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Denmark at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of Denmark.svg
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Rome
Competitors100 (88 men and 12 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearerBenny Schmidt
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 100 competitors, 88 men and 12 women, took part in 46 events in 15 sports.[1] Cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen died during the team time trial.[2]

Medalists

Gold

  • Paul Elvstrøm — Sailing, men's Finn individual competition
  • Erik Hansen — Canoeing, men's K1 1,000 metres kayak singles

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Erik Hansen Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres 3:57.04 1 3:57.51 1 3:53.00 1

Cycling

Eight male cyclists represented Denmark in 1960.

Team time trial
Team pursuit
  • John Lundgren
  • Leif Larsen
  • Jens Sørensen
  • Kurt vid Stein

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

One fencer represented Denmark in 1960.

Men's sabre
  • Palle Frey

Football

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Denmark in 1960.

Individual
  • Benny Schmidt

Rowing

Denmark had 16 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1960.[3]

Men's double sculls
  • Jannik Madum Andersen
  • Poul Mortensen
Men's coxless pair
  • Tage Grøndahl
  • Elo Tostenæs
Men's coxed pair
  • Jens Berendt Jensen
  • Knud Nielsen
  • Sven Lysholt Hansen (cox)
Men's coxless four
  • Hugo Christiansen
  • Mogens Jensen
  • Børge Kaas Andersen
  • Ole Kassow
Men's coxed four
  • Poul Justesen
  • Mogens Pedersen
  • Svend Helge Hansen
  • Erik Rask
  • Ejgo Vejby Nielsen (cox)

Sailing

Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Paul Elvstrøm Finn 1 5 1 2 5 1 DNS 8171 Gold medal.svg
Hans Fogh
Ole Gunnar Petersen
Flying Dutchman 7 18 1 8 5 1 13 5991 Silver medal.svg
Aage Birch
Paul L. Jørgensen
Niels P. Markussen
Dragon 2 DSQ 13 11 3 5 7 4715 6
William Berntsen
Søren Hancke
Steen Christensen
5.5 Metre 1 5 5 1 10 8 2 5678 Silver medal.svg

Shooting

Four shooters represented Denmark in 1960.

25 m pistol
  • Per Nielsen
300 m rifle, three positions
  • Uffe Schultz Larsen
  • Egon Stephansen
50 m rifle, three positions
  • Niels Petersen
  • Uffe Schultz Larsen
50 m rifle, prone
  • Egon Stephansen
  • Niels Petersen

Swimming

Wrestling

References

  1. ^ "Denmark at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Knud Enemark Jensen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denmark Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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