Denmark at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 129 competitors, 115 men and 14 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight

• Kjeld Steen (16th=)

Men's Lightweight

• Niels Bertelsen (17th=)

Men's Light welterweight

• Hans Petersen (17th=)

Men's Welterweight

• Victor Jörgensen

Men's Light middleweight

• Ebbe Kops (17th=)

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• Hans Andresen — 5:11:18.5 (→ 8th place)
• Jørgen Frank Rasmussen — 5:14:09.4 (→ 19th place)
• Wedell Østergaard — 5:22:34.1 (→ 37th place)
• Helge Hansen — 5:27:08.8 (→ 52nd place)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Ib Vagn Hansen
• Final — 1:14.4 (→ 6th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• Ove Krogh Rants — 12th place

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

• Bent Jørgensen, Jean Hansen, Knud Andersen, Preben Lundgren Kristensen, and Henning R. Larsen
• Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 6th place)

Diving

Men

Equestrian

Dressage

Eventing

Fencing

12 fencers, 9 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1952.

Men's épée

• Mogens Lüchow
• René Dybkær
• Raimondo Carnera

Men's team épée

• Raimondo Carnera, Erik Swane Lund, René Dybkær, Mogens Lüchow, Ib Nielsen, Jakob Lyng

Men's sabre

• Palle Frey
• Raimondo Carnera
• Ivan Ruben

Men's team sabre

• Paul Theisen, Raimondo Carnera, Ivan Ruben, Palle Frey, Jakob Lyng

Women's foil

• Karen Lachmann
• Ulla Barding-Poulsen
• Kate Mahaut

Football

First round

Second round

Quarter finals

• Team roster
• Poul Andersen, B 93
• Steen Blicher, AB
• Jens Peter Hansen, Esbjerg fB
• Jørgen W. Hansen, KB
• Jørgen Johansen, KB (goalkeeper)
• Knud Lundberg, AB
• Svend Nielsen, B 93
• Poul Petersen, AB
• Poul Erik Petersen, Køge BK
• Holger Seebach, AB
• Erik Terkelsen, Esbjerg fB
• Reserve: Søren Andersen, Esbjerg fB
• Reserve: Henry From, AGF
• Reserve: Ralf Ginsborg, Hellerup IK
• Reserve: Carl Holm, B 1903
• Reserve: Aage Rou Jensen, AGF
• Reserve: Knud Blak Jensen, KB
• Reserve: Per Knudsen, AGF
• Reserve: Jørgen Olesen, AGF
• Reserve: Jens Torstensen, Odense KFUM

Head coach: Axel Bjerregaard

Gymnastics

Rowing

Denmark had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1952.

Men

Sailing

Open

Shooting

Five shooters represented Denmark in 1952.

Men

Swimming

Men

Women

Weightlifting

Men

Wrestling

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Danish Football Association