Denmark at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Denmark at the; 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Berlin
Competitors	121 in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Erik Hammer Sørensen
Medals; Ranked 23rd	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 121 competitors, 105 men and 16 women, took part in 71 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Ragnhild Hveger	Swimming	Women's 400m freestyle	15 August
Silver	Harry Larsen Richard Olsen	Rowing	Men's coxless pair	14 August
Bronze	Gerhard Pedersen	Boxing	Men's welterweight	15 August
Bronze	Hans Lunding	Equestrian	Three day event – Individual	16 August
Bronze	Inge Sørensen	Swimming	Women's 200m breaststroke	15 August

Aquatics

Diving

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Mette Gregaard	10m platform	27.54	15
Karen Margrete Andersen	10m platform	27.08	17

Swimming

Source:^[2]

Men

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
John Christensen	100 m freestyle	1:01.1	2 Q	1:01.6	8	Did not advance
Poul Petersen	100 m freestyle	1:01.6	5	Did not advance
Aage Hellstrøm	400 m freestyle	5:18.2	3	Did not advance
Jørgen Jørgensen		5:17.8	5	Did not advance
Poul Petersen		5:20.3	4	Did not advance
Aage Hellstrøm	1500 m freestyle	21:16.9	6	Did not advance
Jørgen Jørgensen	1500 m freestyle	21:42.0	3 Q	21:46.3	7	Did not advance
Børge Bæth	100 m backstroke	1:17.3	5	Did not advance
Finn Jensen	200 m breaststroke	2:55.7	3 Q	2:54.8	7	Did not advance
Hans Malmstrøm		2:56.5	4	Did not advance
Erik Skou		2:57.6	4	Did not advance
Poul Petersen Jørgen Jørgensen Aage Hellstrøm John Christensen	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	—		9:39.6	4	Did not advance

Women

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eva Arndt	100 m freestyle	1:10.1	5	Did not advance
Ragnhild Hveger		1:09.6	1 Q	1:14.0	8	Did not advance
Elvi Svendsen		1:10.3	4	Did not advance
Inger Carlsen	400 m freestyle	5:57.1	1 Q	5:55.0	7	Did not advance
Grete Frederiksen		5:39.5	1 Q	5:42.5	3 Q	5:45.0	7
Ragnhild Hveger		5:28.0 OR	1 Q	5:33.7	1 Q	5:27.5
Tove Bruunstrøm	100 m backstroke	1:20.4	2 Q	1:19.1	3	1:20.4	5
Tove Nielsen	100 m backstroke	1:25.3	4 Q	1:22.0	6	Did not advance
Valborg Christensen	200 m breaststroke	3:07.8	2 Q	3:14.1	5	Did not advance
Edel Nielsen		3:21.3	4	Did not advance
Inge Sørensen		3:06.7	1 Q	3:06.0	2 Q	3:07.8
Ragnhild Hveger Tove Bruunstrøm Elvi Svendsen Eva Arndt	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	—		4:46.2	3 Q	4:51.4	7

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1936.

Individual road race

Team road race

Sprint

Karl Magnussen

Time trial

Arne Pedersen

Tandem

Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

Nine fencers, six men and three women, represented Denmark in 1936.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Erik Hammer Sørensen, Kim Bærentzen, Aage Leidersdorff, Caspar Schrøder, Svend Jacobsen

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Erik Hammer Sørensen, Caspar Schrøder, Aage Leidersdorff, Preben Christiansen

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Erik Hammer Sørensen, Preben Christiansen, Aage Leidersdorff, Svend Jacobsen

Women's foil

Field hockey

Rowing

Denmark had 16 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[3]

Men's coxless pair

Men's coxed pair

Men's coxless four

Men's coxed four

Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Denmark in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

50 m pistol

50 m rifle, prone

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

^ "Denmark at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
^ "Danske deltagere ved OL i Berlin 1936". Olympian Database. Sportsencyclo. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denmark Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[sports-reference-1] "Denmark at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

[2] "Danske deltagere ved OL i Berlin 1936". Olympian Database. Sportsencyclo. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[3] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denmark Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

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