Verner Blaudzun

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Verner Blaudzun (born 23 March 1946) is a Danish former cyclist who represented Denmark at the Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the men's team time trial at the 1976 Montreal Olympics held in Canada,{{Cite web | title = Olympic medals won by Verner Blaudzun | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | url =http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2008/results/historical/athletes/1875.htm | access-date = 5 July 2010}} alongside Gert Frank, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund.

He came fourth in the same even at the 1968 Olympics, and came 42nd 4 years later in the 1980 men's road race.{{Cite web | title = Verner Blaudzen Results | publisher = the-sports.org | url = http://www.the-sports.org/cycling-blaudzun-verner-results-identity-s2-c2-b4-o42-w32504.html | access-date = 5 July 2010}}

Blaudzun's son, Michael, was a professional road bicycle racer who was twice Denmark's national road racing champion and 3 times national time trial champion. He retired after the 2008 season.

The Dutch singer-songwriter and bicycle racing enthusiast Johannes Sigmond chose 'Blaudzun' as his stage name.

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