Denmark_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Quick Facts Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | DEN |
NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 162 in 17 sports |
Flag bearer | Vagn Loft |
Medals Ranked 10th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
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More information Medal, Name ...
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Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Herluf Christensen | 800 metres | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
Niels Holst-Sørensen | 1:54.2 | 1 Q | 1:52.4 | 3 Q | 1:54.0 | 9 | |
Erik Jørgensen | 1500 metres | 3:54.2 | 2 Q | — | 3:56.1 | 9[2] | |
Henning Larsen | Marathon | — | 2:41:22.0 | 10 | |||
Ingvard Nielsen | 1500 metres | 4:01.7 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Alf Olesen | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:33.6 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Aage Poulsen | 5000 metres | DNF | — | Did not advance |
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Poul Cederquist | Hammer throw | 48.16 | 15 | Did not advance | |
Svend Aage Frederiksen | 51.35 | 4 Q | 50.07 | 10 | |
Preben Larsen | Triple jump | 14.520 | 14 q | 14.830 | 4 |
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Bente Bergendorff | 100 metres | 12.6 | 2 Q | NT | 4 | Did not advance | |
Birthe Nielsen | 12.9 | 2 Q | 12.5 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
Grethe Lovsø Nielsen | 12.6 | 1 Q | 12.7 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
Bente Bergendorff Grethe Lovsø Nielsen Birthe Nielsen Hilde Nissen |
4 × 100 m relay | 48.1 | 2 Q | — | 48.2 | 5 |
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Distance | Position | ||
Lily Carlstedt-Kelsby | Javelin throw | 42.08 | |
Anne Iversen | High jump | 1.50 | 9 |
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Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Erik Thastum | Bantamweight | Olavi Ouvinen (FIN) L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||
Svend Aage Sørensen | Featherweight | Pedro Garcia (PER) L PTS |
Did not advance | ||||
Svend Wad | Lightweight | Gene Raymond (IND) W PTS |
Alberto Boullosa (URU) W PTS |
Maxie McCullagh (IRL) W PTS |
Gerald Dreyer (RSA) L PTS |
Wallace Smith (USA) W WO |
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Christian Kristensen | Welterweight | Max Shacklady (GBR) L KO-3 |
Did not advance | ||||
Martin Hansen | Middleweight | Evert Johanson (NOR) W KO-1 |
Aimé-Joseph Escudie (FRA) L PTS |
Did not advance | |||
Erik Jensen | Light Heavyweight | Chuck Spieser (USA) L PTS |
Did not advance |
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Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sprint
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Johan Frederik Kobberup | K-1 1000 m | 4:40.9 | 1 Q | — | 4:39.9 | ||||
Knud Ditlevsen | K-1 10000 m | — | 51:54.2 | 4 | |||||
Ejvind Hansen Bernhard Jensen |
K-2 1000 m | NT | 1 Q | — | 4:07.5 | ||||
Alfred Christensen Finn Rasmussen |
K-2 10000 m | — | 47:17.5 | 4 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Karen Hoff | K-1 500 m | 2:32.2 | 1 Q | — | 2:31.9 |
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Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1948.
- Road
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Knud Andersen | Men's road race | 5:39:57.2 | 28 |
Børge Saxil Nielsen | DNF | ||
Kristian Pedersen | 5:39:57.2 | 27 | |
Rudolf Rasmussen | DNF | ||
Kristian Pedersen Knud Andersen Børge Saxil Nielsen Rudolf Rasmussen |
Team road race | DNF |
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Track
- 1000m time trial
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Axel Schandorff | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:15.5 | 5 |
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- Men's Sprint
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
Axel Schandorff | Men's sprint | Bazzano (AUS) W 1:49.8 |
BYE | Welt (AUT) W 1:49.6 |
Heid (USA) W 2:0 |
Ghella (ITA) L 0-2 |
Bazzano (AUS) W 2-0 |
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- Men's Tandem
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
Hans Andresen Evan Klamer |
Tandem | Van Schill De Pauw (BEL) W 4:53.6 |
BYE | Faye Dron (FRA) L 0-2 |
Did not advance | 5 |
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- Pursuit
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Time | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
Max Jørgensen Børge Gissel Børge Mortensen Benny Schnoor |
Team pursuit | — | Australia (AUS) W 5:04.1 Q |
Great Britain (GBR) L 5:05.6 |
Did not advance | 5 |
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Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Thomas Christiansen | 3 m springboard | 114.59 | 8 |
10m platform | 105.22 | 6 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Inge Beeken | 10m platform | 59.54 | 8 |
Birte Christoffersen | 3 m springboard | 87.12 | 9 |
10m platform | 66.04 |
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Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Eventing
More information Athlete, Horse ...
