Denmark at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the; 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish) (in English)
in Amsterdam
Competitors	91 in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Hans Jørgensen
Medals; Ranked 13th	Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 91 competitors (82 men and 9 women) took part in 55 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Henry Hansen	Cycling	Men's individual road race	August 7
Gold	Henry Hansen, Orla Jørgensen, Leo Nielsen	Cycling	Men's team road race	August 7
Gold	Willy Hansen	Cycling	Men's track time trial	August 5
Silver	Aage Høy-Petersen, Sven Linck, Nils Otto Møller, Peter Schlütter, Vilhelm Vett	Sailing	6 m class	August 9
Bronze	Michael Michaelsen	Boxing	Men's heavyweight	August 11
Bronze	Willy Hansen	Cycling	Men's sprint	August 6

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

Michael Michaelsen → Bronze Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Geo Gardebois (FRA), points
- Semifinals — Lost to Arturo Rodríguez (ARG), points
- Third Place Match — Defeated Sverre Sørsdal (NOR), walk-over

Five cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1928.

Ten fencers, seven men and three women, represented Denmark in 1928.

Two pentathletes represented Denmark in 1928.

↑ "Denmark at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.

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