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.
Medalists
Gold Niels Fredborg — Cycling, Men's 1000 metres time trial
Archery
Denmark entered two men and two women in the first modern archery competition at the Olympics. 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 Jørgen Emil Hansen Junker Jørgensen Jørn Lund Jørgen Marcussen
Sprint Niels Fredborg Peder Pedersen
1000m time trial Niels Fredborg Final — 1:06.44 (→ Gold Medal)
Individual pursuit Reno Olsen
Team pursuit Gunnar Asmussen Svend Erik Bjerg Reno Olsen Bent Pedersen
Equestrian
Fencing
Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1972.
Men's épée Reinhard Münster Peter Askjær-Friis Ivan Kemnitz
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 Arne Andersen Keld Jul Andersen Jørgen Frandsen Claus Jørgen From Flemming Hansen Jørgen Heidemann Søren Jensen Bent Jørgensen Kay Sloth Jørgensen Flemming Lauritzen Svend Otto Lund Tom Benny Lund Thor Munkager Vagn Harris Nielsen Karsten Steen Sørensen Jørgen Vodsgaard
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 AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank1234567Steen KjøhedeFinn16DSQ31714DNF25136.719 Hans FoghUlrik BrockFlying Dutchman412966 51674.47Mogens LarsenKlaus Føge JensenTempest111320121415DSQ121.017Paul ElvstrømValdemar BandolowskiJan KjærulffSoling71716DSQDNS79.713Poul Richard Høj JensenFrank Høj JensenGunnar DahlgaardDragon17199115268.07
Shooting
Seven male shooters represented Denmark in 1972.
25 m pistol Lennart Christensen
300 m rifle, three positions Vagn Andersen Per Weichel
50 m rifle, three positions Henning Clausen Per Weichel
50 m rifle, prone Henning Clausen Vagn Andersen
Trap Egon Hansen
Skeet Niels-Ove Mikkelsen Ole Justesen
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke Ejvind Pedersen Lars Børgesen
Men's 200m Backstroke Ejvind Pedersen Lars Børgesen
Men's 100m Breaststroke Karl Christian Koch
Men's 200m Breaststroke Karl Christian Koch
Women's 100m Freestyle Kirsten Strange-Campbell
Women's 400m Freestyle Kirsten Knudsen
Women's 800m Freestyle Kirsten Knudsen
Women's 100m Breaststroke Winnie Nielsen
Women's 200m Breaststroke Winnie Nielsen
Women's 200m Individual Medley Kirsten Strange-Campbell
Women's 400m Individual Medley Kirsten Strange-Campbell
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References