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Jimmi Madsen (born 4 January 1969) is a Danish former cyclist who raced professionally from 1993 to 2004. He rode for Denmark on the track in four Olympic Games:
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. He won the bronze medal in the Men's team pursuit in the
1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...
. Madsen was also part of the Danish squad that took the bronze in the team pursuit at the
1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held at Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway, from 17 to 29 August 1993. Eleven events were held, eight for men and three for women, with five world records being set. In the same period, the 1993 UCI ...
. He was a three-time European track champion, winning the European madison title in 1996 and 1997 alongside
Jens Veggerby Jens Veggerby (born 20 October 1962) is a retired Danish cyclist. During his professional career that spanned 15 years from 1984 to 1999 he competed in 89 six-day races and won 13 of them: in Copenhagen (1989, 1991, 1993 and 1997), Antwerp (1992 ...
, and a European
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championship in 2000. Madsen also won ten six-day races during his career.


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1969 births Living people Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Danish male cyclists Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic cyclists for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists in cycling Cyclists from Copenhagen Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub