Jørgen Frantzen

{{Short description|Danish rower (1935–2020)}}

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Jørgen Nagel Frantzen (9 May 1935 in Holbæk, Denmark – 10 January 2020) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics at the age of 17. In 1952 he was the coxswain of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs event. His teammates at the Olympics was Svend Pedersen and Poul Svendsen.

At club level he was a part of Frederiksværk Roklub.

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072523/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/jorgen-frantzen-1.html Jørgen Frantzen's profile at Sports Reference.com]
  • [https://mjbedemand.voresmindesider.dk/index.php?fbrefresh=1&set_site_id=485&order_id=3736419&sign=5c2ca3f3e4fd8f234e71530ad5f175be Jørgen Frantzen's obituary] {{in lang|da}}

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Category:1935 births

Category:2020 deaths

Category:Danish male rowers

Category:Coxswains (rowing)

Category:Olympic rowers for Denmark

Category:Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark

Category:Olympic medalists in rowing

Category:Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Category:Sportspeople from Holbæk Municipality

Category:Rowers from Region Zealand

Category:20th-century Danish sportsmen

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