Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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Denmark competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 162 competitors, 144 men and 18 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Karen Hoff — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
- Carl-Ebbe Andersen, Tage Henriksen, and Finn Pedersen — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- Greta Andersen — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
- Karen Harup — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
- Paul Elvstrøm — Sailing, Men's Firefly Class
Silver
- Johan Andersen — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
- Ejvind Hansen and Jacob Jensen — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak Pairs
- Karen Lachmann — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
- Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Ib Storm Larsen, Helge Schrøder, Helge Halkjær, and Aksel Hansen — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Karen Harup — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
- Eva Riise, Greta Andersen, Fritze Carstensen-Nathansen, and Karen Harup — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Bronze
- Lily Carlstedt — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
- Svend Vad — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- Axel Schandorff — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Birte Christoffersen — Diving, Women's 10m Platform
- Børge Nielsen, Jørgen Olsen, Harry Knudsen, Erik Larsen, and Henry Larsen — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Knud Bastrup-Birk, Hans Colberg, Edvin Hansen, John Hansen, Jørgen W. Hansen, Karl Aage Hansen, Erik Kuld Jensen, Ivan Jensen, Ove Jensen, Viggo Jensen, Per Knudsen, Knud Lundberg, Eigil Nielsen, Knud Børge Overgaard, Poul Petersen, Axel Pilmark, Johannes Pløger, Carl Aage Præst, Holger Seebach, Erling Sørensen, Jørgen Leschly Sørensen, Dion Ørnvold — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
- Christian Hansen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
- Klaus Baess, Ole Berntsen, and William Berntsen — Sailing, Men's Dragon
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1948.
Diving
Equestrian
- Kai Aage Krarup - Three Day Event Individual, Three Day Event Team
Fencing
15 fencers, 12 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1948.
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Rowing
25 rowers, all men, represented Denmark in 1948.
- Men's double sculls
- Men's coxless pair
- Men's coxed pair
- Men's coxless four
- Men's coxed four
- Men's coxed eight
- Jarl Emcken
- Børge Hougaard
- Poul Korup
- Holger Larsen
- Ib Nielsen
- Niels Rasmussen
- Gerhardt Sørensen
- Niels Wamberg
- Charles Willumsen
Sailing
Shooting
Seven shooters represented Denmark in 1948.
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
- ^ "Denmark at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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