Jørgen D. Heidemann (born March 27, 1946) is a former

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 ance ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. He played his club handball with

Fredericia KFUM Fredericia HK is a team handball, handball club from Fredericia, Denmark. Currently, Fredericia HK competes in the men's Danish Handball League. The home arena of the team is Fredericia Idrætscenter The club was founded in 1990 on the license o ...

, and was the top goalscorer of the club in the 1969 Danish Handball League season. In 1972 he was part of the

Denmark men's national handball team The Denmark men's national handball team ( da, Danmarks håndboldlandshold, Denmark's national handball team) is controlled by the Danish Handball Association and represents Denmark in international matches. They are the ...

which finished thirteenth in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored eight goals.

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1946 births Living people Danish male handball players Olympic handball players for Denmark Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{denmark-handball-bio-stub