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | ||||||
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Final | ||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Erik Carlsen | Esja | Individual | 113.00 | 14 | 69 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 44 | 5 |
Kai Aage Krarup | Rollo | 114.00 | 16 | 63 | 51 | 15 | 14 | 65 | 14 | 65 | 14 | |
Niels Mikkelsen | St. Hans | 108.00 | 8 | 78 | 30 | 5 | DSQ | Did not finish | ||||
Erik Carlsen Kai Aage Krarup Niels Mikkelsen |
See above | Team | 335 | 4 | 210 | 125 | 1 | AC | AC | AC | Did not finish |
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Show jumping
More information Athlete, Horse ...
Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | |
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Penalties | Rank | |||
Otto Mønsted Acthon | Please | Individual | DNF | |
Jeppe Johannes Ladegaard-Mikkelsen | Atom | DNF | ||
Torben Tryde | Attila | DNF | ||
Otto Mønsted Acthon Jeppe Johannes Ladegaard-Mikkelsen Torben Tryde |
See above | Team | DNF |
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Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
15 fencers, 12 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1948.
Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Group stage
The first of each group and also the second of Group C qualified for the Semi-finals.
- Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Pakistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 8 | Semi-finals |
2 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
4 | France | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
5 | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 |
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Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- First round
More information 3–1 (aet), Egypt ...
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- Quarter-final
More information 5–3, Italy ...
Denmark | 5–3 | Italy |
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John Hansen 30', 53', 74', 82' Pløger 84' |
Report | Cavigioli 49' Caprile 67' Pernigo 81' |
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- Semi-final
More information Sweden, 4–2 ...
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- Bronze medal match
More information Great Britain, 3–5 ...
Great Britain | 3–5 | Denmark |
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Aitken 5' Hardisty 33' Amor 63' (pen.) |
Report | Præst 12', 49' John Hansen 16', 77' J. Sørensen 41' |
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Denmark had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1948.[3]
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Aage Larsen Ebbe Parsner |
Double sculls | 6:50.1 | 1 Q | BYE | — | 7:48.3 | 1 Q | 6:55.3 | |||
Søren Jensen Jørn Snogdahl |
Coxless pair | 7:28.3 | 3 R | 7:26.4 | 1 Q | — | 7:54.3 | 2 | Did not advance | 4 | |
Carl-Ebbe Andersen Tage Henriksen Finn Pedersen |
Coxed pair | 7:51.7 | 2 Q | 7:51.2 | 1 Q | — | 8:12.7 | 1 Q | 8:00.5 | ||
Aksel Bonde Helge Halkjær Helge Muxoll Schrøder Ib Storm Larsen |
Coxless four | 6:40.5 | 2 R | 6:35.1 | 1 Q | — | 7:13.8 | 1 Q | 6:43.5 | ||
Erik Larsen Henry Larsen Ib Olsen Børge Raahauge Nielsen Harry Knudsen |
Coxed four | 6:52.5 | 1 Q | BYE | 7:21.3 | 1 Q | 7:31.3 | 1 Q | 6:58.6 | ||
Jarl Emcken Børge Hougaard Poul Korup Holger Larsen Ib Nielsen Niels Rasmussen Gerhardt Sørensen Niels Wamberg Charles Willumsen |
Eights | 6:17.6 | 3 R | 6:09.4 | 2 | Did not advance | 8 |
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Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Open
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Paul Elvstrøm | Firefly | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5543 | ||
Johan Rathje Naalli Petersen |
Swallow | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2935 | 5 | |
William Berntsen Klaus Baess Ole Berntsen |
Dragon | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4223 | ||
Troels la Cour Bruno Clausen Svend Iversen René la Cour Hans Sørensen A. Eiermann Eyvin Schiøttz |
6 Metre | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1648 | 10 |
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Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Seven shooters represented Denmark in 1948.
