Jimmi Madsen (born 4 January 1969) is a Danish former cyclist who raced professionally from 1993 to 2004.[3][2] He rode for Denmark on the track in four Olympic Games: 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000.[1] He won the bronze medal in the Men's team pursuit in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1][4][5] Madsen was also part of the Danish squad that took the bronze in the team pursuit at the 1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He was a three-time European track champion, winning the European madison title in 1996 and 1997 alongside Jens Veggerby, and a European Derny championship in 2000.[3][2] Madsen also won ten six-day races during his career.[3]
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Born | Copenhagen, Denmark | 4 January 1969||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road and track[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Classics specialist (road)[2] Endurance (track) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1993-1995 | Trumf[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
1998-1999 | Acceptcard Pro Cycling[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000-2001 | Team Bornholm[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002-2004 | CSC–Tiscali[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sports-reference Profile". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Jimmi Madsen set for CSC Tiscali". CSC–Tiscali. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jimmi Madsen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Database Olympics Profile". www.databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ John Nauright; Charles Parrish (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2. Retrieved 29 March 2020.