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[[Denmark]] competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], [[England]]. No Danish athletes had competed in the [[1904 Summer Olympics]]. |
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|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Men's marathon]] || 23rd ||align=left| Julius Jørgensen ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 3:47:44.0 |
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| Men's football ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[P. Marius Andersen]], [[Harald Bohr]], [[Charles Buchwald]], [[Ludvig Drescher]], [[Johannes Gandil]], <br> [[Harald Hansen]], [[August Lindgren]], [[Kristian Middelboe]] (captain), [[Nils Middelboe]], <br> [[Sophus Nielsen]], [[Oscar Nielsen-Nørland]], [[Bjørn Rasmussen]], [[Vilhelm Wolffhagen]] || Won vs. <br> [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] B <br> 9-0 || Won vs. <br> France A <br> 17-1 || Lost vs. <br> [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] <br> 2-0 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Not relegated |
| Men's football ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[P. Marius Andersen]], [[Harald Bohr]], [[Charles Buchwald]], [[Ludvig Drescher]], [[Johannes Gandil]], <br> [[Harald Hansen (footballer)|Harald Hansen]], [[August Lindgren]], [[Kristian Middelboe]] (captain), [[Nils Middelboe]], <br> [[Sophus Nielsen]], [[Oscar Nielsen-Nørland]], [[Bjørn Rasmussen]], [[Vilhelm Wolffhagen]] || Won vs. <br> [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] B <br> 9-0 || Won vs. <br> France A <br> 17-1 || Lost vs. <br> [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] <br> 2-0 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Not relegated |
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| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team military rifle|Men's team military rifle]] ||align=center| 8th || Niels Andersen <br> Christian Christensen <br> Lorents Jensen <br> Niels Laursen <br> |
| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team military rifle|Men's team military rifle]] ||align=center| 8th || Niels Andersen <br> Christian Christensen <br> Lorents Jensen <br> Niels Laursen <br> Julius Hillemann-Jensen <br> Ole Olsen ||align=center| 1909 |
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|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman lightweight|Greco-Roman lightweight]] || 5th ||align=left| [[Anders Møller (wrestler)|Anders Møller]] || Defeated <br> [[ |
|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman lightweight|Greco-Roman lightweight]] || 5th ||align=left| [[Anders Møller (wrestler)|Anders Møller]] || Defeated <br> [[Albert Whittingstall|Whittingstall]] || Defeated <br> [[George Faulkner (wrestler)|Faulkner]] || Lost to <br> [[Arvo Lindén|Lindén]] ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
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| 9th ||align=left| [[Carl Carlsen]] || Defeated <br> [[Fernand Steens|Steens]] || Lost to <br> [[Arvo Lindén|Lindén]] ||colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
| 9th ||align=left| [[Carl Carlsen]] || Defeated <br> [[Fernand Steens|Steens]] || Lost to <br> [[Arvo Lindén|Lindén]] ||colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
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| 17th ||align=left| [[Christian Carlsen]] || Lost to <br> [[ |
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|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman middleweight|Greco-Roman middleweight]] ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Anders Andersen (wrestler)|Anders Andersen]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Jacobus Lorenz|Lorenz]] || Defeated <br> [[Jaap Belmer|Belmer]] || Lost to <br> [[Frithiof Mårtensson|Mårtensson]] ||bgcolor=pink| Defeated (walkover) <br> [[Jóhannes Jósepsson|Jósepsson]] |
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| 4th ||align=left| [[Jóhannes Jósepsson]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Miklós Orosz|Orosz]] || Defeated <br> [[Axel Frank|Frank]] || Lost to <br> [[Mauritz Andersson|Andersson]] ||bgcolor=pink| Lost (walkover) to <br> [[Anders Andersen (wrestler)|Andersen]] |
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|rowspan=2| 5th ||align=left| [[Johannes Eriksen]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Edgar Bacon|E. Bacon]] || Lost to <br> [[Mauritz Andersson|Andersson]] ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
|rowspan=2| 5th ||align=left| [[Johannes Eriksen]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Edgar Bacon|E. Bacon]] || Lost to <br> [[Mauritz Andersson|Andersson]] ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance |
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==Sources== |
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* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}} |
* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}} |
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* {{cite web|last=De Wael |first=Herman |year=2001 |url=http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/toplon08.html |title=Top London 1908 Olympians |work=Herman's Full Olympians | |
* {{cite web|last=De Wael |first=Herman |year=2001 |url=http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/toplon08.html |title=Top London 1908 Olympians |work=Herman's Full Olympians |access-date=10 June 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712020925/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/toplon08.html |archive-date=12 July 2006 }} |
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* {{cite web | last = Reyes | first = Macario | year = 2001 | url = |
* {{cite web | last = Reyes | first = Macario | year = 2001 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1908f.html | title = IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2 May 2006 }} |
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 24 March 2024
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Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | DEN |
NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 78 in 8 sports |
Flag bearer | Aage Holm |
Medals Ranked 16th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Medalists[edit]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Denmark national football team |
Football | October 24 | |
Silver | Ludvig Dam | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | July 17 |
Bronze | Anders Andersen | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight | July 25 |
Bronze | Carl Jensen | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight | July 22 |
Bronze | Søren Marinus Jensen | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight | July 24 |
Results by event[edit]
Athletics[edit]
Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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Men's 100 metres | Heats | Axel Petersen | 11.5 seconds 2nd, heat 9 |
Did not advance | |
Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist |
Kjeld Nielsen | None held | Unknown 6th, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance |
Men's 5 miles | Semi- finalist |
Julius Jørgensen | None held | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3 |
Did not advance |
Kjeld Nielsen | Unknown 4th, semifinal 2 | ||||
Men's marathon | 23rd | Julius Jørgensen | None held | 3:47:44.0 | |
26th | Rudy Hansen | 3:53:15.0 | |||
Men's 3500 metre walk | 6th | Charles Vestergaard | None held | 17:07.0 2nd, semifinal 2 |
17:21.8 |
Semi- finalist |
Arne Højme | 17:23.4 6th, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance | ||
Men's 10 mile walk | — | Arne Højme | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance |
Charles Vestergaard | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | ||||
Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
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Men's standing long jump | 8-25 | Svend Langkjær | Unknown |
Men's standing high jump | 8th | Svend Langkjær | 1.42 metres |
Men's hammer throw | 10-19 | Harald Agger | Unknown |
Boxing[edit]
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 |
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Lightweight Up to 140 pounds |
7th | Hemming Hansen | Lost to Johnson 2-0 decision |
Did not advance | ||
Waldemar Holberg | Lost to Wells 4th-round decision | |||||
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
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Great Britain | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Total | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Fencing[edit]
Event | Place | Fencer | First round |
Second round |
Semi- final |
Final |
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Men's épée | Semi- finalist |
Lauritz Christian Østrup | 5-1 (1st in A) | 3-1 (1st in 2) | 5-5 (6th in 2) | Did not advance |
Second round |
Ivan Osiier | 5-3 (2nd in E) | 2-2 (3rd in 2) | Did not advance | ||
Ejnar Levison | 3-2 (2nd in C) | 1-4 (5th in 1) | ||||
First round |
Herbert Sander | 2-4 (4th in B) | Did not advance | |||
Otto Becker | 4-4 (4th in D) | |||||
Frantz Jørgensen | 3-4 (5th in I) | |||||
Men's sabre | Semi- finalist |
Lauritz Østrup | 4-1 (1st in I) | 2-1 (2nd in 8) | 3-4 (6th in 2) | Did not advance |
Second round |
Einar Schwartz-Nielsen | 2-1 (1st in E) | 0-3 (4th in 8) | Did not advance | ||
First round |
Harald Krenchel | 1-3 (5th in D) | Did not advance | |||
Event | Place | Fencers | Play-in match |
First round |
Semi- finals |
Final | Repechage | Silver medal match |
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Men's team épée | 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 |
Did not advance | |
Football[edit]
Denmark was represented by the Denmark national football team.
Event | Place | Players | First round | Semifinals | Final | Bronze match |
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Men's football | 2nd | P. Marius Andersen, Harald Bohr, Charles Buchwald, Ludvig Drescher, Johannes Gandil, Harald Hansen, August Lindgren, Kristian Middelboe (captain), Nils Middelboe, Sophus Nielsen, Oscar Nielsen-Nørland, Bjørn Rasmussen, Vilhelm Wolffhagen |
Won vs. France B 9-0 |
Won vs. France A 17-1 |
Lost vs. Great Britain 2-0 |
Not relegated |
Gymnastics[edit]
Shooting[edit]
Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
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Men's 300 metre free rifle | 14th | Lars Jørgen Madsen | 813 |
18th | Christian Pedersen | 780 | |
21st | Hans Christian Schultz | 769 | |
33rd | Niels Laursen | 712 | |
42nd | Poul Liebst | 645 | |
48th | Christian Christensen | 501 | |
51st | Lorents Jensen | 321 | |
Men's team free rifle | 4th | Niels Andersen Lars Jørgen Madsen Ole Olsen Christian Christensen Christian Pedersen Hans Christian Schultz |
4543 |
Men's team military rifle | 8th | Niels Andersen Christian Christensen Lorents Jensen Niels Laursen Julius Hillemann-Jensen Ole Olsen |
1909 |
Swimming[edit]
Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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Men's 100 metre freestyle | Heats | Harald Klem | Unknown 3-6, heat 1 |
Did not advance | |
Poul Holm | Unknown 3-5, heat 3 | ||||
Hjalmar Saxtorph | Unknown 4-5, heat 5 | ||||
Men's 400 metre freestyle | Heats | Aage Holm | 8:08.8 2nd, heat 5 |
Did not advance | |
Hjalmar Saxtorph | Unknown 4-5, heat 7 | ||||
Men's 100 metre backstroke | 2nd | Ludvig Dam | 1:26.4 2nd, heat 4 |
Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 |
1:26.6 |
Men's 200 metre breaststroke | Heats | Harald Klem | Unknown 3rd, heat 6 |
Did not advance | |
Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay | Semi- finalist |
Poul Holm Harald Klem John Ludvig Dam Hjalmar Saxtorph |
None held | 12:53.0 2nd, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance |
Wrestling[edit]
Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 |
Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
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Greco-Roman lightweight | 5th | Anders Møller | Defeated Whittingstall |
Defeated Faulkner |
Lost to Lindén |
Did not advance | |
9th | Carl Carlsen | Defeated Steens |
Lost to Lindén |
Did not advance | |||
17th | Christian Carlsen | Lost to Hawkins |
Did not advance | ||||
Greco-Roman middleweight | 3rd | Anders Andersen | Bye | Defeated Lorenz |
Defeated Belmer |
Lost to Mårtensson |
Defeated (walkover) Jósepsson |
5th | Johannes Eriksen | Bye | Defeated E. Bacon |
Lost to Andersson |
Did not advance | ||
Axel Larsson | Defeated Duijm |
Defeated Lelie |
Lost to Mårtensson | ||||
Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 3rd | Carl Jensen | Bye | Defeated Oosten |
Defeated Banbrook |
Lost to Saarela |
Defeated Payr |
17th | Harald Christiansen | Lost to Larsson |
Did not advance | ||||
Henri Nielsen | Lost to Saarela | ||||||
Greco-Roman super heavyweight | 3rd | Søren Marinus Jensen | None held | Bye | Lost to Weisz |
Defeated Payr | |
5th | Carl Jensen | Lost to Weisz |
Did not advance | ||||
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
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Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Finland | 0 | 4 | .000 |
Great Britain | 4 | 1 | .800 |
Hungary | 3 | 2 | .600 |
Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
Sweden | 1 | 5 | .167 |
Total international | 14 | 12 | .538 |
Denmark | 1 | 1 | .500 |
Total | 15 | 13 | .536 |
Sources[edit]
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Top London 1908 Olympians". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2006.
- Reyes, Macario (2001). "IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 May 2006.