Cyclist Jørgen Jørgensen

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.

Jørgen Jørgensen

Jørgen Jørgensen, c. 1960
Personal information
Full name	Jørgen Breiholt Jørgensen
Nickname	Bendy
Born	(1936-04-01) 1 April 1936 (age 88) Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Professional team
CC Gladsaxe

The following are Jørgensen's results:

1957

Date	Country	Race	Position	Distance
10-09-1957	SWE	Sex-Dagars 1957 "Ronde van Zweden"	2	175 km

1958

Date	Country	Race	Position	Distance
10-08-1958	DEN	Nationalt mesterskab "National Championship"	12	173.6 km

1959

Date	Country	Race	Position	Distance
08-03-1959	DEN	Nationalt mesterskab "National Championship"	3	168 km
02-05-1959	DDR	Závod Míru 1959 "Peace Race" Stage 1 †	9	119 km

†: 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

Date	Country	Race	Position	Distance
03-05-1960	CZE   SVK	Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 2 †	6	145 km
10-05-1960	POL	Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 8 †	10	117 km
15-05-1960	DDR	Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 12 †	10	40 km
16-05-1960	CZE   SVK   POL   DDR	Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Overall Standings †	28	2295 km
26-08-1960	ITA	Olympic Men's 1960 Team time trial	DNF	100 km
22-10-1959	DEN	Odense 1960 Fyen Rundt	3	225 km

†: 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.