Jørgen Jørgensen (born 1 April 1936) is a Danish former

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

. He competed in the 100 km cycling

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

as a member of the four-man Danish team alongside

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, Niels Baunsøe, and

Vagn Bangsborg Vagn Bangsborg (born 28 May 1936) is a former Danish cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ...

. The event was held on 26 August 1960 at the Viale Cristoforo Colombo in Rome, and the temperatures during the race reached . He dropped out of the race during the first lap due to

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Athletic career

The following are Jørgensen's results:

1957

1958

1959

†: 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.

1960

†: 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Jorgen 1936 births Living people Danish male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Denmark Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Copenhagen