Denmark_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics
Denmark at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Denmark competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Danish contingent, 11 men, competed in 4 sports and had 30 entries in 14 events. 3 Danish athletes also competed in Tug-of-War under the mixed team flag.[1]
| Denmark at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | DEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France May 14, 1900 – October 28, 1900 | |
| Competitors | 13 in 5 sports and 14 events |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Lars Jørgen Madsen | Shooting | Men's 300 metre free rifle, standing | August 5 |
| Gold |
Edgar Aabye Eugen Schmidt Charles Winckler |
Tug of war | Men's | July 16 |
 Silver |
Anders Peter Nielsen | Shooting | Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling | August 5 |
| Silver |
Anders Peter Nielsen | Shooting | Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone | August 5 |
| Silver |
Anders Peter Nielsen | Shooting | Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions | August 5 |
 Bronze |
Ernst Schultz | Athletics | 400 m | July 15 |
| Bronze |
Peder Lykkeberg | Swimming | Underwater swimming | August 12 |
Multiple medalists
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1900 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Peter Nielsen | Silver Silver Silver | Shooting | Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Denmark competed in athletics for the second time. Four athletes competed in six athletics events, taking a bronze medal. It was Denmark's first athletics medal.
Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Repechage | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Johannes Gandil | 100 m | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ernst Schultz | DNS | Did not advance | |||||||
| Johannes Gandil | 400 m | DNS | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Ernst Schultz | Unknown | 2 Q | — | 51.5 | | ||||
| Christian Christensen | 800 m | Unknown | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Christian Christensen | 1500 m | — | Unknown | 5 | |||||
Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Charles Winckler | Men's shot put | 10.76 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Charles Winckler | Men's discus throw | 32.50 | =8 | Did not advance | |
Denmark competed in fencing for the second time in 1900. The team won no medals that time.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | MW | ML | Rank | ||
| Jens Peter Berthelsen | Men's masters foil | Did not advance | ||||||||||||||
Denmark competed again at the second Olympic shooting events. Jensen, who had been more successful in weightlifting four years earlier but had won a bronze medal in shooting, returned. This time, he received no shooting medals. Madsen won an individual gold medal, while Nielsen took three individual silvers including the overall. The team did not take a medal in the team event, though they came close with a score only 13 points less than bronze medallist France's.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Viggo Jensen | Men's 300 metre free rifle, standing | 277 | =11 |
| Laurids Jensen-Kjær | 238 | =28 | |
| Axel Kristensen | 261 | =22 | |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 305 | | |
| Anders Peter Nielsen | 277 | =11 | |
| Viggo Jensen | Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling | 290 | =13 |
| Laurids Jensen-Kjær | 271 | =22 | |
| Axel Kristensen | 260 | 26 | |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 299 | 8 | |
| Anders Peter Nielsen | 314 | | |
| Viggo Jensen | Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone | 308 | =10 |
| Laurids Jensen-Kjær | 273 | 27 | |
| Axel Kristensen | 261 | 30 | |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 301 | =16 | |
| Anders Peter Nielsen | 330 | | |
| Viggo Jensen | Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions | 875 | 15 |
| Laurids Jensen-Kjær | 782 | =28 | |
| Axel Kristensen | 782 | =28 | |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 905 | 5 | |
| Anders Peter Nielsen | 921 | | |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen Viggo Jensen Anders Peter Nielsen Axel Kristensen Laurids Jensen-Kjær |
Men's 300 metre free rifle, team | 4265 | 4 |
Denmark entered one event in its inaugural Olympic swimming appearance, with Lykkeberg taking the bronze medal.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Peder Lykkeberg | Underwater | 147.0 | |
| Team | Event | Quarterfinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
 A mixed team (ZZX) Edgar Aabye (DEN) August Nilsson (SWE) Eugen Schmidt (DEN) Gustaf Söderström (SWE) Karl Staaf (SWE) Charles Winckler (DEN) |
Men's | Racing Club de France (ZZX) W 2-0 |
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- "Denmark:1900 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- Charles Winckler competed in athletics and tug of war.