- Denmark at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Denmark at the Olympic Games
Flag of Denmark – Flag bearersIOC code DEN NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark Website www.dif.dk (Danish) At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Competitors 154 in 14 sports Flag bearer Robert Johnsen Medals
Rank: 10Gold
3Silver
9Bronze
1Total
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Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Stefani Fryland Clausen — Diving, Women's 10m Platform
- Men's Team (Free system) — Gymnastics
- Lars Madsen, Niels Larsen, Anders Petersen, Erik Sætter-Lassen and Anders Peter Nielsen — Shooting, Men's Team 300m military rifle, standing
Silver
- Henry Petersen — Athletics, Pole Vault
- Sören Peteersen — Boxing, Heavyweight
- Anders Petersen — Boxing, Flyweight
- Gotfred Johansen — Boxing, Lightweight
- Men's Team (Swedish system) — Gymnastics
- Men's Team — Hockey
- Niels Larsen — Shooting, Men's 300m free rifle, 3 positions
- Lars Madsen — Shooting, Men's 300m military rifle, standing
- Poul Hansen — Wrestling, Greco-Roman heavyweight
Bronze
- Johannes Eriksen — Wrestling, Greco-Roman light heavyweight
Aquatics
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1920 Summer OlympicsFive divers, three men and two women, represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Clausen took the nation's only diving medal of the Games, winning the gold in the women's 10 metre platform event.
- Men
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
Diver Event Semifinals Final Points Score Rank Points Score Rank Herold Jansson Plain high dive 13 152.0 2 Q 27 159.0 6 Paul Køhler 10 m platform 23 387.40 5 Did not advance Svend Sørensen 10 m platform 21 414.80 5 Did not advance Plain high dive 27 1370 5 Did not advance - Women
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
Diver Event Semifinals Final Points Score Rank Points Score Rank Stefanie Clausen 10 m platform 15 153.0 3 Q 6 173.0 Louise Petersen 10 m platform 34 130.0 8 Did not advance Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics18 athletes represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in athletics, a sport in which Denmark had competed each time the country appeared at the Olympics. Henry Petersen took the country's only medal, a silver in the pole vault. This was Denmark's best ever result in athletics at the time, topping Ernst Schulz's bronze from 1900, and remains tied for best result through the 2008 Games.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Albert Andersen 10000 m N/A 32:58.4 3 Q Did not finish Cross country N/A Unknown 20 Fritiof Andersen 100 m Unknown 4 Did not advance Julius Ebert 10000 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance Cross country N/A Unknown 35 Rudolf Hansen Marathon N/A 2:41:39.4 8 Axel Jensen Marathon N/A Did not finish Jón Jónsen 5000 m N/A Unknown 7 Did not advance Cross country N/A Unknown 28 Artur Nielsen 5000 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance Cross country N/A Did not finish Niels Pedersen 3 km walk N/A 14:06.3 5 Q 13:36.8 11 10 km walk N/A Disqualified Did not advance Gunnar Rasmussen 3 km walk N/A Disqualified Did not advance 10 km walk N/A Disqualified Did not advance Sofus Rose Marathon N/A 2:41:18.0 5 August Sørensen 100 m 11.3 2 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance 200 m 23.8 2 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance Henrik Sørensen Cross country N/A Unknown 27 Marinus Sørensen 100 m 11.2 2 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance Henri Thorsen 110 m hurdles N/A 16.8 1 Q Unknown 4 Did not finish Fritiof Andersen
August Sørensen
Marinus Sørensen
Henri Thorsen4x100 m relay N/A 43.8 2 Q 43.3 5 Albert Andersen
Julius Ebert
Jón Jónsen
Artur Nielsen
Henrik SørensenTeam cross country N/A 53 7 Athlete Event Qualifying Final Result Rank Result Rank Valther Jensen Discus throw 38.23 7 Did not advance Laurits Jørgensen Pole vault 3.60 1 Q 3.60 6 Frederik Petersen Shot put 12.525 11 Did not advance Javelin throw 42.13 19 Did not advance Henry Petersen Pole vault 3.60 1 Q 3.70 Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics12 boxers represented Denmark at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. Three boxers advanced to the finals in their weight classes, but none was able to win a gold medal. The three silvers were Denmark's first Olympic boxing medals, and placed the nation in sixth for the boxing medal count in 1920.
