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 raced in many indoor Six-Day track races in Europe. 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, Dortmud 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) (With help from Wikipedia)
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