Leif Mortensen (born 5 May 1946) is a former Danish professional
road bicycle racer
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. He won a silver medal in the
individual road race at the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...
while finishing fourth in the team time trial.
In 1970–1975 he rode professionally with the following achievements.
Palmarès
; 1967
: 2nd,
World Road Championships, 100 km TTT
; 1968
: 2nd,
Olympic Games
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,
Road race, Mexico City
; 1969
: 2nd, World Road Championships, 100 km TTT
: 1st, World Road Championships, Amateur road race, Brno
; 1970
: 2nd, World Road Championships, Professional road race, Leicester
; 1971
: 1st, Hellemmes
: 1st,
Trofeo Baracchi (with
Luis Ocaña)
: 6th, Overall,
Tour de France
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; 1972
: 1st, Le Quillo
; 1973
: 1st,
GP Aix-en-Provence
: 1st, Stage 5,
Paris–Nice, Manosque
: 1st, Overall,
Tour of Belgium
:: 1st, Stage 5b, Nivelles
References
1946 births
Living people
Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Danish male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Denmark
Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
UCI Road World Champions (elite men)
Olympic medalists in cycling
Cyclists from Copenhagen
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
20th-century Danish sportsmen
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