Denmark at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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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]
| Denmark at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | DEN |
| NOC | Danish Olympic Committee |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 129 in 15 sports |
| Flag bearer | Erik Swane Lund |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Bent Peder Rasch Finn Haunstoft |
Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 m | 28 July |
| Gold | Paul Elvstrøm | Sailing | Men's Finn | 28 July |
 Silver | Lis Hartel | Equestrian | Dressage individual | 29 July |
 Bronze | Jørgen Frantzen Svend Ove Petersen Poul Svendsen | Rowing | Men's coxed pair | 23 July |
| Bronze | Karen Lachmann | Fencing | Women's foil individual | 27 July |
| Bronze | Victor Jörgensen | Boxing | Men's Welterweight | 2 August |
Athletics
Boxing
- Kjeld Steen (16th=)
- Niels Bertelsen (17th=)
- Hans Petersen (17th=)
- Victor Jörgensen
Bronze
- Ebbe Kops (17th=)
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
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Thomas Christiansen | 10 m platform | 69.10 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Jacob Gjerding | 65.88 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Equestrian
Dressage
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Lis Hartel | Jubilee | Individual | 541.5 |  |
| Kristian Jensen | Odense | 439.0 | 18 | |
Eventing
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | ||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Otto Mønsted Acthon | Sirdar | Individual | 121.66 | 12 | 126.00 | 247.66 | 27 | 20 | 267.66 | 26 | 267.66 | 26 |
| Hans Christian Andersen | Tom | 142.20 | 29 | 40.00 | 182.20 | 20 | 40 | 222.20 | 25 | 222.20 | 25 | |
| Aage Rubæk-Nielsen | Sahara | 119.00 | 10 | 200.00 | 319.00 | 29 | 20 | 339.00 | 30 | 339.00 | 30 | |
| Otto Mønsted Acthon Hans Christian Andersen Aage Rubæk-Nielsen |
See above | Team | 382.86 | 5 | 366.00 | 748.86 | 5 | 80.00 | 828.86 | 5 | 828.86 | 5 |
Fencing
12 fencers, 9 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1952.
Football
- First round
Denmark  | 2–1 |  Greece |
|---|---|---|
P.E. Petersen  36', 37' |
Report | Emmanouilidis 85' |
- Second round
| Denmark | 2–0 |  Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Seebach 17' S. Nielsen 69' |
Report |
- Quarter finals
- 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
Denmark had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Second Repechage | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Aage Larsen Ebbe Parsner |
Men's double sculls | 7:27.3 | 4 R | 7:09.3 | 3 | Did not advance | 13 | ||||
| Bent Jensen Palle Tillisch |
Coxless pair | 8:13.3 | 2 R | BYE | 8:15.7 | 4 R | 7:47.1 | 2 | Did not advance | 8 | |
| Svend Ove Pedersen Poul Svendsen Jørgen Frantzen |
Coxed pair | 8:02.7 | 2 Q | BYE | 8:18.7 | 3 Q | 7:51.2 | 1 Q | 8:34.9 |  | |
| Knud Bruun Jensen Carl Nielsen Harry Nielsen Paul Locht |
Coxless four | 6:50.5 | 4 R | 6:51.9 | 2 | Did not advance | 13 | ||||
| Niels Kristensen Ove Nielsen Peter Hansen Bent Blach Petersen Eivin Kristensen |
Coxed four | 7:33.9 | 3 R | 7:03.4 | 1 Q | BYE | 7:08.6 | 3 | Did not advance | 9 | |
| Bjørn Stybert Preben Hoch Mogens Snogdahl Jørn Snogdahl Helge Muxoll Schrøder Björn Brönnum Leif Hermansen Ole Scavenius Jensen John Vilhelmsen |
Men's eight | 6:17.9 | 4 R | 6:17.8 | 1 Q | BYE | 6:16.0 | 3 | Did not advance | 8 | |
Sailing
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Paul Elvstrøm | Finn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8209 |  | |
| William Berntsen Aage Birch Ole Berntsen |
Dragon | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4460 | 5 | |
| Poul Ohff Henning Christensen Ingemann Bylling Jensen |
5.5 Metre | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | DSQ | 2469 | 11 | |
Shooting
Five shooters represented Denmark in 1952.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Allan Christensen | Trap | 165 | 31 |
| Jørgen Hare | Men's 50 m rifle prone | 392 | 38 |
| Uffe Schultz Larsen | Men's 300 m rifle three positions | 1067 | 15 |
| Men's 50 m rifle three positions | 1152 | 15 | |
| Men's 50 m rifle prone | 394 | 28 | |
| Per Nielsen | Men's 25 m pistol | 527 | 47 |
| Per Winge | 549 | 27 | |
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Knud Gleie | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:51.4 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Greta Andersen | 100 metre freestroke | 1:08.0 | 2 Q | 1:08.2 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| 400 metre freestroke | 5:21.3 | 2 Q | 5:22.1 | 8 Q | 5:27.0 | 8 | |
| Jytte Hansen | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:57.7 | 3 Q | 2:59.5 | 7 Q | 2:57.8 | 5 |
| Ragnhild Hveger | 100 metre freestroke | 1:08.6 | 2 Q | 1:07.7 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| 400 metre freestroke | 5:19.6 | 1 Q | 5:19.5 | 4 Q | 5:16.9 | 5 | |
| Kirsten Hedegaard Jensen | 200 metre breaststroke | 3:07.5 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| Gerda Olsen | 100 metre backstroke | 1:20.1 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Mette Ove Petersen | 100 metre freestroke | 1:09.6 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 metre freestroke | 5:30.6 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Eileen Ward Petersen | 200 metre breaststroke | 3:09.3 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| Rita Larsen Mette Ove Petersen Greta Andersen Ragnhild Hveger |
4 x 100 metre freestyle | 4:36.4 | 3 Q | N/a | 4:36.2 | 4 | |
Weightlifting
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Johan Runge | 67.5 kg | 105 | 2 | 97.5 | 12 | 127.5 | 9 | 330 | 7 |
| Jørgen Moritzen | 75 kg | 97.5 | 16 | 105 | 12 | 137.5 | 12 | 340 | 13 |
| Jens Jørn Mortensen | 90 kg | 102.5 | 16 | 100 | 19 | 142.5 | 12 | 345 | 15 |