Denmark at the 1960 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	DEN
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1960
Website:
Location:	Rome
Competitors:	100 (88 men and 12 women)
Sports:	15
Flagbearer:	Benny Schmidt
Rank:	13
Gold:	2
Silver:	3
Bronze:	1
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 100 competitors, 88 men and 12 women, took part in 46 events in 15 sports.^[1] Cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen died during the team time trial.^[2]

Medalists

Gold

• Paul Elvstrøm — Sailing, men's Finn individual competition
• Erik Hansen — Canoeing, men's K1 1,000 metres kayak singles

Silver

• Hans Fogh and Ole Erik Petersen — Sailing, Flying Dutchman
• William Berntsen, Steen Christensen and Søren Hancke — Sailing, 5.5 Metre
• Poul Andersen, John Danielsen, Henning Enoksen, Henry From, Bent Hansen, Poul Jensen, Flemming Nielsen, Hans Nielsen, Harald Nielsen, Poul Pedersen, Jørn Sørensen and Tommy Troelsen — Football (soccer), men's team competition

Bronze

• Erik Hansen, Arne Høyer, Erling Jessen and Helmuth Nyborg — Canoeing, men's K1 4x500 metres kayak relay

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Eight male cyclists represented Denmark in 1960.

Team time trial

• Knud Enemark Jensen
• Vagn Bangsborg
• Niels Baunsøe
• Jørgen Jørgensen

Team pursuit

• John Lundgren
• Leif Larsen
• Jens Sørensen
• Kurt vid Stein

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics. One fencer represented Denmark in 1960.

Men's sabre

• Palle Frey

Football

See main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Hockey

See main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics. One male pentathlete represented Denmark in 1960.

Individual

• Benny Schmidt

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Denmark had 16 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1960.^[3]

Men's double sculls

• Jannik Madum Andersen
• Poul Mortensen

Men's coxless pair

• Tage Grøndahl
• Elo Tostenæs

Men's coxed pair

• Jens Berendt Jensen
• Knud Nielsen
• Sven Lysholt Hansen (cox)

Men's coxless four

• Hugo Christiansen
• Mogens Jensen
• Børge Kaas Andersen
• Ole Kassow

Men's coxed four

• Poul Justesen
• Mogens Pedersen
• Svend Helge Hansen
• Erik Rask
• Ejgo Vejby Nielsen (cox)

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Paul Elvstrøm	Finn	1	5	1	2	5	1	DNS	8171
Hans Fogh Ole Gunnar Petersen	Flying Dutchman	7	18	1	8	5	1	13	5991
Aage Birch Paul L. Jørgensen Niels P. Markussen	Dragon	2	DSQ	13	11	3	5	7	4715	6
William Berntsen Søren Hancke Steen Christensen	5.5 Metre	1	5	5	1	10	8	2	5678

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Four shooters represented Denmark in 1960.

25 m pistol

• Per Nielsen

300 m rifle, three positions

• Uffe Schultz Larsen
• Egon Stephansen

50 m rifle, three positions

• Niels Petersen
• Uffe Schultz Larsen

50 m rifle, prone

• Egon Stephansen
• Niels Petersen

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Denmark at the 1960 Rome Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045834/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1960/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2014 . sports-reference.com.
2. Web site: Knud Enemark Jensen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418054558/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/knud-enemark-jensen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 3 August 2014 . sports-reference.com.
3. Denmark Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170818/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1960/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 26 February 2018.