Denmark at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the Olympic Games
Flag of Denmark IOC code  DEN NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark Website www.dif.dk (Danish) (English)
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	43 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Axel Bloch
Medals Rank: 20	Gold 0	Silver 3	Bronze 3	Total 6
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Winter Games
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Intercalated Games
1906

Denmark competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 43 competitors, 35 men and 8 women, took part in 34 events in 9 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Silver

• Henry Hansen, Leo Nielsen, and Frode Sørensen — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race

• Svend Olsen — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight

• Abraham Kurland — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

Bronze

• Peter Jørgensen — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight

• Harald Christensen and Willy Gervin — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem

• Else Jacobsen — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Six cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1932.

Individual road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Leo Nielsen
• Henry Hansen
• Gunnar Andersen

Team road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Leo Nielsen
• Henry Hansen

Sprint

• Willy Gervin

Time trial

• Harald Christensen

Tandem

• Harald Christensen
• Willy Gervin

Diving

Fencing

Seven fencers, four men and three women, represented Denmark in 1932.

Men's foil

• Axel Bloch
• Ivan Osiier
• Erik Kofoed-Hansen

Men's team foil

• Axel Bloch, Aage Leidersdorff, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Ivan Osiier

Men's épée

• Aage Leidersdorff
• Erik Kofoed-Hansen

Men's team épée

• Axel Bloch, Aage Leidersdorff, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Ivan Osiier

Men's sabre

• Ivan Osiier
• Axel Bloch
• Aage Leidersdorff

Men's team sabre

• Ivan Osiier, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Aage Leidersdorff, Axel Bloch

Women's foil

• Gerda Munck
• Grete Olsen
• Inger Klint

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Nations at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada China Colombia Czechoslovakia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Haiti Hungary India Ireland Italy Japan Latvia Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland United States Uruguay Yugoslavia