Denmark at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| 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 |
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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]
Contents
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
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Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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- 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
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Equestrianism
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Fencing
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12 fencers, 9 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1952.
Football
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- 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
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Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Five shooters represented Denmark in 1952.
Swimming
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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References
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- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Danish Football Association
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