Henrik Baltzersen (born 14 August 1984 in

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) is a Danish amateur BMX cyclist. Having started his sporting career at the age of six and been admitted to the Danish national cycling team since 1999, Baltzersen has mounted top-eight finishes in

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at the European Championships, and later represented his nation

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at the

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. Baltzersen qualified for the Danish squad in men's BMX cycling at the

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by receiving an invitational berth from the

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(UCI) based on his best performance at the

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, Canada. After he grabbed a twenty-ninth seed on the morning prelims with a time of 37.635, Baltzersen scored a total of 16 placing points to mount a fifth spot in his quarterfinal heat, narrowly missing a spot for the semifinal rounds by two tokens.

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
1984 births Living people BMX riders Danish male cyclists Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Denmark People from Viborg Municipality Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub