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Denmark at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Montreal
Competitors66 (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)
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

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Gold

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Bronze

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Archery

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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:

Athletics

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Men's Marathon

Men's High Jump

Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Eleven cyclists represented Denmark in 1976.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Team pursuit

Equestrian

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Fencing

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One female fencer represented Denmark in 1976.

Women's foil

Gymnastics

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Handball

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Modern pentathlon

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Two male pentathletes represented Denmark in 1976.

Individual

Rowing

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Sailing

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Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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

Shooting

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Bo Lilja

Swimming

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Weightlifting

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References

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  1. ^ "Cuba at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2015.