Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	DEN
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1980
Flagcaption:	Flag of the Olympic Movement
Website:
Location:	Moscow
Competitors:	58 (55 men and 3 women)
Sports:	13
Flagbearer:	Jørgen Lindhardsen (opening) Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (closing)
Rank:	16
Gold:	2
Silver:	1
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Denmark competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 58 competitors, 55 men and 3 women, took part in 30 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Hans Kjeld Rasmussen — Shooting, Men's Skeet
• Valdemar Bandolowski, Erik Hansen and Poul Richard Høj Jensen — Sailing, Men's Soling

Silver

• Peter Due and Per Kjærgaard — Sailing, Men's Tornado

Bronze

• Hans-Henrik Ørsted — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit
• Susanne Nielsson — Swimming, Women's 100 metres Breaststroke

Athletics

See also: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Men's 400 metres

• Jens Smedegaard Hansen

Men's Marathon

• Jorn Lauenborg
  • Final - did not finish (→ no ranking)

Boxing

See also: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Men's Lightweight ( - 60 kg)

• Jesper Garnell
  • First Round - Defeated Sylvain Rajefiarison (Madagascar) on points (5-0)
  • Second Round - Lost to Galsandorj Batbileg (Mongolia) on points (1-4)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Ole Svendsen
  • First Round - Lost to Michael Pillay (Seychelles) on points (1-4)

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Michael Madsen
  • First Round - Defeated Csaba Kuzma (Hungary) on points (3-2)
  • Second Round - Lost to Ricardo Rojas (Cuba) on points (1-4)

Canoeing

See also: Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres

• Hans Christian Lassen

Cycling

See also: Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Eleven cyclists represented Denmark in 1980.

Road

Individual road race

• Henning Jørgensen
• Verner Blaudzun
• Allan Jacobsen
• Per Sandahl Jørgensen

Team time trial

• Per Kærsgaard Laursen
• Michael Markussen
• Jesper Worre
• Jørgen V. Pedersen

Track

Sprint

• Henrik Salée

1000m time trial

• Bjarne Sørensen

Individual pursuit

• Hans-Henrik Ørsted

Diving

See also: Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Men's Platform

• Claus Thomsen

Fencing

See also: Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Women's foil

• Max Madsen

Handball

See also: Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Cuba (30-18)
  • Lost to Spain (19-20)
  • Lost to Poland (12-26)
  • Lost to Hungary (15-16)
  • Lost to East Germany (20-24)
• Classification Match
  • 9th/10th place: Defeated Algeria (28-20) → 9th place
• Team Roster
  • Ole Nørskov Sørensen
  • Michael Jørn Berg
  • Andres Dahl-Nielsen
  • Thomas Pazyj
  • Bjarne Jeppesen
  • Iver Grunnet
  • Morten Stig Christensen
  • Carsten Haurum
  • Palle Jensen
  • Erik Bue Pedersen
  • Hans Henrik Hattesen
  • Mogens Jeppesen
  • Poul Kjaer Poulsen
  • Per Skaarup

Rowing

See also: Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Men's coxless pairs

• Michael Jessen
• Erik Christiansen

Men's quadruple sculls

• Reiner Modest
• Per Rasmussen
• Morten Espersen
• Ole Bloch Jensen

Women's single sculls

• Lise Justesen

Sailing

See also: Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Lasse Hjortnes	Finn	DSQ	2	21	2	8	18	DNF	99.0	13
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Flying Dutchman	DSQ	3	6	6	6	4	3	54.5	6
Peter Due Per Kjaergaard	Tornado	7	2	2	3	2	5	3	30.4
Jens Christensen Morten Nielsen	Star	4	7	12	2	6	5	1	45.7	5
Poul Richard Høj Jensen Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen	Soling	1	5	6	5	2	1	1	23.0

Shooting

See also: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Open

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Henning Clausen	50 metre rifle three positions	1156	9
	50 metre rifle prone	592	25
Finn Danielsen	50 metre rifle three positions	1147	17
Ole Justesen	Skeet	194	10
Hans Kjeld Rasmussen		196+25+25

Swimming

See also: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Susanne Nielsson
  • Heats - 1:11.58
  • Final - 1:11.16 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Susanne Nielsson
  • Final - 2:32.75 (→ 4th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Susanne Nielsson
  • Heats - did not start (→ did not advance)

Weightlifting

See also: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Men's Light Heavyweight

• Erling Johansen

Wrestling

See also: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman

• Kaj Jægergaard Hansen

Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman

• Svend Erik Studsgaard

Notes and References

1. Web site: Denmark at the 1980 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090356/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1980/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 4 May 2015 . sports-reference.com.