Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the
1908 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 London
Competitors78 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Aage Holm
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Denmark national football team
Football October 24
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ludvig Dam Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke July 17
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Anders Andersen Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight July 25
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Carl Jensen Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight July 22
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Søren Marinus Jensen Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight July 24

Results by event

Athletics

EventPlaceAthleteHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metres Heats Axel Petersen 11.5 seconds
2nd, heat 9
Did not advance
Men's 1500 metres Semi-
finalist
Kjeld Nielsen None heldUnknown
6th, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Men's 5 miles Semi-
finalist
Julius Jørgensen None heldUnknown
3rd, semifinal 3
Did not advance
Kjeld NielsenUnknown
4th, semifinal 2
Men's marathon 23rdJulius JørgensenNone held3:47:44.0
26thRudy Hansen3:53:15.0
Men's 3500 metre walk 6th Charles Vestergaard None held17:07.0
2nd, semifinal 2
17:21.8
Semi-
finalist
Arne Højme 17:23.4
6th, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Men's 10 mile walk Arne HøjmeNone heldDid not finish
—, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Charles VestergaardDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
EventPlaceAthleteHeight/
Distance
Men's standing long jump 8-25 Svend Langkjær Unknown
Men's standing high jump 8thSvend Langkjær1.42 metres
Men's hammer throw 10-19 Harald Agger Unknown

Boxing

2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout.

Weight
class
PlaceBoxerRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Lightweight
Up to 140 pounds
7th Hemming Hansen Lost to Johnson
2-0 decision
Did not advance
Waldemar Holberg Lost to Wells
4th-round decision
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Great Britain 02.000
Total02.000

Fencing

EventPlaceFencerFirst
round
Second
round
Semi-
final
Final
Men's épée Semi-
finalist
Lauritz Christian Østrup 5-1 (1st in A)3-1 (1st in 2)5-5 (6th in 2)Did not advance
Second
round
Ivan Osiier 5-3 (2nd in E)2-2 (3rd in 2)Did not advance
Ejnar Levison 3-2 (2nd in C)1-4 (5th in 1)
First
round
Herbert Sander 2-4 (4th in B)Did not advance
Otto Becker 4-4 (4th in D)
Frantz Jørgensen 3-4 (5th in I)
Men's sabre Semi-
finalist
Lauritz Østrup4-1 (1st in I)2-1 (2nd in 8)3-4 (6th in 2)Did not advance
Second
round
Einar Schwartz-Nielsen 2-1 (1st in E)0-3 (4th in 8)Did not advance
First
round
Harald Krenchel 1-3 (5th in D)Did not advance
EventPlaceFencersPlay-in
match
First
round
Semi-
finals
FinalRepechageSilver
medal match
Men's team épée 4thEjnar Levison (all)
Ivan Osiier (all)
Lauritz Østrup (1st)
Herbert Sander (all)
Otto Becker (rep)
ByeLost to France
10-6
Relegated to
repechage
Did not advanceLost to Great Britain
9-8
Out
4th place
Did not advance

Football

Denmark was represented by the Denmark national football team.

EventPlacePlayersFirst roundSemifinalsFinalBronze match
Men's football2nd P. Marius Andersen, Harald Bohr, Charles Buchwald, Ludvig Drescher, Johannes Gandil,
Harald Hansen, August Lindgren, Kristian Middelboe (captain), Nils Middelboe,
Sophus Nielsen, Oscar Nielsen-Nørland, Bjørn Rasmussen, Vilhelm Wolffhagen
Won vs.
France B
9-0
Won vs.
France A
17-1
Lost vs.
Great Britain
2-0
Not relegated

Gymnastics

EventPlaceGymnastScore
Men's team 4th Carl Andersen, Hans Bredmose, Jens Chievitz, Arvor Hansen, Christian Hansen, Ingvardt Hansen, Einar Hermann, Knud Holm, Poul Holm, Oluf Husted-Nielsen, Charles Jensen, Gorm Jensen, Hendrik Johansen, Harald Klem, Robert Madsen, Viggo Meulengracht-Madsen, Lukas Nielsen, Oluf Olsson, Niels Petersen, Nicolai Philipsen, Hendrik Rasmussen, Viktor Rasmussen, Marius Thuesen, Niels Turin-Nielsen 378

Shooting

EventPlaceShooterScore
Men's 300 metre free rifle 14th Lars Jørgen Madsen 813
18th Christian Pedersen 780
21st Hans Christian Schultz 769
33rd Niels Laursen 712
42nd Poul Liebst 645
48th Christian Christensen 501
51st Lorents Jensen 321
Men's team free rifle 4th Niels Andersen
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Ole Olsen
Christian Christensen
Christian Pedersen
Hans Christian Schultz
4543
Men's team military rifle 8thNiels Andersen
Christian Christensen
Lorents Jensen
Niels Laursen
Julius Hillemann-Jensen
Ole Olsen
1909

Swimming

EventPlaceSwimmerHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metre freestyle Heats Harald Klem Unknown
3-6, heat 1
Did not advance
Poul Holm Unknown
3-5, heat 3
Hjalmar Saxtorph Unknown
4-5, heat 5
Men's 400 metre freestyle Heats Aage Holm 8:08.8
2nd, heat 5
Did not advance
Hjalmar SaxtorphUnknown
4-5, heat 7
Men's 100 metre backstroke 2nd Ludvig Dam 1:26.4
2nd, heat 4
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1
1:26.6
Men's 200 metre breaststroke HeatsHarald KlemUnknown
3rd, heat 6
Did not advance
Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay Semi-
finalist
Poul Holm
Harald Klem
John Ludvig Dam
Hjalmar Saxtorph
None held12:53.0
2nd, semifinal 1
Did not advance

Wrestling

EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Greco-Roman lightweight 5th Anders Møller Defeated
Whittingstall
Defeated
Faulkner
Lost to
Lindén
Did not advance
9th Carl Carlsen Defeated
Steens
Lost to
Lindén
Did not advance
17th Christian Carlsen Lost to
Hawkins
Did not advance
Greco-Roman middleweight 3rd Anders Andersen ByeDefeated
Lorenz
Defeated
Belmer
Lost to
Mårtensson
Defeated (walkover)
Jósepsson
5th Johannes Eriksen ByeDefeated
E. Bacon
Lost to
Andersson
Did not advance
Axel Larsson Defeated
Duijm
Defeated
Lelie
Lost to
Mårtensson
Greco-Roman light heavyweight 3rd Carl Jensen ByeDefeated
Oosten
Defeated
Banbrook
Lost to
Saarela
Defeated
Payr
17th Harald Christiansen Lost to
Larsson
Did not advance
Henri Nielsen Lost to
Saarela
Greco-Roman super heavyweight 3rd Søren Marinus Jensen None heldByeLost to
Weisz
Defeated
Payr
5thCarl JensenLost to
Weisz
Did not advance
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Belgium 101.000
Finland 04.000
Great Britain 41.800
Hungary 32.600
Netherlands 501.000
Sweden 15.167
Total international1412.538
Denmark11.500
Total1513.536

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