Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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| 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) |
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| Medals Rank: 16 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 5 |
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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]
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[edit] Medalists
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Gold
- Hans Kjeld Rasmussen — Shooting, Men's Skeet
- Valdemar Bandolowski, Erik Hansen and Poul Richard Høj Jensen — Sailing, Men's Soling
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Silver
- Peter Due and Per Kjærgaard — Sailing, Men's Tornado
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Bronze
- Hans-Henrik Ørsted — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit
- Susanne Nielsson — Swimming, Women's 100 metres Breaststroke
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Athletics
Men's 400 metres
Men's Marathon
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- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
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Boxing
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
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- 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)
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- First Round — Lost to Michael Pillay (Seychelles) on points (1-4)
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
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- First Round — Defeated Csaba Kuzma (Hungary) on points (3-2)
- Second Round — Lost to Ricardo Rojas (Cuba) on points (1-4)
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Canoeing
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Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres
[edit] Cycling
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Road
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Men's Road Race Individual
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial
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Track
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Men's Sprint
Men's 1,000 metres Time Trial
Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres
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Diving
Men's Platform
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Fencing
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Handball
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- 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
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- 9th/10th place: Defeated Algeria (28-20) → 9th place
- Team Roster
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Rowing
Men's Coxless Pairs
Men's Quadruple Sculls
Women's Single Sculls
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Sailing
Mixed One Person Dinghy
Mixed Two Person Keelboat
Mixed Multihull
Mixed Three Person Keelboat
Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy
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Shooting
Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres
Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres
Mixed Skeet
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Swimming
Women's 100m Breaststroke
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- Heats — 1:11.58
- Final — 1:11.16 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
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- Final — 2:32.75 (→ 4th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
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- Heats — did not start (→ did not advance)
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Weightlifting
Men's Light Heavyweight
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Wrestling
Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman
Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
[edit] References
- ^ "Denmark at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1980/. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
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