| Noc: | DEN |
| Nocname: | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1908 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | London |
| Competitors: | 78 |
| Sports: | 8 |
| Flagbearer: | Aage Holm |
| Rank: | 16 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 2 |
| Bronze: | 3 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center colspan=2 | Football | ||||
| Men's 100 m backstroke | |||||
| Men's Greco-Roman middleweight | |||||
| Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight | |||||
| Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight |
See main article: Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heats | 11.5 seconds 2nd, heat 9 | Did not advance | |||||
| Semi- finalist | bgcolor=lightgray | None held | Unknown 6th, semifinal 2 | bgcolor=lightgray | Did not advance | ||
| Semi- finalist | None held | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kjeld Nielsen | Unknown 4th, semifinal 2 | ||||||
| 23rd | Julius Jørgensen | None held | 3:47:44.0 | ||||
| 26th | Rudy Hansen | 3:53:15.0 | |||||
| 6th | None held | 17:07.0 2nd, semifinal 2 | 17:21.8 | ||||
| Semi- finalist | 17:23.4 6th, semifinal 1 | bgcolor=lightgray | Did not advance | ||||
| — | Arne Højme | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 | Did not advance | |||
| Charles Vestergaard | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | ||||||
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-25 | Unknown | |||
| 8th | Svend Langkjær | 1.42 metres | ||
| 10-19 | Unknown | |||
See main article: Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout.
| Weight class | Place | Boxer | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight Up to 140 pounds | 7th | Lost to Johnson 2-0 decision | Did not advance | ||||
| Lost to Wells 4th-round decision | |||||||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
| Total | 0 | 2 | .000 |
See main article: Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Place | Fencer | First round | Second round | Semi- final | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi- finalist | 5-1 (1st in A) | 3-1 (1st in 2) | 5-5 (6th in 2) | bgcolor=lightgray | Did not advance | ||
| Second round | 5-3 (2nd in E) | 2-2 (3rd in 2) | Did not advance | ||||
| 3-2 (2nd in C) | 1-4 (5th in 1) | ||||||
| First round | 2-4 (4th in B) | Did not advance | |||||
| 4-4 (4th in D) | |||||||
| 3-4 (5th in I) | |||||||
| Semi- finalist | Lauritz Østrup | 4-1 (1st in I) | 2-1 (2nd in 8) | 3-4 (6th in 2) | bgcolor=lightgray | Did not advance | |
| Second round | 2-1 (1st in E) | 0-3 (4th in 8) | Did not advance | ||||
| First round | 1-3 (5th in D) | Did not advance | |||||
| Event | Place | Fencers | Play-in match | First round | Semi- finals | Final | Repechage | Silver medal match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Ejnar Levison (all) Ivan Osiier (all) Lauritz Østrup (1st) Herbert Sander (all) Otto Becker (rep) | Bye | Lost to France 10-6 Relegated to repechage | Did not advance | Lost to Great Britain 9-8 Out 4th place | bgcolor=lightgray | Did not advance | ||
See main article: Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Denmark was represented by the Denmark national football team.
| Event | Place | Players | First round | Semifinals | Final | Bronze match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Won vs. France B 9-0 | Won vs. France A 17-1 | Lost vs. Great Britain 2-0 | bgcolor=lightgray | Not relegated | |
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Place | Gymnast | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 378 | |||
| Event | Place | Shooter | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | 813 | |||
| 18th | 780 | |||
| 21st | 769 | |||
| 33rd | 712 | |||
| 42nd | 645 | |||
| 48th | 501 | |||
| 51st | 321 | |||
| 4th | Niels Andersen Lars Jørgen Madsen Ole Olsen Christian Christensen Christian Pedersen Hans Christian Schultz | 4543 | ||
| 8th | Niels Andersen Christian Christensen Lorents Jensen Niels Laursen Julius Hillemann-Jensen Ole Olsen | 1909 | ||
See main article: Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heats | Unknown 3-6, heat 1 | Did not advance | |||||
| Unknown 3-5, heat 3 | |||||||
| Unknown 4-5, heat 5 | |||||||
| Heats | 8:08.8 2nd, heat 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Hjalmar Saxtorph | Unknown 4-5, heat 7 | ||||||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 1:26.4 2nd, heat 4 | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | 1:26.6 | |||
| Heats | Harald Klem | Unknown 3rd, heat 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Semi- finalist | Poul Holm Harald Klem John Ludvig Dam Hjalmar Saxtorph | bgcolor=lightgray | None held | 12:53.0 2nd, semifinal 1 | bgcolor=lightgray | Did not advance | |
See main article: Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | Did not advance | |||||||
| 9th | Did not advance | |||||||
| 17th | Did not advance | |||||||
| 3rd | Bye | bgcolor=pink | Defeated (walkover) Jósepsson | |||||
| 5th | Bye | Did not advance | ||||||
| Lost to Mårtensson | ||||||||
| 3rd | Bye | bgcolor=pink | Defeated Payr | |||||
| 17th | Did not advance | |||||||
| Lost to Saarela | ||||||||
| 3rd | None held | Bye | bgcolor=pink | Defeated Payr | ||||
| 5th | Carl Jensen | Did not advance | ||||||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 0 | 4 | .000 | ||
| 4 | 1 | .800 | ||
| 3 | 2 | .600 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1 | 5 | .167 | ||
| Total international | 14 | 12 | .538 | |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| Total | 15 | 13 | .536 |