Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Moscow
Competitors	58 (55 men and 3 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearers	Jørgen Lindhardsen (opening) Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (closing)
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.^[1]

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

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Lasse Hjortnes	Finn	DSQ	2	21	2	8	18	DNF	99.0	13
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Flying Dutchman	DSQ	3	6	6	6	4	3	54.5	6
Peter Due Per Kjaergaard	Tornado	7	2	2	3	2	5	3	30.4
Jens Christensen Morten Nielsen	Star	4	7	12	2	6	5	1	45.7	5
Poul Richard Høj Jensen Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen	Soling	1	5	6	5	2	1	1	23.0

Shooting

Open

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Henning Clausen	50 metre rifle three positions	1156	9
	50 metre rifle prone	592	25
Finn Danielsen	50 metre rifle three positions	1147	17
Ole Justesen	Skeet	194	10
Hans Kjeld Rasmussen		196+25+25

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