Jørgen Jørgensen (cyclist)
Jørgen Jørgensen, c. 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jørgen Breiholt Jørgensen |
| Nickname | Bendy |
| Born | 1 April 1936 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | January 2016 (aged 79) |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Professional team | |
| CC Gladsaxe | |
Jørgen Jørgensen (1 April 1936 – January 2016) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the 100 km cycling team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics as a member of the four-man Danish team alongside Knud Enemark Jensen, Niels Baunsøe, and Vagn Bangsborg. The event was held on 26 August 1960 at the Viale Cristoforo Colombo in Rome, and the temperatures during the race reached 42 °C (108 °F). He dropped out of the race during the first lap due to heat stroke.