Denmark at the 1952 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 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Competitors	129 in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Erik Swane Lund
Medals Rank: 15	Gold 2	Silver 1	Bronze 3	Total 6
Olympic history (summary)
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Intercalated Games
1906

Denmark competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 129 competitors, 115 men and 14 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Paul Elvstrøm — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition
• Bent Rasch and Finn Haunstoft — Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000 metres Canadian Pairs

Silver

• Lis Hartel — Equestrian, Dressage Individual

Bronze

• Victor Jörgensen — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
• Karen Lachmann — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
• Jørgen Frantzen, Svend Petersen and Poul Svendsen — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• Hans Andresen — 5:11:18.5 (→ 8th place)
• Jørgen Frank Rasmussen — 5:14:09.4 (→ 19th place)
• Wedell Østergaard — 5:22:34.1 (→ 37th place)
• Helge Hansen — 5:27:08.8 (→ 52nd place)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Ib Vagn Hansen
  • Final — 1:14.4 (→ 6th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• Ove Krogh Rants — 12th place

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

• Bent Jørgensen, Jean Hansen, Knud Andersen, Preben Lundgren Kristensen, and Henning R. Larsen
  • Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 6th place)

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

12 fencers, 9 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1952.

Men's épée

• Mogens Lüchow
• René Dybkær
• Raimondo Carnera

Men's team épée

• Raimondo Carnera, Erik Swane Lund, René Dybkær, Mogens Lüchow, Ib Nielsen, Jakob Lyng

Men's sabre

• Palle Frey
• Raimondo Carnera
• Ivan Ruben

Men's team sabre

• Paul Theisen, Raimondo Carnera, Ivan Ruben, Palle Frey, Jakob Lyng

Women's foil

• Karen Lachmann
• Ulla Barding-Poulsen
• Kate Mahaut

Football

• First round
  • Won against Greece (2-1)
• Second round
  • Won against Poland (2-0)
• Quarter finals
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (3-5) → Did not advance
• Team roster
  • Poul Andersen, B 93
  • Steen Blicher, AB
  • Jens Peter Hansen, Esbjerg fB
  • Jørgen W. Hansen, KB
  • Jørgen Johansen, KB (goalkeeper)
  • Knud Lundberg, AB
  • Svend Nielsen, B 93
  • Poul Petersen, AB
  • Poul Erik Petersen, Køge BK
  • Holger Seebach, AB
  • Erik Terkelsen, Esbjerg fB
  • Reserve: Søren Andersen, Esbjerg fB
  • Reserve: Henry From, AGF
  • Reserve: Ralf Ginsborg, Hellerup IK
  • Reserve: Carl Holm, B 1903
  • Reserve: Aage Rou Jensen, AGF
  • Reserve: Knud Blak Jensen, KB
  • Reserve: Per Knudsen, AGF
  • Reserve: Jørgen Olesen, AGF
  • Reserve: Jens Torstensen, Odense KFUM

Head coach: Axel Bjerregaard

Gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Five shooters represented Denmark in 1952.

25 m pistol

• Per Winge
• Per Nielsen

300 m rifle, three positions

• Uffe Schultz Larsen

50 m rifle, three positions

• Uffe Schultz Larsen

50 m rifle, prone

• Uffe Schultz Larsen
• Jørgen Hare

Trap

• Allan Christensen

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Denmark at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Danish Football Association