1964 Summer Olympics / Participant (Denmark)
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Denmark took part in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with a delegation of 60 athletes (53 men and 7 women) in 40 competitions in ten competitions.
The Danish athletes won two gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Olympic champions were the rowers John Ørsted Hansen , Bjørn Hasløv , Erik Petersen and Kurt Helmudt in the four without a helmsman and the sailors Ole Berntsen , Christian von Bülow and Ole Poulsen in the dragon boat class . The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the sailor Henning Wind .
Participants by sport
Boxing
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Børge Krogh
- Lightweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Preben Rasmussen
- Light welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Hans-Erik Pedersen
- Welterweight: eliminated in the second round
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Tom Bogs
- Light middleweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals
canoe
- Men
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Erik Hansen
- Single kayak 1000 m: 7th place
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Preben Jensen
- Two-person kayak 1000 m: 9th place
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Hans-Viggo Knudsen
- Two-person kayak 1000 m: 9th place
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Peer Norrbohm
- Two-man canoe 1000 m: bronze
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John Rungsted Sørensen
- Two-man canoe 1000 m: bronze
- Women
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Birthe Lindskov Hansen
- Single kayak 500 m: 9th place
- Two-person kayak 500 m: 5th place
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Anni Werner-Hansen
- Two-person kayak 500 m: 5th place
athletics
- Men
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Aske Dam
- 5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Tommy Kristensen
- 20 km walking: 14th place
- Women
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Jette Andersen
- 800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Nina Hansen
- Long jump: 20th place
- Pentathlon: 9th place
Cycling
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Kjell Rodian
- Road race: silver
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Ole Højlund
- Road race: 15th place
- Team time trial: 7th place
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Flemming Gleerup Hansen
- Road race: 21st place
- Team time trial: 7th place
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Ole Knight
- Road race: 74th place
- Team time trial: 7th place
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Henning Petersen
- Team time trial: 7th place
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Niels Fredborg
- Track sprint: eliminated in the preliminary run
- Rail tandem: 5th place
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Peder Pedersen
- Track sprint: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Jan Ingstrup-Mikkelsen
- Track 1000 m time trial: 11th place
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: 5th place
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Per Sarto Jørgensen
- Rail tandem: 5th place
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Preben Isaksson
- Track 4000 m single pursuit: bronze
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: 5th place
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Kurt vid Stein
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: 5th place
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Bent Hansen
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: 5th place
Wrestling
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Jørgen Jensen
- Flyweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Svend Skrydstrup
- Featherweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 4th round
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Kurt Madsen
- Lightweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 3rd round
rowing
- Men
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Peter Fich Christiansen
- Two without a helmsman: 5th place
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Hans Jørgen Boye
- Two without a helmsman: 5th place
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Jens Berendt Jensen
- Two with helmsman: eliminated in the lead
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Knud Nielsen
- Two with helmsman: eliminated in the lead
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Niels Olsen
- Two with helmsman: eliminated in the lead
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John Ørsted Hansen
- Four without a helmsman: gold
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Bjørn Hasløv
- Four without a helmsman: gold
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Kurt Helmudt
- Four without a helmsman: gold
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Erik Petersen
- Four without a helmsman: gold
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Ole Paustian
- Four with helmsman: 11th place
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Poul Erik Nielsen
- Four with helmsman: 11th place
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Niels Nielsen
- Four with helmsman: 11th place
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Bent Larsen
- Four with helmsman: 11th place
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Tom Hinsby
- Four with helmsman: 11th place
shoot
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Ole Hviid Jensen
- Small bore rifle, three-position fight 50 m: 14th place
- Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 12th place
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Niels Petersen
- Small bore rifle, three-position fight 50 m: 13th place
- Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 29th place
swim
- Men
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Lars Kraus Jensen
- 200 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run
- Women
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Kirsten Strange-Campbell
- 100 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 400 m individual medley: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Kirsten Michaelsen
- 100 m back: eliminated in the preliminary run
sailing
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Henning Wind
- Finn dinghy: bronze
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Hans Fogh
- Flying Dutchman: 4th place
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Ole Gunnar Petersen
- Flying Dutchman: 4th place
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Ole Berntsen
- Dragons: gold
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Christian von Bülow
- Dragons: gold
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Ole Poulsen
- Dragons: gold
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William Berntsen
- 5.5 mR class: 12th place
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Carl Christian Lassen
- 5.5 mR class: 12th place
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Per spar
- 5.5 mR class: 12th place
Diving
- Men
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Søren Svejstrup
- 10 m high diving: 17th place
- Women
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Kirsten Velin
- 10 m high diving: 17th place
Web links
- Danish Olympic team from 1964 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )