Gert Larsen
Gert Munch Larsen (born February 9, 1960 in Hvidovre) is a Danish curler and curling coach.[2]
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| Born | February 9, 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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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
Teams
Men's
| 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
| 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
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2005 | 2005 European Junior Curling Challenge | | |
| 2005 | 2005 European Curling Championships | | |
| 2005 | 2005 European Curling Championships | | |
| 2006 | 2006 World Junior Curling Championships | | |
| 2007 | 2007 World Junior Curling Championships | | |
| 2008 | 2008 World Junior Curling Championships | | |
| 2009 | 2009 World Junior Curling Championships | | |
| 2013 | 2013 European Curling Championships | | |
| 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics | | |
| 2014 | 2014 European Curling Championships | | |
| 2019 | 2019 European Curling Championships | |
Private life
He is married to fellow Danish curler Malene Krause.
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References
- DM Herrer | Hvidovre Curling Club(in Danish)
- Gert Larsen on the World Curling Federation database
- "Collie Campbell Memorial Award". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23.
External links
- Gert Larsen at Olympedia
- Gert Larsen at World Curling Federation
- Gert Larsen at CurlingZone
- Gjert Larsen on the CurlingZone database
- Gert Larsen on Facebook
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