Hans-Henrik Ørsted
Hans-Henrik Ørsted
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Hans-Henrik Ørsted |
| Born |
December 13, 1954 (1954-12-13) (age 57)
Denmark |
| Team information |
| Discipline |
Track |
| Role |
Rider |
Medal record
| Competitor for Denmark |
| Track cycling |
| Olympic Games |
| Bronze |
1980 Moscow |
Pursuit |
| World Championships |
| Gold |
1984 Barcelona |
Professional pursuit |
| Gold |
1985 Bassano del Grappa |
Professional pursuit |
| Gold |
1987 Vienna |
Professional pursuit |
| Silver |
1981 Brno |
Professional pursuit |
| Silver |
1982 Leicester |
Professional pursuit |
| Silver |
1986 Colorado Springs |
Professional pursuit |
| Bronze |
1980 Besançon |
Professional pursuit |
| Bronze |
1983 Zürich |
Professional pursuit |
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Infobox last updated on
April 28, 2008 |
Hans-Henrik Ørsted (born December 13, 1954 in Grenå) 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.
Palmarès
- 1977
- 1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Copenhagen
- 1978
- 1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Århus
- 1st, Points race, National Track Championships, Århus
- 1980
- 3rd, Pursuit, Olympic Games, Moscow
- 3rd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Besançon
- 1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Odense
- 1981
- 1st, Dortmund Six Days (with Gert Frank)
- 1st, Madison, European Track Championships (with Gert Frank)
- 2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Brno
- 3rd, GP des Nations
- 1st, Herning Six Days (with Gert Frank)
- 1982
- 2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Leicester
- 1st, Nienburg
- 1983
- 1st, European Championship, Track, Madison, Elite; (with Gert Frank)
- 1st, Herning Six Days (with Gert Frank)
- 1st, Odense
- 3rd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Zürich
- 1984
- 1st, Ghent Six Days (with Gert Frank)
- 1st, Munich Six Days (with Gert Frank)
- 1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Barcelona
- 1985
- 1st, Berlin Six Days (with Danny Clark)
- 1st, Copenhagen Six Days (with Gert Frank)
- 1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Bassano del Grappa
- 1st, Trofeo Baracchi (with Francesco Moser)
- 1986
- 2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Colorado Springs
- Danmark Rundt
- 1st, Prologue
- 1st, Stage 5b
- 1987
- 1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Vienna
- 1988
- 1st, Copenhagen Six Days (with Roman Hermann)
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Ørsted, Hans-Henrik |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Track cyclist |
| Date of birth |
1954-12-13 |
| Place of birth |
Grenå, Denmark |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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