Denmark at the 1932 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	DEN
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1932
Website:
Location:	Los Angeles
Competitors:	43
Sports:	9
Flagbearer:	Axel Bloch
Rank:	20
Gold:	0
Silver:	3
Bronze:	3
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 43 competitors, 35 men and 8 women, took part in 34 events in 9 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Silver

• Henry Hansen, Leo Nielsen, and Frode Sørensen - Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
• Svend Olsen - Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
• Abraham Kurland - Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

Bronze

• Peter Jørgensen - Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
• Harald Christensen and Willy Gervin - Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem
• Else Jacobsen - Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Six cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1932.

Individual road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Leo Nielsen
• Henry Hansen
• Gunnar Andersen

Team road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Leo Nielsen
• Henry Hansen

Sprint

• Willy Gervin

Time trial

• Harald Christensen

Tandem

• Harald Christensen
• Willy Gervin

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Seven fencers, four men and three women, represented Denmark in 1932.

Men's foil

• Axel Bloch
• Ivan Osiier
• Erik Kofoed-Hansen

Men's team foil

• Axel Bloch, Aage Leidersdorff, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Ivan Osiier

Men's épée

• Aage Leidersdorff
• Erik Kofoed-Hansen

Men's team épée

• Axel Bloch, Aage Leidersdorff, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Ivan Osiier

Men's sabre

• Ivan Osiier
• Axel Bloch
• Aage Leidersdorff

Men's team sabre

• Ivan Osiier, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Aage Leidersdorff, Axel Bloch

Women's foil

• Gerda Munck
• Grete Olsen
• Inger Klint

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Art competitions

See main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Denmark at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090412/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1932/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2010-05-02 . sports-reference.com.