Jørgen Nagel Frantzen (9 May 1935 – 10 January 2020) was a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He was born in

Holbæk Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 29,608 (1 January 2022).coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boat ...

of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs event.

References

Jørgen Frantzen's profile at Sports Reference.comJørgen Frantzen's obituary
1935 births 2020 deaths Danish male rowers Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics People from Holbæk Municipality Sportspeople from Region Zealand {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub