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Denmark at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Flag of Denmark.svg
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Los Angeles
Competitors43 in 9 sports
Flag bearerAxel Bloch
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 43 competitors, 35 men and 8 women, took part in 34 events in 9 sports.[1]

Medalists

Silver

  • Henry Hansen, Leo Nielsen, and Frode Sørensen — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
  • Svend Olsen — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
  • Abraham Kurland — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

Bronze

  • Peter Jørgensen — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
  • Harald Christensen and Willy Gervin — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem
  • Else Jacobsen — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Six cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1932.

Individual road race
  • Frode Sørensen
  • Leo Nielsen
  • Henry Hansen
  • Gunnar Andersen
Team road race
  • Frode Sørensen
  • Leo Nielsen
  • Henry Hansen
Sprint
  • Willy Gervin
Time trial
  • Harald Christensen
Tandem
  • Harald Christensen
  • Willy Gervin

Diving

Fencing

Seven fencers, four men and three women, represented Denmark in 1932.

Men's foil
  • Axel Bloch
  • Ivan Osiier
  • Erik Kofoed-Hansen
Men's team foil
  • Axel Bloch, Aage Leidersdorff, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Ivan Osiier
Men's épée
  • Aage Leidersdorff
  • Erik Kofoed-Hansen
Men's team épée
  • Axel Bloch, Aage Leidersdorff, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Ivan Osiier
Men's sabre
  • Ivan Osiier
  • Axel Bloch
  • Aage Leidersdorff
Men's team sabre
  • Ivan Osiier, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Aage Leidersdorff, Axel Bloch
Women's foil
  • Gerda Munck
  • Grete Olsen
  • Inger Klint

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  1. ^ "Denmark at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

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