Gert Larsen
Danish male curler and coach
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Gert Munch Larsen (born 9 February 1960 in Hvidovre) is a Danish curler and curling coach.[2]
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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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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 | 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
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.
