Frode Sørensen (cyclist)
Frode Otto Sørensen (born February 8, 1912 in Copenhagen , † August 1, 1980 in Stockholm ) was a Danish cyclist and national champion in cycling .
Athletic career
Frode Sørensen started for the ABC Copenhagen club . He was a participant in the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1932 and in Berlin in 1936 . At the 1932 Games he won the silver medal in the team standings with Harry Hansen and Leo Nielsen behind Italy . In the individual race he finished 5th in 1932 and 12th in 1936. In 1937 he finished second in the UCI Road World Championships behind Adolfo LeoniIn 1931 he was already 10th, in 1934 8th place followed. In 1931 he won his first Danish championship in road racing. He was able to defend the title a year later. In 1935, 1936 and 1938 he was again Danish champion. In 1940 he won one of the most important Danish races, the Fyen Rundt . He won the Nordic championships in cycling four times. In 1935, 1936 and 1937 he won the team title with the Danish team, and in 1936 he won the individual race. In 1939 he drove briefly as a professional driver , but took up a license as an amateur again. In 1946 he moved to Sweden .
Professional
He was a machine worker by profession. After his career he was temporarily national coach in Sweden.
Web links
- Frode Sørensen in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Frode Sørensen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Cycling stars. In: cyclingstars.dk. Retrieved March 24, 2020 (Danish).
1916, 1918-1919 Carl Mortensen | 1917 Christian Frisch | 1920 Frederik Ahrensborg Clausen | 1921, 1923, 1925-1927, 1930 Henry Hansen | 1924 Erik Eloe Andersen | 1926 Poul Sørensen | 1928 not held 1929 Fynn Nyman | 1931–1932, 1935–1936, 1938 Frode Sørensen | 1933 Werner Grundahl Hansen | 1934 Leo Nielsen | 1937 Georg Nielsen | 1939 Wenzel Jørgensen | 1940, 1942 Rudolf Johannes Rasmussen | 1941 Knut Erik Andersen | 1943–1945, 1953 Christian Pedersen | 1949 Wedell Østergaard | 1950, 1955 Hans Edmund Andresen | 1951 race canceled | 1952 Max Jørgensen | 1954, 1957 Eluf Dalgaard | 1956 Fritz Ravn | 1958 John Grønvald | 1959 Ole Krøier | 1960, 1963 Ole Pingel | 1961 Bent Peters | 1962, 1964, 1966 Ole Ritter | 1965 Lars Lander | 1967 Mogens Frey | 1968, 1970 Verner Blaudzun | 1969 Tommy Nielsen | 1971 Bent L. Pedersen | 1972 Timm, Jørgen | 1973 Reno Olsen | 1974, 1978 Benny Pedersen | 1975 Jørgen Emil Hansen | 1976 Torben Hjort | 1977 Jørgen Knudsen | 1979, 1983 Michael Markussen | 1980 James Møller | 1981 Jørgen Vagn Pedersen | 1982 René W. Andersen | 1984 Kim Eriksen | 1985 Dan Frost | 1986, 1992 Alex Pedersen | 1987 Niels Ole Hald | 1988 Claus Michael Møller | 1989 Michael Guldhammer | 1990 Brian Petersen | 1991, 1993 Kim Marcussen | 1994 Michael Blaudzun |
After 1994 the division between amateurs and professionals was lifted
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sørensen, Frode |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sørensen, Frode Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1980 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |