- Denmark at the 1912 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 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm Competitors Flag bearer Arne Højme Medals
Rank: 14Gold
1Silver
6Bronze
5Total
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The team of Denmark at the opening ceremony.
Denmark competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
Contents
Medalists
Gold- Ejler Allert, Jørgen Hansen, Carl Møller, Carl Pedersen and Poul Hartmann — Rowing, Men's coxed fours, inriggers
Silver- Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier — Fencing, Men's Epee
- Men's Team — Football
- Men's Team (Swedish system) — Gymnastics
- Steen Herschend, Sven Thomsen and Hans Meulengracht-Madsen — Sailing, Men's 6m class
- Lars Madsen — Shooting, Men's 300m free rifle, three positions
- Sofie Castenschiold — Tennis, Women's singles indoor
Bronze- Men's Team, free system — Gymnastics
- Erik Bisgaard, Rasmus Frandsen, Mikael Simonsen, Poul Thymann and Ejgil Clemmensen — Rowing, Men's coxed fours
- Niels Larsen — Shooting, Men's 300m free rifle, three positions
- Ole Olsen, Lars Madsen, Niels Larsen, Niels Andersen, Laurits Larsen and Jens Hajslund — Shooting, Men's Team free rifle
- Søren Jensen — Wrestling, Greco-Roman heavyweight
Aquatics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1912 Summer OlympicsOne swimmer competed for Denmark at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the nation had competed in swimming. Hedegaard was unable to advance out of the first round in either of his two events.
Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.
- Men
Swimmer Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Harry Hedegaard 400 m freestyle N/A 7:07.8 5 Did not advance 1500 m freestyle N/A 28:32.4 3 Did not advance 
AthleticsMain article: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics14 athletes represented Denmark. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in athletics, which Denmark had competed in each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Aage Rasmussen's fourth-place finish in the racewalk was Denmark's best athletics result in 1912.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Holger Baden Ind. cross country N/A Did not finish Johannes Christensen Marathon N/A 3:21:57.4 29 Karl Christiansen Ind. cross country N/A 49:06.4 14 Fritz Danild Ind. cross country N/A Did not finish Vilhelm Gylche 10 km walk N/A 51:13.8 4 Did not finish Karl Jensen Ind. cross country N/A Did not finish Svend Langkjær Decathlon N/A 1830.850 26 Olaf Lodal Marathon N/A 3:21:57.6 30 Niels Petersen 10 km walk N/A Disqualified Did not advance Viggo Petersen Ind. cross country N/A 53:00.8 23 Aage Rasmussen 10 km walk N/A 48:15.8 3 48:00.0 4 Steen Rasmussen Ind. cross country N/A 55:27.0 28 Gerhard Topp Ind. cross country N/A 54:24.9 26 Fritz Vikke Pole vault N/A 3.40 16 Did not advance Karl Christiansen
Viggo Petersen
Gerhard ToppTeam cross country N/A 36 5 
CyclingMain article: Cycling at the 1912 Summer OlympicsEight cyclists represented Denmark. It was the first appearance of the nation in cycling. Olaf Meyland-Smith had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, placing 25th. The top four Danish cyclists had a combined time that placed them 8th of the 15 teams.
