Frederik X is King of Denmark. He acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication on 14 January 2024.
Axel Sigurd Andersen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Danish team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. In the individual all-around competition, he finished 33rd.
Michael Johannes Malmin Tyllesen is a Danish former competitive figure skater. He is the 1997 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, a two-time Piruetten champion, and a two-time Nordic champion.
Karen Margrethe Harup Petersen was a Danish swimmer. She competed in four events at the 1948 Summer Olympics and won three medals: a gold in the 100 m backstroke and silvers in the 400 m and 4 × 100 m freestyle, placing fourth in the 100 m freestyle.
Morten Jørgensen is a Danish former lightweight rower. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Lightweight coxless fours together with Thomas Ebert, Eskild Ebbesen, and Mads Andersen.
Mads Glæsner is a Danish swimmer. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 400 metre freestyle and the 1500 metre freestyle disciplines. His swimming club is Vallensbæk-VAT but he trains at the National Training Center in Copenhagen.
Finn Pedersen was a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Poul Verner Svendsen was a Danish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Svendsen was born in Copenhagen in 1927. In 1952, he was, together with Svend Ove Pedersen and Jørgen Frantzen, a crew member of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pair event. Svendsen died on 2 January 2024, at the age of 96.
Niels Peter Markussen was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Dragon class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Paul Lindemark Jørgensen and Aage Birch.
Jørgen Wagner Hansen was a Danish footballer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was also part of Denmark's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.
Axel "Pap" Pilmark was a Danish footballer, who played as an amateur for Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB) and professionally for Italian club Bologna FC. He played 18 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team, and won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Axel Hansen was a Danish cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Martin Møller is a Danish cross-country skier from Greenland. He competed for Denmark at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the cross-country skiing events. He is a past winner of Greenland's Arctic Circle Race.
The men's sprint cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7 and 9 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics. There were 23 cyclists from 23 nations, with each nation limited to one competitor. The event was won by Mario Ghella of Italy, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint. Reg Harris of Great Britain, heavily favored coming into the event, finished with silver, the first medal for a British cyclist in the sprint since 1920. Axel Schandorff's bronze was Denmark's first medal in the event since 1928. The podium streaks of the Netherlands and France both ended, with neither nation's cyclist able to advance to the quarterfinals.
Peder Pedersen was a Danish track cyclist who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1968 Olympics. He also competed in the sprint at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final. He was selected at the Olympic flag bearer for Denmark in 1972.
Axel Lerche was a Danish sports shooter. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and 1948 Summer Olympics.
Lars Gandrup Dresler was a Danish figure skater. He was the 1990 Nordic champion and a five-time Danish national (1984–88). Dresler served as Denmark's flag bearer at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He finished 14th overall after placing 14th in the compulsory figures, 12th in the short program, and 15th in the free skate. He trained at Gladsaxe Skøjteløber Forening. He was coached by Lorna Brown. He died in November 1995 of AIDS.
Silja Maria Wendrup Schandorff is a Danish ballerina who performed with the Royal Danish Ballet from 1985 to 2009. She has since served the Royal Theatre as ballet instructor and deputy ballet master.
Niels Alfred Wamberg was a Danish coxswain. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with the men's eight where they were eliminated in the round one repêchage.
Frederik Schandorff is a Danish racing driver, who is currently competing in the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship with Inception Racing. He is a two-time GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup class champion, having also won the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final in 2019 and International GT Open in 2021.