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Børge Christensen | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 585 | 42 |
Axel Lerche | Men's 25 metre pistol | 540 | 31 |
Gregers Münter | 498 | 51 | |
Gustaf Nielsen | Men's 300 metre rifle three positions | 1057 | 19 |
Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 595 | 11 | |
Erik Sætter-Lassen | 588 | 32 | |
Uffe Schultz Larsen | Men's 300 metre rifle three positions | 1047 | 21 |
Charles Villholth | Men's 25 metre pistol | 523 | 41 |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Greta Andersen | 100 metre freestroke | 1:07.0 | 3 Q | 1:05.9 | 1 Q | 1:06.3 | |
400 metre freestroke | DNF | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
Fritze Carstensen | 100 metre freestroke | 1:06.5 | 1 Q | 1:07.5 | 2 Q | 1:09.1 | 8 |
400 metre freestroke | 5:29.4 | 3 Q | 5:29.5 | 5 Q | 5:29.4 | 7 | |
Jytte Hansen | 200 metre breaststroke | 3:09.1 | 2 Q | 3:05.5 | 3 Q | 3:08.1 | 8 |
Karen Margrethe Harup | 100 metre freestroke | 1:08.4 | 8 Q | 1:08.7 | 8 q | 1:08.1 | 4 |
400 metre freestroke | 5:31.7 | 7 Q | 5:25.7 OR | 1 Q | 5:21.2 | ||
100 metre backstroke | 1:15.6 | 1 Q | 1:15.5 OR | 1 Q | 1:14.4 OR | ||
Eva Arndt-Riise Karen Margrethe Harup Greta Andersen Fritze Carstensen Elvi Svendsen |
4 x 100 metre freestyle | 4:33.5 | 1 Q | — | 4:29.6 |
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Johan Runge | 60 kg | 95 | 4 | 90 | 12 | 120 | 8 | 305 | 7 |
Jørgen Fryd Petersen | 67.5 kg | 90 | 14 | 97.5 | 10 | 127.5 | 9 | 315 | 10 |
Jørgen Moritzen | 75 kg | 87.5 | 22 | 95 | 17 | DNS | DNF | ||
Niels Petersen | +82.5 kg | 115 | 9 | 112.5 | 7 | 155 | 5 | 382.5 | 6 |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Men's Greco-Roman
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Elimination pool | Final round | |||||
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Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Final round Result |
Rank | ||
Svend Aage Thomsen | −52 kg | Pietro Lombardi (ITA) L 0–3 |
Kenan Olcay (TUR) L 0-3 |
Did not advance | 11 | |||
Kolle Lejserowitz | −57 kg | Mahmoud Hassan (EGY) L 1-2 |
Reidar Merli (NOR) L 0–0 P |
Did not advance | 11 | |||
Abraham Kurland | −67 kg | Alfred Jauch (SUI) W RET |
Charif Damage (LIB) L 0–3 |
Gustav Freij (SWE) L 2-1 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Henrik Hansen | −73 kg | Kemal Munir (EGY) W F |
Gösta Andersson (SWE) L 0–3 |
Bjørn Cook (NOR) W 3-0 |
Josef Schmidt (AUT) W F |
Miklós Szilvási (HUN) L F |
Did not advance | |
Erling Stuer Lauridsen | −87 kg | Ibrahim Mahgoub (LIB) W 3-0 |
Peter Enzinger (AUT) W F |
Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE) L 0-3 |
Kelpo Gröndahl (FIN) L F |
Did not advance | 6 |
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Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Category | Title | Rank |
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Josef Petersen | Literature | Epic works | "The Olympic Champion" | |
Erling Brene | Music | Choral and orchestral | "Vigeur" | |
Knud Nellemose | Sculpture | Statues | "Young Man with Discus", "Head of a Boxer" | NM |
Medals and plaques | "Group of Wrestlers", "Football Players" | NM |
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- "Denmark at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- The results of the 1500 metres final are disputed. Jørgensen is listed by various sources as 7th, 8th, or 9th. "1500 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denmark Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.