Road cycling
Cyclist Events Final Result Rank Charles Hansen Ind. time trial 11:40:04.0 32 Otto Jensen Ind. time trial Did not finish Olaf Meyland-Smith Ind. time trial 11:32:24.2 25 Valdemar Nielsen Ind. time trial 12:33:09.2 72 Valdemar Christoffer Nielsen Ind. time trial Did not finish Godtfred Olsen Ind. time trial 12:06:18.8 53 Hans Olsen Ind. time trial Did not finish Johannes Reinwaldt Ind. time trial 11:57:20.0 48 Charles Hansen
Olaf Meyland-Smith
Godtfred Olsen
Johannes ReinwaldtTeam time trial 47:16:07.0 8 
EquestrianMain article: Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics- Dressage
Rider Horse Event Final Penalties Rank Rudolf Keyper Kinley Princess Individual 111 16 Carl Saunte Streg Individual 120 18 - Eventing
(The maximum score in each of the five events was 10.00 points. Ranks given are for the cumulative score after each event. Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)
Rider Horse Event Long distance Cross country Steeplechase Show jumping Dressage Total Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Frode Kirkebjerg Dibbe-Lippe Individual 10.00 1 5.69 23 10.00 20 Did not start Retired Did not finish Carl Kraft Gorm Individual 10.00 1 10.00 1 Did not start Retired Did not finish Carl Saunte Streg Individual Did not finish Retired Did not finish Frode Kirkebjerg
Carl Kraft
Carl SaunteDibbe-Lippe
Gorm
StregTeam Did not finish Retired Did not finish 
FencingMain article: Fencing at the 1912 Summer OlympicsSix fencers represented Denmark. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Denmark had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Ivan Osiier was the only Danish fencer to advance to the final in an event, eventually capturing the silver medal in the épée. His second-place finish was the best in Danish Olympic fencing history at the time, as no Danish fencer had gotten to a final since Holger Nielsen won the bronze in the 1896 sabre competition.
Fencer Event Round 1 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank Oluf Berntsen Foil 3 losses 4 Did not advance Épée 4 losses 5 Did not advance Sabre 2 wins 2 Q 2 losses 3 Q 0 wins 6 Did not advance Jens Berthelsen Foil 3 losses 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance Épée 3 losses 3 Q 5 losses 6 Did not advance Sabre 1 win 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance Einar Levison Foil 0 losses 1 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance Épée 1 loss 1 Q 2 losses 3 Q 4 losses 4 Did not advance Sabre 3 wins 1 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance Hans Olsen Foil 4 losses 6 Did not advance Épée 6 losses 8 Did not advance Ivan Osiier Foil 0 losses 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q ? 5 Did not advance Épée 0 losses 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q 2 losses 1 Q 5–2 
Lauritz Østrup Foil 2 losses 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance Épée 3 losses 4 Did not advance Oluf Berntsen
Jens Berthelsen
Ejnar Levison
Hans Olsen
Ivan Osiier
Lauritz ØstrupTeam épée N/A 2–0 1 Q 1–2 3 Did not advance Jens Berthelsen
Ejnar Levison
Hans Olsen
Ivan Osiier
Lauritz ØstrupTeam sabre N/A 0–2 3 Did not advance 
FootballMain article: Football at the 1912 Summer OlympicsQuarterfinals
1912-06-30 Denmark 
7 – 0 
NorwayRåsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 700Olsen 
4' 70' 88'
S. Nielsen 60' 85'
Wolfhagen 25'
Middelboe 37'Semifinals
1912-07-02 Denmark 4 – 1 
NetherlandsOlympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 6,000Olsen 14' 87'
Jørgensen 7'
P. Nielsen 37'H. Hansen 85' (o.g.)Final
1912-07-04 Great Britain 
4 – 2 DenmarkOlympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 25,000Hoare 22' 41'
Walden 10'
Berry 43'Olsen 27' 81'- Final rank
- Silver
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer OlympicsForty-nine gymnasts represented Denmark. It was the third appearance of the nation in gymnastics. Denmark had a team compete in two of the three team competitions. The Danish teams won the nation's first gymnastics medals, placing third of five in the free system and second of three in the Swedish system. Six Danish gymnasts competed in the individual competition, with Arvor Hansen's 26th place finish the best of the six.
ArtisticGymnast Events Final Result Rank Axel Andersen All-around 98.75 33 Arvor Hansen All-around 107.50 26 Charles Jensen All-around 103.75 30 Einar Møbius All-around 86.75 40 Carl Pedersen All-around 97.25 34 Niels Petersen All-around 97.25 34 Denmark Team, free system 21.25 
Team, Swedish system 898.84 
Modern pentathlonMain article: Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer OlympicsDenmark had four competitors in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. The Danish pentathletes had little success, with three of them not finishing and the fourth coming in last among the finishers, nearly 30 points behind the next nearest competitor.
