Hans-Henrik Ørsted

Hans-Henrik Ørsted (born 13 December 1954 in Grenå) is a Danish former professional track cyclist and multi-medalist in the Olympics and World Championships at pursuit. He raced in many indoor Six-day racing events in Europe.

He turned professional following the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal.

At the World Championships as a professional, he won 3 gold medals, 3 silver, and 2 bronze.

Palmarès

 * 1977
 * 1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Copenhagen


 * 1978
 * 1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Århus
 * 1st, Points race, National Track Championships, Århus


 * 1980
 * 3rd, Pursuit, Olympic Games, Moscow
 * 3rd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Besançon
 * 1st, Pursuit, National Track Championships, Odense


 * 1981
 * 1st, Six Days of Dortmund (with Gert Frank)
 * 1st, Madison, European Track Championships (with Gert Frank)
 * 2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Brno
 * 3rd, Grand Prix des Nations
 * 1st, Six Days of Herning (with Gert Frank)


 * 1982
 * 2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Leicester
 * 1st, Nienburg


 * 1983
 * 1st, Madison, European Track Championships (with Gert Frank)
 * 1st, Six Days of Herning (with Gert Frank)
 * 1st, Odense
 * 3rd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Zürich


 * 1984
 * 1st, Six Days of Ghent (with Gert Frank)
 * 1st, Six Days of Munich (with Gert Frank)
 * 1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Barcelona


 * 1985
 * 1st, Six Days of Berlin (with Danny Clark)
 * 1st, Six Days of Copenhagen (with Gert Frank)
 * 1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Bassano del Grappa
 * 1st, Trofeo Baracchi (with Francesco Moser)


 * 1986
 * 2nd, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Colorado Springs
 * Danmark Rundt
 * 1st, Prologue
 * 1st, Stage 5b


 * 1987
 * 1st, Professional Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Vienna


 * 1988
 * 1st, Six Days of Copenhagen (with Roman Hermann)