Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

Road

Men's Road Race Individual

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

Men's 100 km Team Time Trial

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

Track

Men's Sprint

• Henrik Salée

Men's 1,000 metres Time Trial

• Bjarne Sørensen

Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres

• 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

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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