Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| 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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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.[1]
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
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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.
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
Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
15 fencers, 12 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1948.
Football
Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
25 rowers, all men, represented Denmark in 1948.
- Men's double sculls
- Men's coxless pairs
- Søren Jensen
- Jørn Snogdahl
- Men's coxed pairs
- Men's coxless fours
- Men's coxed fours
- 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.
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
References
- ↑ "Denmark at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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