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Denmark at the Olympics: Difference between revisions


Sporting event delegation

Denmark first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Games. Denmark has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games several times since 1948, including every Games since 1988.

The top medal-producing sport for Denmark is sailing. Denmark has won only a single medal at the Winter Games, in curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

The National Olympic Committee for Denmark was created in 1905.

Medal tables[edit]

List of medalists[edit]

Medals by individual[edit]

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won one or more Olympic gold medals and three or more Olympic medals for Denmark. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.

Medals by team[edit]

Denmark has been successful at the Olympics in team sports like football, handball and team gymnastics. In football Denmark has won four medals. Also team gymnastics has given Denmark four medals. In women’s handball Denmark has won three gold medals.

Summer Olympics[edit]

All Danish medals are listed.

Games Medal Name Sport Event
1896 Athens  Gold Viggo Jensen Weightlifting Men’s two hand lift
 Silver Holger Nielsen Shooting Men’s 30 m free pistol
 Silver Viggo Jensen Weightlifting Men’s one hand lift
 Bronze Holger Nielsen Fencing Men’s sabre
 Bronze Viggo Jensen Shooting Men’s 300 m free rifle, three positions
 Bronze Holger Nielsen Shooting Men’s 25 m rapid fire pistol
1900 Paris  Gold Lars Jørgen Madsen Shooting Men’s 300 metre free rifle, standing
 Silver Anders Peter Nielsen Shooting Men’s 300 metre free rifle, kneeling
 Silver Anders Peter Nielsen Shooting Men’s 300 metre free rifle, prone
 Silver Anders Peter Nielsen Shooting Men’s 300 metre free rifle, three positions
 Bronze Peder Lykkeberg Swimming Men’s underwater swimming
 Bronze Ernst Schultz Athletics Men’s 400 metres
 Gold Edgar Aabye
Eugen Schmidt
Charles Winckler
(mixed team with Sweden)
Tug of war
1908 London  Silver Denmark national football team (squad) Football, men’s team competition
 Silver Ludvig Dam Swimming Men’s 100 m backstroke
 Bronze Anders Andersen Wrestling Men’s Greco-Roman middleweight
 Bronze Carl Jensen Wrestling Men’s Greco-Roman light heavyweight
 Bronze Søren Marinus Jensen Wrestling Men’s Greco-Roman super heavyweight
1912 Stockholm  Gold Ejler Allert
Christian Hansen
Carl Møller
Carl Pedersen
Poul Hartmann
Rowing Men’s coxed fours, inriggers
 Silver Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier Fencing Men’s Épée
 Silver Denmark national football team (squad) Football, men’s team competition
 Silver Danish gymnastics team Gymnastics Men’s team (Swedish system)
 Silver Steen Herschend
Sven Thomsen
Hans Meulengracht-Madsen
Sailing Men’s 6m class
 Silver Lars Madsen Shooting Men’s 300m free rifle, three positions
 Silver Sofie Castenschiold Tennis Women’s singles indoor
 Bronze Danish gymnastics team Gymnastics Men’s team, free system
 Bronze Erik Bisgaard
Rasmus Frandsen
Mikael Simonsen
Poul Thymann
Ejgil Clemmensen
Rowing Men’s coxed fours
 Bronze Niels Larsen Shooting Men’s 300m free rifle, three positions
 Bronze Ole Olsen
Lars Madsen
Niels Larsen
Niels Andersen
Laurits Larsen
Jens Hajslund
Shooting Men’s team free rifle
 Bronze Søren Marinus Jensen Wrestling Greco-Roman heavyweight
1920 Antwerp  Gold Stefanie Clausen Diving Women’s 10m Platform
 Gold Danish gymnastics team Gymnastics Men’s team (free system)
 Gold Lars Madsen
Niels Larsen
Anders Petersen
Erik Sætter-Lassen
Anders Peter Nielsen
Shooting Men’s team 300m military rifle, standing
 Silver Henry Petersen Athletics Pole vault
 Silver Søren Petersen Boxing Heavyweight
 Silver Anders Petersen Boxing Flyweight
 Silver Gotfred Johansen Boxing Lightweight
 Silver Danish gymnastics team Gymnastics Men’s team (Swedish system)
 Silver Danish field hockey team Field Hockey, men’s team competition
 Silver Niels Larsen Shooting Men’s 300m free rifle, 3 positions
 Silver Lars Madsen Shooting Men’s 300m military rifle, standing
 Silver Poul Hansen Wrestling Greco-Roman heavyweight
 Bronze Johannes Eriksen Wrestling Greco-Roman light heavyweight
1924 Paris  Gold Hans Jacob Nielsen Boxing Men’s lightweight
 Gold Ellen Osiier Fencing Women’s foil
 Silver Thyge Petersen Boxing Men’s light heavyweight
 Silver Søren Petersen Boxing Men’s heavyweight
 Silver Edmund Hansen
Willy Hansen
Cycling Men’s tandem
 Silver Frode Kirkebjerg Equestrian Individual eventing
 Silver Knud Degn, Christian Nielsen
Vilhelm Vett
Sailing 6 m…



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