| Noc: | DEN |
| Nocname: | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1912 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Stockholm |
| Competitors: | 152 (151 men and 1 woman) |
| Sports: | 13 |
| Flagbearer: | Arne Højme |
| Rank: | 14 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 6 |
| Bronze: | 5 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Denmark competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 152 competitors, 151 men and 1 woman, took part in 46 events in 13 sports.[1]
See main article: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
14 athletes represented Denmark. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in athletics, which Denmark had competed in each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Aage Rasmussen's fourth-place finish in the racewalk was Denmark's best athletics result in 1912.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Holger Baden | Ind. cross country | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | ||
| Johannes Christensen | Marathon | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 3:21:57.4 | 29 | ||
| Karl Christiansen | Ind. cross country | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 49:06.4 | 14 | ||
| Fritz Danild | Ind. cross country | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | ||
| Vilhelm Gylche | 10 km walk | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 51:13.8 | 4 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish |
| Karl Julius Jensen | Ind. cross country | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | ||
| Svend Langkjær | Decathlon | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 1830.850 | 26 | ||
| Olaf Lodal | Marathon | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 3:21:57.6 | 30 | ||
| Niels Petersen | 10 km walk | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | Disqualified | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance |
| Viggo Petersen | Ind. cross country | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 53:00.8 | 23 | ||
| Aage Rasmussen | 10 km walk | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 48:15.8 | 3 | 48:00.0 | 4 |
| Steen Rasmussen | Ind. cross country | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 55:27.0 | 28 | ||
| Gerhard Topp | Ind. cross country | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 54:24.9 | 26 | ||
| Fritz Vikke | Pole vault | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 3.40 | 16 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance |
| Karl Christiansen Viggo Petersen Gerhard Topp | Team cross country | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 36 | 5 | ||
See main article: Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Eight cyclists represented Denmark. It was the first appearance of the nation in cycling. Olaf Meyland-Smith had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, placing 25th. The top four Danish cyclists had a combined time that placed them 8th of the 15 teams.
| Cyclist | Events | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Charles Hansen | Ind. time trial | 11:40:04.0 | 32 | |
| Otto Jensen | Ind. time trial | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | |
| Olaf Meyland-Smith | Ind. time trial | 11:32:24.2 | 25 | |
| Valdemar Nielsen | Ind. time trial | 12:33:09.2 | 72 | |
| Valdemar Christoffer Nielsen | Ind. time trial | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | |
| Godtfred Olsen | Ind. time trial | 12:06:18.8 | 53 | |
| Hans Olsen | Ind. time trial | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | |
| Johannes Reinwaldt | Ind. time trial | 11:57:20.0 | 48 | |
| Charles Hansen Olaf Meyland-Smith Godtfred Olsen Johannes Reinwaldt | Team time trial | 47:16:07.0 | 8 | |
See main article: Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
| Rider | Horse | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | ||||
| Rudolf Keyper | Kinley Princess | Individual | 111 | 16 | |
| Carl Saunte | Streg | Individual | 120 | 18 | |
| Rider | Horse | Event | Long distance | Cross country | Steeplechase | Show jumping | Dressage | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Frode Kirkebjerg | Dibbe-Lippe | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 5.69 | 23 | 10.00 | 20 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not start | align=center colspan=2 | Retired | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish |
| Carl Kraft | Gorm | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not start | align=center colspan=4 | Retired | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | ||
| Carl Saunte | Streg | Individual | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | align=center colspan=8 | Retired | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | ||||||
| Frode Kirkebjerg Carl Kraft Carl Saunte | Dibbe-Lippe Gorm Streg | Team | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | align=center colspan=8 | Retired | align=center colspan=2 | Did not finish | ||||||
See main article: Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Six fencers represented Denmark. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Denmark had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Ivan Osiier was the only Danish fencer to advance to the final in an event, eventually capturing the silver medal in the épée. His second-place finish was the best in Danish Olympic fencing history at the time, as no Danish fencer had gotten to a final since Holger Nielsen won the bronze in the 1896 sabre competition.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | ||
| Oluf Berntsen | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | align=center colspan=6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Épée | 4 losses | 5 | align=center colspan=6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Sabre | 2 wins | 2 Q | 2 losses | 3 Q | 0 wins | 6 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance | |
