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

Men's 400 metres

• Jens Smedegaard Hansen

Men's Marathon

• Jorn Lauenborg
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Boxing

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

Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres

• Hans Christian Lassen

Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented Denmark in 1980.

Road

Individual road race

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

Team time trial

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

Track

Sprint

• Henrik Salée

1000m time trial

• Bjarne Sørensen

Individual pursuit

• Hans-Henrik Ørsted

Diving

Men's Platform

• Claus Thomsen

Fencing

Women's foil

• Max Madsen

Handball

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

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

Open

Shooting

Open

Swimming

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

Men's Light Heavyweight

• Erling Johansen

Wrestling

Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman

• Kaj Jægergaard Hansen

Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman

• Svend Erik Studsgaard

References