Denmark at the 1952 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	DEN
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1952
Website:
Location:	Helsinki
Competitors:	129
Sports:	15
Flagbearer:	Erik Swane Lund
Rank:	15
Gold:	2
Silver:	1
Bronze:	3
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

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]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
	Bent Peder Rasch Finn Haunstoft			28 July
				28 July
				29 July
				23 July
				27 July
				2 August

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Road CompetitionMen'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 CompetitionMen'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

See main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Final
			Score	Rank
Lis Hartel	Jubilee	align=left rowspan=2	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	align=left rowspan=3	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

See main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. 12 fencers, 9 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1952.

Men's épée

• Mogens Lüchow
• René Dybkær
• Raimondo Carnera

Men's team épée

• Raimondo Carnera, Erik Swane Lund, René Dybkær, Mogens Lüchow, Ib Nielsen, Jakob Lyng

Men's sabre

• Palle Frey
• Raimondo Carnera
• Ivan Ruben

Men's team sabre

• Paul Theisen, Raimondo Carnera, Ivan Ruben, Palle Frey, Jakob Lyng

Women's foil

• Karen Lachmann
• Ulla Barding-Poulsen
• Kate Mahaut

Football

See main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

First round

Second round

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

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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	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	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	7:08.6	3	Did not advance	9
	Men's eight	6:17.9	4 R	6:17.8	1 Q	6:16.0	3	Did not advance	8

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Paul Elvstrøm	Finn	1	5	1	1	3	4	1	8209
William Berntsen Aage Birch Ole Berntsen	Dragon	3	7	1	5	4	8	17	4460	5
Poul Ohff Henning Christensen Ingemann Bylling Jensen	5.5 Metre	5	7	DNF	13	5	5	DSQ	2469	11

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics. 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

See main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Men

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	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
align=left rowspan=1		200 metre breaststroke	2:57.7	3 Q	2:59.5	7 Q	2:57.8	5
align=left rowspan=2	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
align=left rowspan=1		200 metre breaststroke	3:07.5	21	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=1	Gerda Olsen	100 metre backstroke	1:20.1	5	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2	Mette Ove Petersen	100 metre freestroke	1:09.6	4	Did not advance
400 metre freestroke	5:30.6	3	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=1	Eileen Ward Petersen	200 metre breaststroke	3:09.3	22	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=1	Rita Larsen Mette Ove Petersen Greta Andersen Ragnhild Hveger	4 x 100 metre freestyle	4:36.4	3 Q	4:36.2	4

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Danish Football Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: Denmark at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090240/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1952/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 15 February 2015 . sports-reference.com.
2. Denmark Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182848/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1952/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 10 March 2018.