(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)
Athlete Shooting Swimming Fencing Riding Running Total points Rank Score Points Time Points Wins Touches Points Penalties Time Points Time Points Kai Jølver 52 32 9:32.6 26 7 13 22 14 10:49.5 21 26:08.6 22 123 22 Vilhelm Laybourn 140 25 12:09.6 29 6 10 24 Disqualified Retired Did not finish Johannes Ussing 57 31 7:40.2 20 6 8 23 0 11:21.0 9 Did not finish Did not finish Theodor Zeilau 93 30 7:59.4 22 4 7 26 Did not finish Retired Did not finish 
RowingMain article: Rowing at the 1912 Summer OlympicsFifteen rowers represented Denmark. It was the nation's first appearance in rowing. Denmark's debut was successful, especially in the coxed fours events, with the team winning a gold medal in the inriggers competition and a bronze in the outriggers.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
Rower Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Mikael Simonsen Single sculls 8:14.0 1 Q Did not start Did not advance Erik Bisgaard
Ejgil Clemmensen (cox)
Rasmus Frandsen
Mikael Simonsen
Poul ThymannCoxed fours 7:20.0 1 Q 7:09.0 1 Q Unknown 2 Did not advance ( )Theodor Eyrich
Knud Gøtke
Marius Jørgensen
Johan Praem
Silva Smedberg (cox)Coxed fours Unknown 2 Did not advance Ejler Allert
Jørgen Hansen
Poul Hartmann (cox)
Carl Møller
Carl PedersenCoxed fours, inriggers N/A 7:52.0 1 Q 7:59.5 1 Q 7:44.6 
SailingMain article: Sailing at the 1912 Summer OlympicsThree sailors represented Denmark. It was the nation's first appearance in sailing. Denmark sent only one boat, which took the silver medal in the six metre class.
(7 points for 1st in each race, 3 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd. Race-off to break ties in total points if necessary.)
Sailors Event Race 1 Race 2 Total Time Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Race-off Rank Steen Herschend
Hans Meulengracht-Madsen
Sven Thomsen6 metre class 2:34:41 7 1 2:26:07 3 2 10 2:41:40 
ShootingMain article: Shooting at the 1912 Summer OlympicsFourteen shooters represented Denmark. It was the nation's fourth appearance in shooting, in which Denmark had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Madsen and Niels Larsen took second and third, respectively, in the 300 metre free rifle from three positions to take the nation's only individual shooting medals in 1912; both were also on the six-man team which earned a bronze medal in the team rifle competition. They were the first medals won by Denmark in shooting since 1900.
Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1912 Summer OlympicsTen tennis players, including one woman, represented Denmark at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's debut appearance in tennis. The lone Danish woman was also the lone Danish medalist, taking the silver medal in the indoor singles. She, along with Larsen, advanced to the quarterfinals in the indoor mixed doubles event as well. None of the other players advanced past the round of 16.
