Henrik Jorgensen (Paralympian)
Henrik Jorgensen is a Danish Paralympic athlete and boccia player who has competed in five Paralympic Games.[1]
Career[]
Henrik made his Paralympic debut in 1984, competing in athletics and boccia. In New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 he won three gold medals, the men's slalom and precision throw and individual boccia C1. In 1984, boccia was making its Paralympics debut, so he became one of its first champions. In the boccia, he beat Russell Cecchini of Canada in the final. Starting from Seoul 1988 he moved into boccia permanently and became a master player, winning three silver and two bronze medals in the sport.
In Barcelona 1992 he won the individual bronze medal match against from Spain. Henrik had lost in the semifinal to from the USA.
In Atlanta 1996 he won the silver medal in Boccia Individual C1 after losing to from South Korea.
After missing the Sydney 2000 Paralympics he returned for Athens 2004 but failed to medal. In the Individual Event he lost in the quarter final. In the Team Event he didn't make it into the finals. It was his last Paralympics to date.
References[]
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes of Denmark
- Paralympic boccia players of Denmark
- Paralympic gold medalists for Denmark
- Paralympic silver medalists for Denmark
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Denmark
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic medalists in boccia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Boccia players at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Boccia players at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Boccia players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Boccia players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Boccia players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Danish athletics biography stubs
- European Paralympic medalist stubs
- Danish sportspeople stubs