørgen Thorup Women's foil Annie Madsen Football Men's Team Competition First Round (Group C) Defeated Brazil (3-2) Defeated Iran (4-0) Lost to Hungary (0-2) Second Round (Group 2) Drew with Poland (1-1) Defeated Morocco (3-1) Lost to Soviet Union (0-4) → did not advance, 5th place over-all Team Roster Flemming Ahlberg, BK Frem Svend Andresen, B 1903 Keld Bak, Næstved IF Hans Ewald Hansen, B 1901 Heino Hansen, Slagelse B&I Jack Hansen, B 1913 Heinz Hildebrandt, Hvidovre IF Kristen Nygaard, Fuglebakken Aarhus Flemming Pedersen, KB Leif Printzlau, BK Frem Jørgen Rasmussen, Randers Freja Max Rasmussen, AB Per Røntved, Brønshøj BK Allan Simonsen, Vejle BK Mogens Therkildsen, Odense BK (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 Gymnastics 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