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Denmark at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Berlin
Competitors121 in 14 sports
Flag bearerErik Hammer Sørensen
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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

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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

Athletics

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Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1936.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

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

Equestrian

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Fencing

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

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Field hockey

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Rowing

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Denmark had 16 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]

Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing

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Shooting

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Six shooters represented Denmark in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

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Source:[3]

Men
  • Børge Bæth (100 m backstroke)
  • John Christensen (100 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle)
  • Aage Hellstrøm (400 m,1500 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle)
  • Finn Jensen (200 m breaststroke)
  • Jørgen Jørgensen (400 m,1500 m and 4 × 200 m)
  • Hans Malmstrøm (200 m breaststroke)
  • Poul Petersen (100 m, 400 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle)
  • Erik Skou (200 m breaststroke)
Women

Diving

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Women

Wrestling

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Art competitions

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References

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  1. ^ "Denmark at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Danske deltagere ved OL i Berlin 1936". Olympian Database. Sportsencyclo. Retrieved 26 June 2019.