Denmark_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Denmark at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Denmark at the; 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Montreal
Competitors	66 (56 men, 10 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Judith Andersen
Medals; Ranked 24th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 66 competitors, 56 men and 10 women, took part in 40 events in 15 sports, winning a total number of three medals.^[1]

Medalists edit

Gold edit

Valdemar Bandolowski, Erik Hansen and Poul Richard Høj Jensen — Sailing, Men's Soling class

Bronze edit

Niels Fredborg — Cycling, Men's 1000 metres time trial
Verner Blaudzun, Gert Frank, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund — Cycling, Men's team time trial

Archery edit

Olympic veteran Arne Jacobsen was the only archer to represent Denmark in the nation's second appearance in the Olympic archery competition. He dropped 89 points from his previous mark, falling 17 places in the standings.

Men's Individual Competition:

Arne Jacobsen – 2334 points (→ 25th place)

Athletics edit

Men's Marathon

Jørgen Jensen — 2:20:44 (→ 28th place)

Men's High Jump

Jesper Tørring
- Qualification — 2.16m
- Final — 2.18m (→ 8th place)

Boxing edit

Canoeing edit

Cycling edit

Eleven cyclists represented Denmark in 1976.

Individual road race

Verner Blaudzun — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Jørgen Emil Hansen — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Bent Pedersen — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Willy Skibby — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

Sprint

Niels Fredborg — 6th place

1000m time trial

Niels Fredborg — 1:07.617 (→ Bronze Medal)

Team pursuit

Equestrian edit

Fencing edit

One female fencer represented Denmark in 1976.

Women's foil

Annie Madsen

Gymnastics edit

Handball edit

Modern pentathlon edit

Two male pentathletes represented Denmark in 1976.

Individual

Rowing edit

Sailing edit

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
Jørgen Lindhardsen	Finn	15	11	11	21	8	16	9	106.0	14
Lars Lønberg Dan Ibsen Sørensen	470	7	5	22	20	22	3	11	99.7	12
Peter Due Per Kjaergaard	Tornado	4	5	13	3	12	11	10	74.7	9
Claes Thunbo Christensen Finn Thunbo Christensen	Tempest	6	9	8	8	1	5	7	62.7	6
Poul Richard Høj Jensen Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen	Soling	2	2	13	6	13	1	5	46.7