Mogens Jeppesen (born July 10, 1953 in Gylling,

Odder Odder is a town in Jutland, Denmark. The town is the seat of Odder municipality, and is the biggest town in the municipality. It is located 20 km south of Aarhus and 16 km south-east of Skanderborg. Odder is part of Business Region Aar ...

) is a former Danish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player who played for Ribe and Danish national team. In 1987 won the Danish male player of the year award. He competed in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

and in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

. In 1980 he was part of the Danish team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches as goalkeeper. Four years later he finished fourth with the Danish team in the 1984 Olympic tournament. He played all six match as goalkeeper again.

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1953 births Living people People from Odder Municipality Danish male handball players Olympic handball players for Denmark Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Handball players from the Central Denmark Region 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-handball-bio-stub