Denmark at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Flag of Denmark.svg
IOC code DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk  (in Danish and English)
in Paris, France
May 14, 1900 – October 28, 1900
Competitors13 in 5 sports and 14 events
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Danish contingent, 11 men, competed in 4 sports and had 30 entries in 14 events. 3 Danish athletes also competed in Tug-of-War under the mixed team flag. [1]

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Medalists

Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lars Jørgen Madsen Shooting Men's 300 metre free rifle, standing August 5
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Edgar Aabye
Eugen Schmidt
Charles Winckler
Tug of war Men's July 16
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Anders Peter Nielsen Shooting Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling August 5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Anders Peter Nielsen Shooting Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone August 5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Anders Peter Nielsen Shooting Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions August 5
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ernst Schultz Athletics 400 m July 15
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Peder Lykkeberg Swimming Underwater swimming August 12
Medals by sport
SportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Athletics 0011
Shooting 1304
Swimming 0011
Total1326

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1900 Olympic Games.

NameMedalSportEvent
Anders Peter Nielsen Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Shooting Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling
Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone
Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 404
Fencing 101
Shooting 505
Swimming 101
Tug of war 303
Total13 [2] 013

Athletics

Denmark competed in athletics for the second time. Four athletes competed in six athletics events, taking a bronze medal. It was Denmark's first athletics medal.

Track & road events

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Johannes Gandil 100 m Unknown3Did not advance
Ernst Schultz DNSDid not advance
Johannes Gandil 400 m DNSDid not advance
Ernst Schultz Unknown2 Q51.5Bronze medal icon.svg
Christian Christensen 800 m Unknown5Did not advance
Christian Christensen 1500 m Unknown5

Field events

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Charles Winckler Men's shot put 10.7610Did not advance
Charles Winckler Men's discus throw 32.50=8Did not advance

Fencing

Denmark competed in fencing for the second time in 1900. The team won no medals that time.

AthleteEventRound 1QuarterfinalRepechageSemifinalFinal
MWMLRankMWMLRankMWMLRankMWMLRankMWMLRank
Jens Peter Berthelsen Men's masters foil Did not advance

Shooting

Denmark competed again at the second Olympic shooting events. Jensen, who had been more successful in weightlifting four years earlier but had won a bronze medal in shooting, returned. This time, he received no shooting medals. Madsen won an individual gold medal, while Nielsen took three individual silvers including the overall. The team did not take a medal in the team event, though they came close with a score only 13 points less than bronze medallist France's.

AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Viggo Jensen Men's 300 metre free rifle, standing 277=11
Laurids Jensen-Kjær 238=28
Axel Kristensen 261=22
Lars Jørgen Madsen 305Gold medal icon.svg
Anders Peter Nielsen 277=11
Viggo Jensen Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling 290=13
Laurids Jensen-Kjær 271=22
Axel Kristensen 26026
Lars Jørgen Madsen 2998
Anders Peter Nielsen 314Silver medal icon.svg
Viggo Jensen Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone 308=10
Laurids Jensen-Kjær 27327
Axel Kristensen 26130
Lars Jørgen Madsen 301=16
Anders Peter Nielsen 330Silver medal icon.svg
Viggo Jensen Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions 87515
Laurids Jensen-Kjær 782=28
Axel Kristensen 782=28
Lars Jørgen Madsen 9055
Anders Peter Nielsen 921Silver medal icon.svg
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Viggo Jensen
Anders Peter Nielsen
Axel Kristensen
Laurids Jensen-Kjær
Men's 300 metre free rifle, team 42654

Swimming

Denmark entered one event in its inaugural Olympic swimming appearance, with Lykkeberg taking the bronze medal.

AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Peder Lykkeberg Underwater 147.0Bronze medal icon.svg

Tug of war

TeamEventQuarterfinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Rank
Olympic flag.svg A mixed team (ZZX)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Edgar Aabye  (DEN)
Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  August Nilsson  (SWE)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Eugen Schmidt  (DEN)
Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Gustaf Söderström  (SWE)
Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Karl Staaf  (SWE)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Charles Winckler  (DEN)
Men's Olympic flag.svg  Racing Club de France  (ZZX)
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Gold medal icon.svg

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References

  1. "Denmark:1900 Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  2. Charles Winckler competed in athletics and tug of war.