// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Gert Larsen? A Larsen-ary figure.
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| Born | 9 February 1960 Hvidovre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 7 (1982, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 3 (1979, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1994, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 1 (1988, demonstration) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gert Munch Larsen (born 9 February 1960 in Hvidovre) is a Danish curler and curling coach.[2]
At the international level, he is a 1981 European bronze medallist.
At the national level, he is a ten-time Danish men's champion curler (1979, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001) and a two-time Danish mixed champion curler (2001, 2002).
He participated at the demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where Danish men's team finished sixth. As a coach of Danish women's curling team he participated at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where Danish women's team finished sixth.
Awards
[edit]Teams
[edit]Men's
[edit]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1978–79 | Per Berg | Gert Larsen | Jan Hansen | Michael Harry | DMCC 1979  | ||
| 1979–80 | Per Berg | Gert Larsen | Jan Hansen | Michael Harry | ECC 1979 (6th) | ||
| 1980–81 | Per Berg | Gert Larsen | Jan Hansen | Michael Harry | ECC 1980 (6th) | ||
| 1981–82 | Per Berg | Gert Larsen | Jan Hansen | Michael Harry | Antonny Hinge | ECC 1981  DMCC 1982 WCC 1982 (8th) | |
| 1986–87 | Gert Larsen | Oluf Olsen | Jan Hansen | Michael Harry | DMCC 1987 WCC 1987 (4th) | ||
| 1987–88 | Gert Larsen | Oluf Olsen | Jan Hansen | Michael Harry | WOG 1988, demo (6th) DMCC 1988 WCC 1988 (8th) | ||
| 1991–92 | Gert Larsen | Oluf Olsen | Michael Harry | Henrik Jakobsen | Ulrik Schmidt | ECC 1991 (6th) | |
| 1992–93 | Gert Larsen | Oluf Olsen | Michael Harry | Henrik Jakobsen | Tom Nielsen | DMCC 1993 WCC 1993 (5th) | |
| 1993–94 | Gert Larsen | Oluf Olsen | Michael Harry | Henrik Jakobsen | Tom Nielsen (DMCC), Tommy Stjerne (WCC) | DMCC 1994 WCC 1994 (7th) | |
| 1994–95 | Gert Larsen | Oluf Olsen | Michael Harry | Henrik Jakobsen | Tom Nielsen | ECC 1994 (10th) DMCC 1995 | |
| 1996–97 | Tommy Stjerne | Gert Larsen | Peter Andersen | Anders Søderblom | Ivan Frederiksen | DMCC 1997 | |
| 1997–98 | Tommy Stjerne | Gert Larsen | Peter Andersen | Ivan Frederiksen | Anders Søderblom | DMCC 1998 WCC 1998 (7th) | |
| 1998–99 | Tommy Stjerne | Gert Larsen | Peter Andersen | Ivan Frederiksen | Anders Søderblom | Mikael Qvist, Olle Brudsten | ECC 1998 (7th) |
| 2000–01 | Johnny Frederiksen | Henrik Jakobsen | Lars Vilandt | Bo Jensen | Gert Larsen | Olle Brudsten | DMCC 2001 WCC 2001 (10th) |
Mixed
[edit]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 2000–01 | Gert Larsen | Nete Larsen | Mikkel Krause | Gitte Larsen | DMxCC 2001 |
| 2001–02 | Gert Larsen | Pernille Nielsen | Dennis Hansen | Mette Larsen | DMxCC 2002 |
Record as a coach of national teams
[edit]| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2005 European Junior Curling Challenge | Denmark (junior men) | |
| 2005 | 2005 European Curling Championships | Denmark (men) | 6 |
| 2005 | 2005 European Curling Championships | Denmark (women) | |
| 2006 | 2006 World Junior Curling Championships | Denmark (junior men) | 5 |
| 2007 | 2007 World Junior Curling Championships | Denmark (junior men) | 4 |
| 2008 | 2008 World Junior Curling Championships | Denmark (junior men) | 7 |
| 2009 | 2009 World Junior Curling Championships | Denmark (junior men) | |
| 2013 | 2013 European Curling Championships | Denmark (women) | 4 |
| 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics | Denmark (women) | 6 |
| 2014 | 2014 European Curling Championships | Denmark (men) | 9 |
| 2019 | 2019 European Curling Championships | Denmark (men) | 4 |
Private life
[edit]He is married to fellow Danish curler Malene Krause. They are the parents of former world junior champion Mikkel Krause, skip of Denmark's team at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.[4] Larsen was coach of his son's 2009 World Junior Curling Championships winner.
References
[edit]- ↑ DM Herrer | Hvidovre Curling Club(in Danish)
- ↑ Gert Larsen at World Curling
- ↑ "Collie Campbell Memorial Award". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23.
- ↑ "Mikkel Krause". Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Gert Larsen at World Curling
- Gert Larsen at Olympedia
- Gert Larsen at InterSportStats
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