Boxer Weight class Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Bronze match Opposition
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ScoreRank Emil Andreasen Light heavyweight N/A Bye White (GBR)
LDid not advance 5 Nick Clausen Featherweight Bye Newton (CAN)
WZivic (USA)
LDid not advance 5 Einer Jensen Flyweight N/A Cuthbertson (GBR)
LDid not advance 9 Johan Jensen Lightweight N/A Newton (CAN)
LDid not advance 9 Gotfred Johansen Lightweight N/A Neys (BEL)
WCassidy (USA)
WNewton (CAN)
WMosberg (USA)
LGeorg Kruse Middleweight Bye Rey-Golliet (FRA)
LDid not advance 9 Hans Jacob Nielsen Featherweight Bye Cater (GBR)
LDid not advance 9 Martin Olsen Middleweight Bye White (GBR)
WStrømme (NOR)
LDid not advance 5 Anders Pedersen Flyweight N/A van Dijk (NED)
WZivic (USA)
WCuthbertson (GBR)
WGenaro (USA)
LSøren Petersen Heavyweight N/A Bye Dove (GBR)
WSpengler (USA)
WRawson (GBR)
LIvan Schannong Welterweight Heuckelbach (NED)
WColberg (USA)
LDid not advance 9 August Suhr Welterweight Bye De Smet (BEL)
WIreland (GBR)
LDid not advance 5 Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Belgium 2 0 1.000 Canada 2 1 .667 France 0 1 .000 Great Britain 3 5 .375 Netherlands 2 0 1.000 Norway 0 1 .000 United States 3 4 .429 Total 12 12 .500 Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 1 0 1.000 Round of 16 5 5 .500 Quarterfinals 3 4 .429 Semifinals 3 0 1.000 Final 0 3 .000 Bronze match 0 0 – Total 12 12 .500 Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1920 Summer OlympicsSix cyclists represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The road cycling team came in fourth in the team time trial, the closes the Danish cyclists had come to a medal in either Games to that point.
Road cycling
Cyclist Event Final Result Rank Georg Claussen Time trial 5:02:12.2 20 Kristian Frisch Time trial 5:01:18.8 19 Johan Johansen Time trial 4:52:00.2 11 Johan Lundgren Time trial 4:58:01.0 17 Georg Claussen
Kristian Frisch
Johan Johansen
Johan LundgrenTeam time trial 19:52:32.2 4 Track cycling
Ranks given are within the heat.
Cyclist Event Heats Quarterfinals Repechage semis Repechage final Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Henri Andersen Sprint 13.6 1 Q Unknown 2 R Unknown 2 Did not advance Axel Hansen Sprint Unknown 3 Did not advance Henri Andersen
Axel HansenTandem N/A Unknown 2 N/A Did not advance Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1920 Summer OlympicsEight fencers represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport—the most of any nation in 1920. The country's best individual result was Osiier's eighth-place finish in the foil, with the best team finish also coming in the foil with a fourth-place showing.
Ranks given are within the group.
Fencer Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Otto Bærentzen Épée 4–4 5 Did not advance Aage Berntsen Épée 3–4 4 Q 4–7 10 Did not advance Foil N/A 0–5 6 Did not advance Sabre N/A 5–2 4 Q 0–6 7 Did not advance Verner Bonde Foil N/A 0–4 5 Did not advance Georg Hegner Épée 1–7 8 Did not advance Foil N/A 4–4 4 Did not advance Einar Levison Épée 4–2 3 Q 4–4 3 Q 0–11 12 Did not advance Foil N/A 4–2 3 Q 1–4 5 Did not advance Ivan Osiier Épée 3–6 7 Did not advance Foil N/A 4–2 2 Q 3–2 3 Q 4–7 8 Poul Rasmussen Épée 6–3 2 Q 4–6 9 Did not advance Kay Schrøder Épée 3–4 6 Did not advance Foil N/A 0–8 9 Did not advance Aage Berntsen
Verner Bonde
Einar Levison
Ivan Osiier
Poul RasmussenTeam sabre[1] N/A 2–5 6 Georg Hegner
Einar Levison
Ivan Osiier
Poul Rasmussen
Kay SchrøderTeam foil[1] N/A 3–1 2 Q 1–3 4 Otto Bærentzen
Aage Berntsen
Georg Hegner
Einar Levison
Ivan Osiier
Poul RasmussenTeam épée[1] N/A 1–4 5 Did not advance Field hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1920 Summer OlympicsDenmark competed in field hockey for the first time. The team took second place in the four-team round robin, losing to Great Britain but defeating Belgium and France.
Team Event Final Result Rank Denmark national field hockey team Field hockey 2–1 Football
Main article: Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics- First round
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- Lost to with Spain (0-1)
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- Team roster
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- Sophus Hansen, BK Frem (goalkeeper)
- Steen Steensen Blicher, KB
- Christian Grøthan, B 93
- Ivar Lykke, KB
- Nils Middelboe, KB
- Gunnar Aaby, AB
- Bernhard V. Andersen, BK Frem
- Leo Dannin, KB
- Viggo Jørgensen, B 1903
- Alf Olsen, KB
- Michael Rohde, B 93
- Reserve: Paul Berth, AB
- Reserve: Poul Graae, KB
- Reserve: Carl Hansen, B 1903
- Reserve: Jens Jensen, B 1903
- Reserve: Vilhelm Jørgensen, B 1903
- Reserve: Poul Nielsen, ØB
- Reserve: Svend Ringsted, AB
- Reserve: Fritz Tarp, B 93
- Reserve: Samuel Thorsteinsson, AB
Head coach: John Carr
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer OlympicsForty-five gymnasts represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Denmark sent teams in two out of the three team events, but no individual all-around competitors. The Danish gymnasts took the gold medal in the free system and the silver medal in the Swedish system.
Artistic gymnastics
Gymnast Event Final Result Rank Georg Albertsen
Rudolf Andersen
Viggo Dibbern
Fritz Eisenöe
Aage Frandsen
Hans Hansen
Hugo Helsteen
Harry Holm
Harold Jansson
Robert Johnsen
Christian Juhl
Vilhelm Lange
Svend Madsen
Peter Marcussen
Peter Möller
Petersen Möller
Lukas Nielsen
Niels Turin Nielsen
Oluf Olsen
Steen Olsen
Hans Rönne
Rino Sörensen
Christian Thomas
Knud VermehrenTeam, free system 51.35 Johannes Birk
Frede Hansen
Frederik Hansen
Kristian Hansen
Hans Hovgaard
Aage Jörgensen
Alfred Frøkjær Jørgensen
Alfred Ollerup Jørgensen
Arne Jörgensen
Knud Kirkelökke
Jens Lambaek
Kristian Larsen
Kristian Madsen
Niels Kristian Nielsen
Niels Erik Nielsen
Hans Pedersen
Johannes Pedersen
Peter Dorf Pedersen
Rasmus Rasmussen
Dines Sneftrup
Hans Laurids Sørensen
Hans Christian Sørensen
Larsen Sörensen
Aage Walther
Georg WestTeam, Swedish system 1324.833 Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer OlympicsFour pentathletes represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed at both instances of the Olympic modern pentathlon.
A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.
Pentathlete Final Riding Fencing Shooting Swimming Running Total Rank Ejner Augsburg 14 4 14 8 17 57 9 Harry Bjørnholm 8 20 18 3 15 61 12 Marius Christensen 12 7 3 7 18 47 5 Johan Skjoldager 7 17 22 20 14 77 20 Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1920 Summer OlympicsA single rower represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Denmark's lone sculler placed second in his quarterfinal heat, not advancing to the semifinals.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Rower Cox Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Theodor Eyrich N/A Single sculls 8:11.0 2 Did not advance Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1920 Summer OlympicsFifteen shooters represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Olympics; Denmark was one of three nations (along with France and Great Britain) to have competed in each edition of the Olympic shooting events to that point. With a victory in the standing military rifle, Denmark took its first gold in shooting since 1900. Larsen and Madsen (both among the members of that five-man team) also added a silver medal each.
Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1920 Summer OlympicsThree tennis players, one man and two women, competed for Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The team won no medals, but the mixed pair of Hansen and Tegner took fourth place after winning two matches to advance to the semifinals before losing there and in the bronze medal match.
Player Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank Opposition
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ScoreElsebreth Brehm Women's singles N/A Dupont (BEL)
W 6–3, 6–4Strömberg (SWE)
L 7–5, 6–3Did not advance 9 Amory Hansen Women's singles N/A Bye D'Ayen (FRA)
L 6–2, 6–3Did not advance 9 Erik Tegner Men's singles Bye Kashio (JPN)
L 6–3, 6–1, 6–2Did not advance 17 Elsebreth Brehm
Amory HansenWomen's doubles N/A N/A Bye Arendt & Storms (BEL)
L 6–1, 6–1Did not advance 5 Amory Hansen
Erik TegnerMixed doubles N/A Bye de Borman & Washer (BEL)
W 4–6, 8–6, 6–3Malström & Strömberg (SWE)
W 0–6, 6–1, 6–2Décugis & Lenglen (FRA)
L 6–0, 6–1Skrbková & Žemla-Rázný (TCH)
L 8–6, 6–44 Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Belgium 2 1 .667 Czechoslovakia 0 1 .000 France 0 2 .000 Japan 0 1 .000 Sweden 1 1 .500 Total 3 6 .333 Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 64 0 0 – Round of 32 1 1 .500 Round of 16 1 2 .667 Quarterfinals 1 1 .500 Semifinals 0 1 .000 Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 1 .000 Total 3 6 .333 Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer OlympicsFive weightlifters, one in each weight class, represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed in 1896 but not in 1900. Ejnar Jensen had the best result, placing fourth in the unlimited heavyweight class.
Weightlifter Weight class Final Result Rank Niels Florin 60 kg 180.0 10 Thorvald Hansen 67.5 kg 202.5 11 Christian Jensen 75 kg 215.0 6 Ejnar Jensen +82.5 kg 250.0 4 Søren Petersen 82.5 kg 217.5 10 Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1920 Summer OlympicsTen wrestlers competed for Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. All of the Danish wrestlers competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, with none participating in the freestyle competitions. Hansen was the only Dane to win a medal match, taking the heavyweight silver. Eriksen also won a bronze medal, after losing the silver medal match in the only weight class in which no bronze tournament was held. Frisenfeldt reached a silver medal final, while Torgensen reached a bronze match; both lost those matches.
Greco-Roman
Wrestler Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank Silver quarters Silver semis Silver match Bronze quarters Bronze semis Bronze match Emil Christensen Middleweight Lindfors (FIN) (L) Did not advance Did not advance 5 Did not advance Bye Johnsen (NOR) (L) Did not advance Fritz Christiansen Lightweight Väre (FIN) (L) Did not advance Did not advance 9 Janssens (BEL) (L) Did not advance Did not advance Johannes Eriksen Light heavyweight Bye Pendleton (USA) (W) Johansson (SWE) (L) Did not advance N/A Sint (NED) (W) Rosenqvist (FIN) (L) N/A Frants Frisenfeldt Lightweight Pavlidis (GRE) (W) Savonnet (BEL) (W) Metropoulos (USA) (W) Väre (FIN) (L) Did not advance 7 Bye Rohon (FRA) (W) Tamminen (FIN) (L) Andersen (NOR) (L) Did not advance Poul Hansen Heavyweight Bye Weyand (USA) (W) Nieminen (FIN) (W) Lindfors (FIN) (L) Did not advance Dame (FRA) (W) Gasiglia (FRA) (W) Willkie (USA) (W) Won silver Svend Jensen Featherweight Bye Svensson (SWE) (L) Did not advance 11 N/A Did not advance Did not advance Emil Larsen Heavyweight Bye Nieminen (FIN) (L) Did not advance 12 Did not advance Did not advance Svend Nielsen Middleweight Leloux (NED) (W) Perttilä (FIN) (L) Did not advance 12 Did not advance Did not advance Axel Tetens Light heavyweight Bye Kruusenberg (EST) (W) Maichle (USA) (W) Johansson (SWE) (L) Did not advance 4 N/A Rosenqvist (FIN) (L) Did not advance N/A Rasmus Torgensen Featherweight Řezáč (TCH) (W) Bovis (FRA) (W) Kähkönen (FIN) (L) Did not advance 4 N/A Did not advance Brian (USA) (W) Pütsep (EST) (W) Svensson (SWE) (L) Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Belgium 1 1 .500 Czechoslovakia 1 0 1.000 Estonia 2 0 1.000 Finland 1 10 .091 France 4 0 1.000 Greece 1 0 1.000 Netherlands 2 0 1.000 Norway 0 2 .000 Sweden 0 4 .000 United States 6 0 1.000 Total 18 17 .514 Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 3 2 .600 Round of 16 5 3 .625 Quarterfinals 3 2 .600 Semifinals 0 3 .000 Final 0 0 – Silver quarterfinals 1 1 .500 Silver semifinals 3 1 .750 Silver match 1 2 .333 Bronze quarterfinals 1 1 .500 Bronze semifinals 1 1 .500 Bronze match 0 1 .000 Total 18 17 .514 References
- ^ a b c "Denmark Fencing at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games". Sports-Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1920/FEN/. Composition for teams.
- ^ a b c De Wael claims Anton Andersen competed in the free rifle, while a separate shooter named Anders Andersen competed in the military rifle. Sports-Reference, however, indicates that these are the same person.
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report. (French)
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". http://olympic.w.interia.pl/. Retrieved 12 August 2007. (Polish)
- International Olympic Committee results database
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