Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the Olympic Games
Flag of the Olympic Movement IOC code  DEN NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark Website www.dif.dk (Danish) (English)
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors	58 (55 men and 3 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Jørgen Lindhardsen (opening) Hans Rasmussen (closing)
Medals Rank: 16	Gold 2	Silver 1	Bronze 2	Total 5
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Intercalated Games
1906

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.

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

Further information: 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

Further information: 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

Further information: Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres

• Hans Christian Lassen

Cycling

Further information: 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

Further information: Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Platform

• Claus Thomsen

Fencing

Further information: Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Women's foil

• Max Madsen

Handball

Further information: 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

Further information: 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

Further information: Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Mixed One Person Dinghy

• Lasse Hjortnæs

Mixed Two Person Keelboat

• Jens Christensen
• Morten Nielsen

Mixed Multihull

• Per Kjærgaard Nielsen
• Peter Due

Mixed Three Person Keelboat

• Erik Hansen
• Poul Richard Høj Jensen
• Valdemar Bandolowski

Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy

• Jacob Bojsen-Møller
• Jørgen Bojsen-Møller

Shooting

Further information: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres

• Henning Clausen
• Finn Danielsen

Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres

• Henning Clausen

Mixed Skeet

• Hans Kjeld Rasmussen
• Ole Justesen

Swimming

Further information: 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

Further information: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Heavyweight

• Erling Johansen

Wrestling

Further information: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman

• Kaj Jægergaard Hansen

Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman

• Svend Erik Studsgaard