Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in London
Competitors	78 in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Aage Holm
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Denmark national football team Peter Andersen Magnus Beck Ødbert E. Bjarnholt Harald Bohr Charles Buchwald Ludvig Drescher Johannes Gandil Knud Hansen August Lindgren Einar Middelboe Kristian Middelboe Nils Middelboe Sophus Nielsen Oskar Nørland Bjørn Rasmussen Vilhelm Wolfhagen	Football		October 24
Silver	Ludvig Dam	Swimming	Men's 100 m backstroke	July 17
Bronze	Anders Andersen	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman middleweight	July 25
Bronze	Carl Jensen	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight	July 22
Bronze	Søren Marinus Jensen	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight	July 24

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Athlete	Heats	Semifinals	Final
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
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

Event	Place	Athlete	Height/ Distance
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

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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
Lightweight Up to 140 pounds	7th	Hemming Hansen	Lost to Johnson 2-0 decision	Did not advance
		Waldemar Holberg	Lost to Wells 4th-round decision

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Great Britain	0	2	.000
Total	0	2	.000

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Fencer	First round	Second round	Semi- final	Final
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
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

Football

Main article: Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Denmark was represented by the Denmark national football team.

Event	Place	Players	First round	Semifinals	Final	Bronze match
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

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score
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

Shooting

Event	Place	Shooter	Score
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

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Swimmer	Heats	Semifinals	Final
Men's 100 metre freestyle	Heats	Harald Klem	Unknown 3-6, heat 1	Did not advance
		Poul Holm	Unknown 3-5, heat 3
		Hjalmar Saxtorph	Unknown 4-5, heat 5
Men's 400 metre freestyle	Heats	Aage Holm	8:08.8 2nd, heat 5	Did not advance
		Hjalmar Saxtorph	Unknown 4-5, heat 7
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

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Wrestler	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final
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
	5th	Johannes Eriksen	Bye	Defeated E. Bacon	Lost to Andersson	Did not advance
		Axel Larsson	Defeated Duijm	Defeated Lelie	Lost to Mårtensson
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
Greco-Roman super heavyweight	3rd	Søren Marinus Jensen	None held		Bye	Lost to Weisz	Defeated Payr
	5th	Carl Jensen			Lost to Weisz	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
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

Sources

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Top London 1908 Olympians". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2006.
• Reyes, Macario (2001). "IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 May 2006.