Jørgen Jørgensen (April 1936 – January 2016[1]) was a Danish former cyclist. He competed in the 100 km cycling team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics as a member of the four-man Danish team alongside Knud Enemark Jensen, Niels Baunsøe, and Vagn Bangsborg.[2] The event was held on 26 August 1960 at the Viale Cristoforo Colombo in Rome, and the temperatures during the race reached 42 °C (108 °F).[3] He dropped out of the race during the first lap due to heat stroke.[4]
 Jørgen Jørgensen, c. 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jørgen Breiholt Jørgensen |
| Nickname | Bendy |
| Born | 1 April 1936 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | January 2016 (aged 79) |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Professional team | |
| CC Gladsaxe | |
Athletic career
editThe following are Jørgensen's results:[5]
1957
edit| Date | Country | Race | Position | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-09-1957 |  SWE
|
Sex-Dagars 1957 "Ronde van Zweden" | 2 | 175 km |
1958
edit| Date | Country | Race | Position | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-08-1958 |  DEN
|
Nationalt mesterskab "National Championship" | 12 | 173.6 km |
1959
edit| Date | Country | Race | Position | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-03-1959 | DEN
|
Nationalt mesterskab "National Championship" | 3 | 168 km |
| 02-05-1959 |  DDR
|
Závod Míru 1959 "Peace Race" Stage 1 † | 9 | 119 km |
†: The athlete is not listed as having competed in any stages other than the 1st stage of the 1959 peace race, and is not listed amongst the finishers of the entire race.[6]
1960
edit| Date | Country | Race | Position | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-05-1960 |  CZE
|
Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 2 † | 6 | 145 km |
| 10-05-1960 |  POL
|
Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 8 † | 10 | 117 km |
| 15-05-1960 | DDR
|
Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 12 † | 10 | 40 km |
| 16-05-1960 | CZE
|
Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Overall Standings † | 28 | 2295 km |
| 26-08-1960 |  ITA
|
Olympic Men's 1960 Team time trial | DNF | 100 km |
| 22-10-1959 | DEN
|
Odense 1960 Fyen Rundt | 3 | 225 km |
†: The athlete is only listed in some stages of the 1960 peace race, but was given a final standing and therefore likely participated in the other stages.
References
edit- ^ "'Sovsen' er død | Feltet.dk ('Sovsen' is dead)" (in Danish). m.feltet.dk. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Jørgen Jørgensen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "Knud Enemark Jensen Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Maraniss, David (July 2008). Rome 1960: the Olympics That Changed the World (First Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.). New York. pp. 110–113. ISBN 978-1-4165-3407-5. OCLC 214066042.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Archives, Cycling. "Jørgen Bendy Jørgensen". www.cykelsiderne.net. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Archives, Cycling. "Závod Míru 1959". www.cykelsiderne.net. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
External links
edit- Jørgen Jørgensen at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Jørgen Jørgensen at ProCyclingStats
- Jørgen Jørgensen at Olympedia
