Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Denmark at the; 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Munich
Competitors	126 (114 men and 12 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Peder Pedersen
Medals; Ranked 25th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 126 competitors, 114 men and 12 women, took part in 74 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

Niels Fredborg — Cycling, Men's 1000 metres time trial

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Denmark entered two men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Arne Jacobsen, at 8th place in the men's competition.

Women's Individual Competition:

Erna Rahbek Pedersen – 2244 points (→ 26th place)
Lilli Lentz – 2218 points (→ 29th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

Arne Jacobsen – 2423 points (→ 8th place)
Herluf Andersen – 2394 points (→ 13th place)

Athletics

Men's 1500 metres

Tom B. Hansen
- Heat — 3:41.1
- Semifinals — 3:41.6
- Final — 3:46.4 (→ 10th place)
Gerd Larsen
- Heat — 3:44.7
- Semifinals — 3:59.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

Jørn Lauenbourg
- Heat — 14:18.8 (→ did not advance)
Gert Kaerulin
- Heat — 14:39.2 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Erik Madsen
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Charlie Nash (IRL), 0:5

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Ib Bøtcher
- First Round — Defeated Nicolas Ortiz Flores (PUR), 3:2
- Second Round — Lost to John Rodgers (IRL), TKO-3

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Poul Knudsen
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated William Peets (ISV), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Prince Amartey (GHA), 2:3

Canoeing

Cycling

Thirteen cyclists represented Denmark in 1972.

Individual road race

Jørgen Marcussen — 21st place
Ove Jensen — 28th place
Henning Jørgensen — 48th place
Eigil Sørensen — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

Sprint

1000m time trial

Niels Fredborg
- Final — 1:06.44 (→ Gold Medal)

Individual pursuit

Reno Olsen

Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1972.

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Torben Bjerre-Poulsen, Peter Askjær-Friis, Ivan Kemnitz, Reinhard Münster, Jørgen Thorup

Women's foil

Annie Madsen

Football

Men's Team Competition

First Round (Group C)
- Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- Defeated Iran (4-0)
- Lost to Hungary (0-2)
Second Round (Group 2)
- Drew with Poland (1-1)
- Defeated Morocco (3-1)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-4) → did not advance, 5th place over-all
Team Roster
- Flemming Ahlberg, BK Frem
- Svend Andresen, B 1903
- Keld Bak, Næstved IF
- Hans Ewald Hansen, B 1901
- Heino Hansen, Slagelse B&I
- Jack Hansen, B 1913
- Heinz Hildebrandt, Hvidovre IF
- Kristen Nygaard, Fuglebakken Aarhus
- Flemming Pedersen, KB
- Leif Printzlau, BK Frem
- Jørgen Rasmussen, Randers Freja
- Max Rasmussen, AB
- Per Røntved, Brønshøj BK
- Allan Simonsen, Vejle BK
- Mogens Therkildsen, Odense BK (goalkeeper)
- Steen Ziegler, Hvidovre IF
- Reserve: Kurt Berthelsen, Aalborg BK
- Reserve: Valdemar Hansen, BK Frem (goalkeeper)
- Reserve: Helge Vonsyld, Randers Freja
Head Coach: Rudi Strittich

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Drew with the Soviet Union (12-12)
- Lost to Poland (8-11)
- Lost to Sweden (10-16)
Final Round
- Defeated Tunisia (29-21)
- Defeated United States (19-18) → 13th place
Team Roster

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Denmark in 1972.

Men's Individual Competition

Jørn Steffensen – 4887 points (→ 14th place)
Klaus Petersen – 4492 points (→ 37th place)
René Heitmann – 4190 points (→ 52nd place)

Men's Team Competition

Steffensen, Petersen, and Heitmann – 13547 points (→ 14th place)

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls

Kim Børgesen
- Heat — 7:58.94
- Repechage — 7:56.66
- Semi Finals — 8:27.93
- B-Final — 8:09.04 (→ 11th place)

Sailing

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
Steen Kjøhede	Finn	16	~~DSQ~~	3	17	14	DNF	25	136.7	19
Hans Fogh Ulrik Brock	Flying Dutchman	4	12	9	6	6	5	16	74.4	7
Mogens Larsen Klaus Føge Jensen	Tempest	11	13	20	12	14	15	~~DSQ~~	121.0	17
Paul Elvstrøm Valdemar Bandolowski Jan Kjærulff	Soling	7	17	1	6	~~DSQ~~	DNS	—	79.7	13
Poul Richard Høj Jensen Frank Høj Jensen Gunnar Dahlgaard	Dragon	17	19	9	11	5	2	—	68.0	7