Jørgen Jørgensen (1 April 1936 – January 2016) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the 100 km cycling team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics as a member of the four-man Danish team alongside Knud Enemark Jensen, Niels Baunsøe, and Vagn Bangsborg. The event was held on 26 August 1960 at the Viale Cristoforo Colombo in Rome, and the temperatures during the race reached . He dropped out of the race during the first lap due to heat stroke.
Athletic career The following are Jørgensen's results:
1957 DateCountryRacePositionDistance10-09-1957 SWESex-Dagars 1957 "Ronde van Zweden"2175 km
1958 DateCountryRacePositionDistance10-08-1958 DENNationalt mesterskab "National Championship"12173.6 km
1959 DateCountryRacePositionDistance08-03-1959 DENNationalt mesterskab "National Championship"3168 km02-05-1959 DDRZávod Míru 1959 "Peace Race" Stage 1 †9119 km †: The athlete is not listed as having competed in any stages other than the 1st stage of the 1959 peace race, and is not listed amongst the finishers of the entire race.
1960 DateCountryRacePositionDistance03-05-1960 CZE SVKZávod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 2 †6145 km10-05-1960 POLZávod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 8 †10117 km15-05-1960 DDRZávod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 12 †1040 km16-05-1960 CZE SVK
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DDRZávod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Overall Standings †282295 km26-08-1960 ITAOlympic Men's 1960 Team time trialDNF100 km22-10-1959 DENOdense 1960 Fyen Rundt3225 km †: The athlete is only listed in some stages of the 1960 peace race, but was given a final standing and therefore likely participated in the other stages.
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