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.
Niels Fredborg — Cycling, Men's 1000 metres time trial
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Denmark entered two men and two women. 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)
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)
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
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
Individual pursuit
Gunnar Asmussen
Svend Erik Bjerg
Reno Olsen
Bent Pedersen
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