- Men
Athlete Event Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Opposition
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ScoreRank Jørgen Arneholt Outdoor singles Bye Ingerslev (DEN)
L 6-2, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4Did not advance 31 Ove Fredriksen Outdoor singles Bye 
von Müller (GER)
L 6-2, 6-1, 6-4Did not advance 31 Ernst Frigast Outdoor singles Bye 
Winslow (RSA)
L 7-5, 6-2, 6-3Did not advance 31 Victor Hansen Outdoor singles Bye Bye 
Kehrling (HUN)
L 6-2, 6-1, 6-8, 6-4Did not advance 17 Vagn Ingerslev Outdoor singles Bye Arneholt (DEN)
W 6-2, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 Grönfors (DEN)
W 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Winslow (RSA)
L 6-4, 8-6, 6-4Did not advance 9 Erik Larsen Indoor singles N/A 
Gobert (FRA)
L 8-6, 6-1, 5-7, 8-6Did not advance 16 Aage Madsen Outdoor singles Bye Thayssen (DEN)
L 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3Did not advance 31 Ludvig Rovsing Outdoor singles Bye Bye 
Wennergren (SWE)
L 4-6, 9-7, 6-8, 6-1, 6-1Did not advance 17 Axel Thayssen Outdoor singles Bye Madsen (DEN)
W 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Winslow (RSA)
L 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4Did not advance 17 Jørgen Arenholt
Vagn IngerslevOutdoor doubles N/A Kitson & Winslow (RSA)
L 6-4, 6-1, 6-4Did not advance 15 Victor Hansen
Ludvig RovsingOutdoor doubles N/A Bye 
Alejnicyn & Sumarokow (RUS)
L 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3Did not advance 9 Aage Madsen
Axel ThayssenOutdoor doubles N/A 
Hykš-Černý & Šebek (BOH)
W 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Nylén & Wennergren (SWE)
L 6-1, 6-2, 6-4Did not advance 9 Ove Frederiksen
Ernst FrigastOutdoor doubles N/A Bye Heyden & Spiess (GER)
L 6-2, 7-5, 6-3Did not advance 9 - Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Opposition
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ScoreRank Thora Castenschiold Indoor singles Bye Aitchison (GBR)
W 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 Fick (SWE)
W 6-4, 6-4 Hannam (GBR)
L 6-4, 6-3- Mixed
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ScoreRank Thora Castenschiold
Erik LarsenIndoor doubles Bye Aitchison & Barrett (GBR)
L 6-0, 6-3Did not advance 5 Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1912 Summer OlympicsGreco-Roman
Denmark sent nine wrestlers in 1912. It was the nation's second Olympic wrestling appearance.
Two of the three Danish bronze medalists returned in 1912. Andersen, the middleweight, was not as successful as four years earlier; he lost his first two matches to be eliminated at 26th place. Jensen, on the other hand, matched his prior bronze with another. He won his first three matches before taking his first loss to Saarela. In a loser-out fifth round match against Backenius, Jensen won and advanced to the medal round. There, he again faced Saarela; a second loss to the Finn put Jensen in a match against Olin. The winner of this match would face Saarela in the final while the loser would take the bronze medal. Olin turned out to be too much for Jensen, who finished the tournament with the bronze.
Four other Danes advanced to the fifth round before receiving their second loss and elimination. The team overall went 15-17 in the elimination rounds and 0-2 in the medal round.
Wrestler Class First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Sixth round Seventh round Final Opposition
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ResultRank Anders Andersen Middleweight Kurz (GER)
L Holm (FIN)
LDid not advance 26 Jens Christensen Light heavyweight Nilsson (SWE)
W Ahlgren (SWE)
L
Barl (AUT)
WBye Böhling (FIN)
LDid not advance 6 Johannes Eriksen Light heavyweight Wiklund (FIN)
L Fogelmark (SWE)
W Salila (FIN)
W Oehler (GER)
W Rajala (FIN)
LDid not advance 6 Carl Hansen Featherweight Andersson (SWE)
L Koskelo (FIN)
LDid not advance 26 Frederik Hansen Lightweight Szántó (HUN)
W Márkus (HUN)
W Fischer (AUT)
L Urvikko (FIN)
W Radvány (HUN)
LDid not advance 11 Hvitfeldt Hansen Middleweight Johansson (SWE)
L Sint (NED)
LDid not advance 26 Verner Hetmar Featherweight Mustonen (FIN)
W Meesits (RUS)
W Haapanen (FIN)
L Schärer (AUT)
W Koskelo (FIN)
LDid not advance 9 Søren Marinus Jensen Heavyweight Barrett (GBR)
W Lindfors (FIN)
W Pelander (FIN)
W Saarela (FIN)
L Backenius (FIN)
WBye N/A Saarela (FIN)
L Olin (FIN)
LDid not advance Otto Nagel Light heavyweight Oehler (GER)
L Rajala (FIN)
LDid not advance 20 References
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