Denmark at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 121 competitors, 105 men and 16 women, took part in 71 events in 14 sports.

Medalists

Aquatics

Diving

Women

Swimming

Source:

Men

<small>Ranks given are within the heat.</small>

Women

<small>Ranks given are within the heat.</small>

Athletics

Boxing

Men's flyweight

• Kaj Frederiksen (=9th)

Men's bantamweight

• Viggo Frederiksen (=17th)

Men's featherweight

• Sigfred Madsen (=9th)

Men's lightweight

• Poul Kops (4th)

Men's welterweight

• Gerhard Pedersen

Men's middleweight

• Gunnar Andreasen (=9th)

Men's light heavyweight

• Børge Holm (=5th)

Men's heavyweight

• Omar Hermansen (=9th)

Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1936.

Individual road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Arne Petersen
• Knud Jacobsen
• Tage Møller

Team road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Arne Petersen
• Knud Jacobsen
• Tage Møller

Sprint

• Karl Magnussen

Time trial

• Arne Pedersen

Tandem

• Heino Dissing
• Bjørn Stiler

Team pursuit

• Karl Magnussen
• Erik Friis
• Helge Jacobsen
• Hans Christian Nielsen
• Arne Pedersen

Equestrian

• Hans Lunding
• Niels Erik Leschly
• Peter Jensen
• Vincens Grandjean

Fencing

Nine fencers, six men and three women, represented Denmark in 1936.

Men's foil

• Aage Leidersdorff
• Svend Jacobsen
• Caspar Schrøder

Men's team foil

• Erik Hammer Sørensen, Kim Bærentzen, Aage Leidersdorff, Caspar Schrøder, Svend Jacobsen

Men's épée

• Preben Christiansen
• Erik Hammer Sørensen
• Aage Leidersdorff

Men's team épée

• Erik Hammer Sørensen, Caspar Schrøder, Aage Leidersdorff, Preben Christiansen

Men's sabre

• Aage Leidersdorff
• Preben Christiansen
• Erik Hammer Sørensen

Men's team sabre

• Erik Hammer Sørensen, Preben Christiansen, Aage Leidersdorff, Svend Jacobsen

Women's foil

• Karen Lachmann
• Grete Olsen
• Ulla Barding-Poulsen

Field hockey

Rowing

Denmark had 16 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.

Men's coxless pair

• Richard Olsen
• Harry Larsen

Men's coxed pair

• Remond Larsen
• Carl Berner
• Aage Jensen (cox)

Men's coxless four

• Knud Olsen
• Keld Karise
• Bjørner Drøger
• Emil Boje Jensen

Men's coxed four

• Hans Mikkelsen
• Gunnar Ibsen Sørensen
• Flemming Jensen
• Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
• Aage Jensen (cox)

Men's eight

• Remond Larsen
• Olaf Klitgaard Poulsen
• Poul Byrge Poulsen
• Keld Karise
• Bjørner Drøger
• Carl Berner
• Knud Olsen
• Emil Boje Jensen
• Harry Gregersen (cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Denmark in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

• Erik Sætter-Lassen
• Axel Lerche
• Christen Møller

50 m pistol

• Julius Lehrmann
• Christen Møller

50 m rifle, prone

• Vilhelm Johansen
• Erik Sætter-Lassen
• Julius Hansen

Wrestling

Art competitions

References