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Gunnar Asmussen

1944 - Today

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Gunnar Henry Asmussen (born 10 May 1944) is a Danish retired amateur cyclist. He won a gold medal in the track team pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics and placed 13th in 1972. Asmussen held national titles both in the road race (1964–65, 1971) and track team pursuit (1969–71, 1974 and 1976). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Gunnar Asmussen is the 291st most popular cyclist (down from 289th in 2024), the 586th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 594th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Danish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Gunnar Asmussen ranks 291 out of 1,613. Before him are Erika Salumäe, Michael Rasmussen, Gordon Thomas, Pascal Hervé, Richard Virenque, and Dag Otto Lauritzen. After him are Jan Pijnenburg, Wout van Aert, Simon Yates, Alessandro Petacchi, Gregor Braun, and Giuseppe Beghetto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Gunnar Asmussen ranks 604. Before him are Jim Capaldi, Alberto Demiddi, Akitsugu Konno, Charles W. Juels, Angus King, and Regine Heitzer. After him are Michael Aschbacher, Miroslav Poljak, Didier Couécou, Fannie Flagg, Dieter Grahn, and Russi Taylor.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Gunnar Asmussen ranks 586 out of 1,032. Before him are Bjørn Lomborg (1965), Claes Bang (1967), Michael Rasmussen (1974), Jesper Christiansen (1978), Birthe Kjær (1948), and Søren Malling (1964). After him are Whigfield (1970), Hans Scherfig (1905), Anders Thomas Jensen (1972), Jens Jørn Bertelsen (1952), Jan Mølby (1963), and Peder Pedersen (1945).

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Among CYCLISTS In Denmark

Among cyclists born in Denmark, Gunnar Asmussen ranks 12. Before him are Ole Ritter (1941), Leif Mortensen (1946), Jonas Vingegaard (1996), Mogens Frey (1941), Charles Schlee (1873), and Michael Rasmussen (1974). After him are Peder Pedersen (1945), Jørgen Marcussen (1950), Kim Andersen (1958), Hans-Henrik Ørsted (1954), Mads Pedersen (1995), and Rolf Sørensen (1965).

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