Denmark at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the; 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish) (in English)
in Berlin
Competitors	121 in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Erik Hammer Sørensen
Medals; Ranked 23rd	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 5
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 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 121 competitors, 105 men and 16 women, took part in 71 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Ragnhild Hveger	Swimming	Women's 400m freestyle	15 August
Silver	Harry Larsen Richard Olsen	Rowing	Men's coxless pair	14 August
Bronze	Gerhard Pedersen	Boxing	Men's welterweight	15 August
Bronze	Hans Lunding	Equestrian	Three day event – Individual	16 August
Bronze	Inge Sørensen	Swimming	Women's 200m breaststroke	15 August

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1936.

Individual road race

Team road race

Sprint

Karl Magnussen

Time trial

Arne Pedersen

Tandem

Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Nine fencers, six men and three women, represented Denmark in 1936.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Erik Hammer Sørensen, Kim Bærentzen, Aage Leidersdorff, Caspar Schrøder, Svend Jacobsen

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Erik Hammer Sørensen, Caspar Schrøder, Aage Leidersdorff, Preben Christiansen

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Erik Hammer Sørensen, Preben Christiansen, Aage Leidersdorff, Svend Jacobsen

Women's foil

Field hockey

Rowing

Denmark had 16 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[2]

Men's coxless pair

Men's coxed pair

Men's coxless four

Men's coxed four

Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Denmark in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

50 m pistol

50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

↑ "Denmark at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Denmark Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

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[sports-reference-1] "Denmark at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Denmark Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 May 2018.