| Jens Berthelsen | Foil | 3 losses | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | ||
| Épée | 3 losses | 3 Q | 5 losses | 6 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | |||
| Sabre | 1 win | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | |||
| Einar Levison | Foil | 0 losses | 1 Q | 3 losses | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | ||
| Épée | 1 loss | 1 Q | 2 losses | 3 Q | 4 losses | 4 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance | |
| Sabre | 3 wins | 1 Q | 4 losses | 5 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | |||
| Hans Olsen | Foil | 4 losses | 6 | align=center colspan=6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Épée | 6 losses | 8 | align=center colspan=6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ivan Osiier | Foil | 0 losses | 1 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | ? | 5 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance |
| Épée | 0 losses | 1 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | 2 losses | 1 Q | 5–2 | ||
| Lauritz Østrup | Foil | 2 losses | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | ||
| Épée | 3 losses | 4 | align=center colspan=6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Oluf Berntsen Jens Berthelsen Ejnar Levison Hans Olsen Ivan Osiier Lauritz Østrup | Team épée | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 2–0 | 1 Q | 1–2 | 3 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance |
| Jens Berthelsen Ejnar Levison Hans Olsen Ivan Osiier Lauritz Østrup | Team sabre | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 0–2 | 3 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Forty-nine gymnasts represented Denmark. It was the third appearance of the nation in gymnastics. Denmark had a team compete in two of the three team competitions. The Danish teams won the nation's first gymnastics medals, placing third of five in the free system and second of three in the Swedish system. Six Danish gymnasts competed in the individual competition, with Arvor Hansen's 26th-place finish the best of the six.
| Gymnast | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Axel Andersen | All-around | 98.75 | 33 |
| Arvor Hansen | All-around | 107.50 | 26 |
| Charles Jensen | All-around | 103.75 | 30 |
| Einar Møbius | All-around | 86.75 | 40 |
| Carl Pedersen | All-around | 97.25 | 34 |
| Niels Petersen | All-around | 97.25 | 34 |
| Denmark | Team, free system | 21.25 | |
| Team, Swedish system | 898.84 | ||
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Denmark had four competitors in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. The Danish pentathletes had little success, with three of them not finishing and the fourth coming in last among the finishers, nearly 30 points behind the next nearest competitor.
(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)
| Athlete | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Riding | Running | Total points | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Points | Time | Points | Wins | Touches | Points | Penalties | Time | Points | Time | Points | |||
| Kai Jølver | 52 | 32 | 9:32.6 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 10:49.5 | 21 | 26:08.6 | 22 | 123 | 22 |
| Vilhelm Laybourn | 140 | 25 | 12:09.6 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 24 | align=center colspan=3 | Disqualified | Retired | Did not finish | |||
| Johannes Ussing | 57 | 31 | 7:40.2 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 11:21.0 | 9 | Did not finish | Did not finish | ||
| Theodor Zeilau | 93 | 30 | 7:59.4 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 26 | align=center colspan=3 | Did not finish | Retired | Did not finish | |||
See main article: Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Fifteen rowers represented Denmark. It was the nation's first appearance in rowing. Denmark's debut was successful, especially in the coxed fours events, with the team winning a gold medal in the inriggers competition and a bronze in the outriggers.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
| Rower | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Mikael Simonsen | Single sculls | 8:14.0 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=2 | Did not start | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | |||
| Erik Bisgaard Ejgil Clemmensen (cox) Rasmus Frandsen Mikael Simonsen Poul Thymann | Coxed four | 7:20.0 | 1 Q | 7:09.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 | align=center colspan=2 | Did not advance | |
| Theodor Eyrich Knud Gøtke Hans Jørgensen Johan Praem Silva Smedberg (cox) | Coxed four | Unknown | 2 | align=center colspan=6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ejler Allert Christian Hansen Poul Hartmann (cox) Carl Møller Carl Pedersen | Coxed four, inriggers | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 7:52.0 | 1 Q | 7:59.5 | 1 Q | 7:44.6 | ||
See main article: Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Three sailors represented Denmark. It was the nation's first appearance in sailing. Denmark sent only one boat, which took the silver medal in the six metre class.
(7 points for 1st in each race, 3 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd. Race-off to break ties in total points if necessary.)
See main article: Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Fourteen shooters represented Denmark. It was the nation's fourth appearance in shooting, in which Denmark had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Madsen and Niels Larsen took second and third, respectively, in the 300 metre free rifle from three positions to take the nation's only individual shooting medals in 1912; both were also on the six-man team which earned a bronze medal in the team rifle competition. They were the first medals won by Denmark in shooting since 1900.
See main article: Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
One swimmer competed for Denmark at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the nation had competed in swimming. Hedegaard was unable to advance out of the first round in either of his two events.
Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.
| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Harry Hedegaard | 400 m freestyle | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 7:07.8 | 5 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 28:32.4 | 3 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | |||
See main article: Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Ten tennis players, including one woman, represented Denmark at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's debut appearance in tennis. The lone Danish woman was also the lone Danish medalist, taking the silver medal in the indoor singles. She, along with Larsen, advanced to the quarterfinals in the indoor mixed doubles event as well. None of the other players advanced past the round of 16.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Jørgen Arneholt | Outdoor singles | Bye | L 6-2, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 | align=center colspan=5 | Did not advance | 31 | |||
| Ove Fredriksen | Outdoor singles | Bye | L 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 | align=center colspan=5 | Did not advance | 31 | |||
| Ernst Frigast | Outdoor singles | Bye | L 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 | align=center colspan=5 | Did not advance | 31 | |||
| Victor Hansen | Outdoor singles | Bye | Bye | L 6-2, 6-1, 6-8, 6-4 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | 17 | ||
| Vagn Ingerslev | Outdoor singles | Bye | W 6-2, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 | W 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 | L 6-4, 8-6, 6-4 | align=center colspan=3 | Did not advance | 9 | |
| Erik Larsen | Indoor singles | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | L 8-6, 6-1, 5-7, 8-6 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | 16 | ||
| Aage Madsen | Outdoor singles | Bye | L 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 | align=center colspan=5 | Did not advance | 31 | |||
| Ludvig Rovsing | Outdoor singles | Bye | Bye | L 4-6, 9-7, 6-8, 6-1, 6-1 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | 17 | ||
| Axel Thayssen | Outdoor singles | Bye | W 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 | L 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | 17 | ||
| Jørgen Arenholt Vagn Ingerslev | Outdoor doubles | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | L 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 | align=center colspan=4 | Did not advance | 15 | ||
| Victor Hansen Ludvig Rovsing | Outdoor doubles | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | Bye | L 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 | align=center colspan=3 | Did not advance | 9 | |
| Aage Madsen Axel Thayssen | Outdoor doubles | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | W 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 | L 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 | align=center colspan=3 | Did not advance | 9 | |
| Ove Frederiksen Ernst Frigast | Outdoor doubles | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | Bye | L 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 | align=center colspan=3 | Did not advance | 9 | |
See main article: Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Denmark sent nine wrestlers in 1912. It was the nation's second Olympic wrestling appearance.
Two of the three Danish bronze medalists returned in 1912. Andersen, the middleweight, was not as successful as four years earlier; he lost his first two matches to be eliminated at 26th place. Jensen, on the other hand, matched his prior bronze with another. He won his first three matches before taking his first loss to Saarela. In a loser-out fifth round match against Backenius, Jensen won and advanced to the medal round. There, he again faced Saarela; a second loss to the Finn put Jensen in a match against Olin. The winner of this match would face Saarela in the final while the loser would take the bronze medal. Olin turned out to be too much for Jensen, who finished the tournament with the bronze.
Four other Danes advanced to the fifth round before receiving their second loss and elimination. The team overall went 15-17 in the elimination rounds and 0-2 in the medal round.
| Wrestler | Class | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Match A Opposition Result | Match B Opposition Result | Match C Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Anders Andersen | Middleweight | L | L | align=center colspan=8 | Did not advance | 26 | ||||||
| Jens Christensen | Light heavyweight | W | L | W | Bye | L | align=center colspan=5 | Did not advance | 6 | |||
| Johannes Eriksen | Light heavyweight | L | W | W | W | L | align=center colspan=5 | Did not advance | 6 | |||
| Carl Hansen | Featherweight | L | L | align=center colspan=8 | Did not advance | 26 | ||||||
| Frederik Hansen | Lightweight | W | W | L | W | L | align=center colspan=5 | Did not advance | 11 | |||
| Hvitfeldt Hansen | Middleweight | L | L | align=center colspan=8 | Did not advance | 26 | ||||||
| Verner Hetmar | Featherweight | W | W | L | W | L | align=center colspan=5 | Did not advance | 9 | |||
| Søren Marinus Jensen | Heavyweight | W | W | W | L | W | Bye | N/A | L | L | Did not advance | |
| Otto Nagel | Light heavyweight | L | L | align=center colspan=8 | Did not advance | 20 | ||||||