Denmark at the 1936 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 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
Competitors	121 in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Erik Hammer Sørensen
Medals Rank: 23	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 3	Total 5
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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
Winter Games
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Intercalated Games
1906

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	August 15
Silver	Harry Larsen Peter Olsen	Rowing	Men's Coxless Pairs
Bronze	Gerhard Pedersen	Boxing	Men's welterweight	August 15
Bronze	Hans Lunding	Equestrian	Three Day Event Individual
Bronze	Inge Sørensen	Swimming	Women's 200m breaststroke	August 15

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1936.

Individual road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Arne Petersen
• Knud Jacobsen
• Tage Møller

Team road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Arne Petersen
• Knud Jacobsen
• Tage Møller

Sprint

• Karl Magnussen

Time trial

• Arne Pedersen

Tandem

• Heino Dissing
• Bjørn Stiler

Team pursuit

• Karl Magnussen
• Erik Friis
• Helge Jacobsen
• Hans Christian Nielsen
• Arne Pedersen

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

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

Men's foil

• Aage Leidersdorff
• Svend Jacobsen
• Caspar Schrøder

Men's team foil

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

Men's épée

• Preben Christiansen
• Erik Hammer Sørensen
• Aage Leidersdorff

Men's team épée

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

Men's sabre

• Aage Leidersdorff
• Preben Christiansen
• Erik Hammer Sørensen

Men's team sabre

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

Women's foil

• Karen Lachmann
• Grete Olsen
• Ulla Barding-Poulsen

Field hockey

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Denmark in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

• Erik Sætter-Lassen
• Axel Lerche
• Christen Møller

50 m pistol

• Julius Lehrmann
• Christen Møller

50 m rifle, prone

• Vilhelm Johansen
• Erik Sætter-Lassen
• Julius Hansen

Swimming

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

1. "Denmark at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.