Hans-Henrik Ørsted
Danish cyclist (born 1954)
Hans-Henrik Ørsted Full name Hans-Henrik Ørsted Born (1954-12-13 ) 13 December 1954 (age 69) Grenå , Denmark Discipline Track Role Rider
Hans-Henrik Ørsted (born 13 December 1954 in Grenå ) is a Danish former professional track cyclist and multi-medalist in the Olympics and World Championships at pursuit. He raced in many indoor Six-day racing events in Europe.
He turned professional following the 1980 Summer Olympics , where he won a bronze medal.[ 1]
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, Six Days of Dortmund (with Gert Frank )
1st, Madison , European Track Championships (with Gert Frank )
2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships , Brno
3rd, Grand Prix des Nations
1st, Six Days of Herning (with Gert Frank )
1982
2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships , Leicester
1st, Nienburg
1983
1st, Madison , European Track Championships (with Gert Frank )
1st, Six Days of Herning (with Gert Frank )
1st, Odense
3rd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships , Zürich
1984
1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Gert Frank )
1st, Six Days of Munich (with Gert Frank )
1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships , Barcelona
1985
1st, Six Days of Berlin (with Danny Clark )
1st, Six Days of Copenhagen (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, Six Days of Copenhagen (with Roman Hermann )
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