Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the Olympic Games
Flag of Denmark IOC code  DEN NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark Website www.dif.dk (Danish) (English)
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors	162 in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Vagn Loft
Medals Rank: 10	Gold 5	Silver 7	Bronze 8	Total 20
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Intercalated Games
1906

Denmark competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 162 competitors, 144 men and 18 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Karen Hoff — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
• Carl-Ebbe Andersen, Tage Henriksen, and Finn Pedersen — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
• Greta Andersen — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
• Karen Harup — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
• Paul Elvstrøm — Sailing, Men's Firefly Class

Silver

• Johan Andersen — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
• Ejvind Hansen and Jacob Jensen — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak Pairs
• Karen Lachmann — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
• Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
• Ib Storm Larsen, Helge Schrøder, Helge Halkjær, and Aksel Hansen — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
• Karen Harup — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
• Eva Riise, Greta Andersen, Fritze Carstensen-Nathansen, and Karen Harup — Swimming, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Bronze

• Lily Carlstedt — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
• Svend Vad — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
• Axel Schandorff — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
• Birte Christoffersen — Diving, Women's 10m Platform
• Børge Nielsen, Jørgen Olsen, Harry Knudsen, Erik Larsen, and Henry Larsen — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
• Knud Bastrup-Birk, Hans Colberg, Edvin Hansen, John Hansen, Jørgen W. Hansen, Karl Aage Hansen, Erik Kuld Jensen, Ivan Jensen, Ove Jensen, Viggo Jensen, Per Knudsen, Knud Lundberg, Eigil Nielsen, Knud Børge Overgaard, Poul Petersen, Axel Pilmark, Johannes Pløger, Carl Aage Præst, Holger Seebach, Erling Sørensen, Jørgen Leschly Sørensen, Dion Ørnvold — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
• Christian Hansen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
• Klaus Baess, Ole Berntsen, and William Berntsen — Sailing, Men's Dragon

Athletics

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Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1948.

Individual road race

• Kristian Pedersen
• Knud Andersen
• Børge Saxil Nielsen
• Rudolf Rasmussen

Team road race

• Kristian Pedersen
• Knud Andersen
• Børge Saxil Nielsen
• Rudolf Rasmussen

Sprint

• Axel Schandorff

Time trial

• Axel Schandorff

Tandem

• Hans Andresen
• Evan Klamer

Team pursuit

• Max Jørgensen
• Børge Gissel
• Børge Mortensen
• Benny Schnoor

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics

• Kai Aage Krarup - Three Day Event Individual, Three Day Event Team

Fencing

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15 fencers, 12 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1948.

Men's foil

• Ivan Ruben
• Aage Leidersdorff
• Ole Albrechtsen

Men's team foil

• Ivan Ruben, Ole Albrechtsen, Aage Leidersdorff, Tage Jørgensen, Ivan Osiier, Flemming Vögg

Men's épée

• Mogens Lüchow
• Ib Nielsen

Men's team épée

• Mogens Lüchow, Erik Andersen, Ib Nielsen, René Dybker, Jakob Lyng, Kenneth Flindt

Men's sabre

• Aage Leidersdorff
• Ivan Ruben
• Ivan Osiier

Women's foil

• Karen Lachmann
• Grete Olsen
• Kate Mahaut

Football

Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

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Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Rowing

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25 rowers, all men, represented Denmark in 1948.

Men's double sculls

• Aage Larsen
• Ebbe Parsner

Men's coxless pairs

• Søren Jensen
• Jørn Snogdahl

Men's coxed pairs

• Carl-Ebbe Andersen
• Tage Henriksen
• Finn Pedersen

Men's coxless fours

• Aksel Bonde Hansen
• Helge Halkjær
• Helge Muxoll Schrøder
• Ib Storm Larsen

Men's coxed fours

• Harry Knudsen
• Erik Larsen
• Henry Larsen
• Ib Olsen
• Børge Raahauge Nielsen

Men's coxed eights

• Jarl Emcken
• Børge Hougaard
• Poul Korup
• Holger Larsen
• Ib Nielsen
• Niels Rasmussen
• Gerhardt Sørensen
• Niels Wamberg
• Charles Willumsen

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Seven shooters represented Denmark in 1948.

25 metre pistol

• Axel Lerche
• Charles Villholth
• Gregers Münter

300 metre rifle

• Gustaf Nielsen
• Uffe Schultz Larsen

50 metre rifle

• Gustaf Nielsen
• Erik Sætter-Lassen
• Børge Christensen

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database