Denmark at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 101 | |||||||||||
Flag bearer | Aage Holm | |||||||||||
Medals Rank: 16 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 5 |
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Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||||
Summer Games | ||||||||||||
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Winter Games | ||||||||||||
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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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Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Silver | National football team | Football | Men's competition |
Silver | Ludvig Dam | Swimming | Men's 100m Backstroke |
Bronze | Anders Andersen | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 73kg |
Bronze | Carl Jensen | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 93kg |
Bronze | Søren Marinus Jensen | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman +93kg |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 | ||
Valdemar Holberg | Lost to Wells 4th-round decision |
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Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
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Great Britain | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Total | 0 | 2 | .000 |
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 | |
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 |
Event | Place | Gymnast | Score |
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Men's team | 4th | Carl Andersen, Hans Bredmose, Jens Chievitz, Arvor Hansen, Christian Hansen, Ingvardt Hansen, Einar Hermann, Knud Holm, Poul Holm, Oluf Husted-Nielsen, Charles Jensen, Gorm Jensen, Hendrik Johansen, Harald Klem, Robert Madsen, Viggo Meulengracht-Madsen, Lukas Nielsen, Oluf Olsson, Niels Petersen, Nicolai Philipsen, Hendrik Rasmussen, Viktor Rasmussen, Marius Thuesen, Niels Turin-Nielsen | 378 |
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 |
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 |
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Hjalmar Saxtorph | Unknown 4-5, heat 5 |
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Men's 400 metre freestyle | Heats | Aage Holm | 8:08.8 2nd, heat 5 |
Did not advance | |
Hjalmar Saxtorph | Unknown 4-5, heat 7 |
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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 |
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 |
4th | Jóhannes Jósepsson | Bye | Defeated Orosz |
Defeated Frank |
Lost to Andersson |
Lost (walkover) to Andersen |
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5th | Johannes Eriksen | Bye | Defeated E. Bacon |
Lost to Andersson |
Did not advance | ||
Axel Larsson | Defeated Duijm |
Defeated Lelie |
Lost to Mårtensson |
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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 |
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Greco-Roman super heavyweight | 3rd | Søren Marinus Jensen | None held | Bye | Lost to Weisz |
Defeated Payr |
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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 |
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