Hans-Henrik Ørsted
Encyclopedia
Hans-Henrik Ørsted is a Danish
former professional track cyclist and multi-medalist in the Olympics and World Championships at pursuit. He turned professional following the 1980 Summer Olympics
, where he won a bronze medal. At the World Championships as a professional, he won 3 gold medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze.
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Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
former professional track cyclist and multi-medalist in the Olympics and World Championships at pursuit. He turned professional following the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
, where he won a bronze medal. At the World Championships as a professional, he won 3 gold medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze.
Palmarès
1977- 1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Copenhagen
1978
- 1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Århus
- 1st, Points race, National Track Championships, Århus
1980
- 3rd, PursuitCycling at the 1980 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics was split into two categories: Road and Track. 6 events were contested . All 4 events of the track cycling were held at the Velodrome of the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre . 100 km team time trial event was held along the Moscow-Minsk highway...
, Olympic Games1980 Summer OlympicsThe 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
, Moscow - 3rd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Besançon
- 1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Odense
1981
- 1st, Dortmund Six Days (with Gert FrankGert FrankGert Frank is a former cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark. He won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund...
) - 1st, Madison, European Track ChampionshipsEuropean Track ChampionshipsThe European Track Cycling Championships are the set of European championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by the European Cycling Union...
(with Gert FrankGert FrankGert Frank is a former cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark. He won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund...
) - 2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Brno
- 3rd, GP des Nations
- 1st, Herning Six Days (with Gert FrankGert FrankGert Frank is a former cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark. He won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund...
)
1982
- 2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Leicester
- 1st, Nienburg
1983
- 1st, European Championship, Track, Madison, Elite; (with Gert FrankGert FrankGert Frank is a former cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark. He won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund...
) - 1st, Herning Six Days (with Gert FrankGert FrankGert Frank is a former cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark. He won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund...
) - 1st, Odense
- 3rd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Zürich
1984
- 1st, Ghent Six Days (with Gert FrankGert FrankGert Frank is a former cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark. He won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund...
) - 1st, Munich Six Days (with Gert FrankGert FrankGert Frank is a former cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark. He won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund...
) - 1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Barcelona
1985
- 1st, Berlin Six Days (with Danny Clark)
- 1st, Copenhagen Six Days (with Gert FrankGert FrankGert Frank is a former cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark. He won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund...
) - 1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Bassano del Grappa
- 1st, Trofeo BaracchiTrofeo BaracchiThe Trofeo Baracchi was a major Italian cycling race that ran for 50 years. It was created by Mino Baracchi, in memory of his father Angelo who was a great cycle racing fan. Originally an amateur individual time trial, from 1944 it was open to professionals and became a major event on the...
(with Francesco MoserFrancesco MoserFrancesco Moser , nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" , is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the dominant riders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racing championship and six victories in three of the five Monuments...
)
1986
- 2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Colorado Springs
- Danmark RundtDanmark RundtDanmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...
- 1st, Prologue
- 1st, Stage 5b
1987
- 1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Vienna
1988
- 1st, Copenhagen Six Days (with Roman Hermann)