| Denmark at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | DEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
| Website | www |
| in Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 152 (151 men and 1 woman) in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Arne Højme |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Denmark competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 152 competitors, 151 men and 1 woman, took part in 46 events in 13 sports. [1]
14 athletes represented Denmark. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in athletics, which Denmark had competed in each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Aage Rasmussen's fourth-place finish in the racewalk was Denmark's best athletics result in 1912.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Holger Baden | Ind. cross country | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
| Johannes Christensen | Marathon | N/A | 3:21:57.4 | 29 | |||
| Karl Christiansen | Ind. cross country | N/A | 49:06.4 | 14 | |||
| Fritz Danild | Ind. cross country | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
| Vilhelm Gylche | 10 km walk | N/A | 51:13.8 | 4 | Did not finish | ||
| Karl Julius Jensen | Ind. cross country | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
| Svend Langkjær | Decathlon | N/A | 1830.850 | 26 | |||
| Olaf Lodal | Marathon | N/A | 3:21:57.6 | 30 | |||
| Niels Petersen | 10 km walk | N/A | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||
| Viggo Petersen | Ind. cross country | N/A | 53:00.8 | 23 | |||
| Aage Rasmussen | 10 km walk | N/A | 48:15.8 | 3 | 48:00.0 | 4 | |
| Steen Rasmussen | Ind. cross country | N/A | 55:27.0 | 28 | |||
| Gerhard Topp | Ind. cross country | N/A | 54:24.9 | 26 | |||
| Fritz Vikke | Pole vault | N/A | 3.40 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
| Karl Christiansen Viggo Petersen Gerhard Topp | Team cross country | N/A | 36 | 5 | |||
Eight cyclists represented Denmark. It was the first appearance of the nation in cycling. Olaf Meyland-Smith had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, placing 25th. The top four Danish cyclists had a combined time that placed them 8th of the 15 teams.
| Cyclist | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Charles Hansen | Ind. time trial | 11:40:04.0 | 32 |
| Otto Jensen | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
| Olaf Meyland-Smith | Ind. time trial | 11:32:24.2 | 25 |
| Valdemar Nielsen | Ind. time trial | 12:33:09.2 | 72 |
| Valdemar Christoffer Nielsen | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
| Godtfred Olsen | Ind. time trial | 12:06:18.8 | 53 |
| Hans Olsen | Ind. time trial | Did not finish | |
| Johannes Reinwaldt | Ind. time trial | 11:57:20.0 | 48 |
| Charles Hansen Olaf Meyland-Smith Godtfred Olsen Johannes Reinwaldt | Team time trial | 47:16:07.0 | 8 |
| Rider | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | |||
| Rudolf Keyper | Kinley Princess | Individual | 111 | 16 |
| Carl Saunte | Streg | Individual | 120 | 18 |
(The maximum score in each of the five events was 10.00 points. Ranks given are for the cumulative score after each event. Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)
| Rider | Horse | Event | Long distance | Cross country | Steeplechase | Show jumping | Dressage | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Frode Kirkebjerg | Dibbe-Lippe | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 5.69 | 23 | 10.00 | 20 | Did not start | Retired | Did not finish | |||
| Carl Kraft | Gorm | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | Did not start | Retired | Did not finish | |||||
| Carl Saunte | Streg | Individual | Did not finish | Retired | Did not finish | |||||||||
| Frode Kirkebjerg Carl Kraft Carl Saunte | Dibbe-Lippe Gorm Streg | Team | Did not finish | Retired | Did not finish | |||||||||
Six fencers represented Denmark. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Denmark had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Ivan Osiier was the only Danish fencer to advance to the final in an event, eventually capturing the silver medal in the épée. His second-place finish was the best in Danish Olympic fencing history at the time, as no Danish fencer had gotten to a final since Holger Nielsen won the bronze in the 1896 sabre competition.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | ||
| Oluf Berntsen | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Épée | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Sabre | 2 wins | 2 Q | 2 losses | 3 Q | 0 wins | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Jens Berthelsen | Foil | 3 losses | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Épée | 3 losses | 3 Q | 5 losses | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sabre | 1 win | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Einar Levison | Foil | 0 losses | 1 Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Épée | 1 loss | 1 Q | 2 losses | 3 Q | 4 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Sabre | 3 wins | 1 Q | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Hans Olsen | Foil | 4 losses | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Épée | 6 losses | 8 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Ivan Osiier | Foil | 0 losses | 1 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | ? | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Épée | 0 losses | 1 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | 2 losses | 1 Q | 5–2 |  | |
| Lauritz Østrup | Foil | 2 losses | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Épée | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Oluf Berntsen Jens Berthelsen Ejnar Levison Hans Olsen Ivan Osiier Lauritz Østrup | Team épée | N/A | 2–0 | 1 Q | 1–2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Jens Berthelsen Ejnar Levison Hans Olsen Ivan Osiier Lauritz Østrup | Team sabre | N/A | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Denmark  | 4 – 1 |  Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Olsen  14'87'Jørgensen 7'P. Nielsen 37' | H. Hansen 85' (o.g.) |
Final
SilverForty-nine gymnasts represented Denmark. It was the third appearance of the nation in gymnastics. Denmark had a team compete in two of the three team competitions. The Danish teams won the nation's first gymnastics medals, placing third of five in the free system and second of three in the Swedish system. Six Danish gymnasts competed in the individual competition, with Arvor Hansen's 26th-place finish the best of the six.
| Gymnast | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Axel Andersen | All-around | 98.75 | 33 |
| Arvor Hansen | All-around | 107.50 | 26 |
| Charles Jensen | All-around | 103.75 | 30 |
| Einar Møbius | All-around | 86.75 | 40 |
| Carl Pedersen | All-around | 97.25 | 34 |
| Niels Petersen | All-around | 97.25 | 34 |
| Denmark | Team, free system | 21.25 |  |
| Team, Swedish system | 898.84 | | |
Denmark had four competitors in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. The Danish pentathletes had little success, with three of them not finishing and the fourth coming in last among the finishers, nearly 30 points behind the next nearest competitor.
(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)
| Athlete | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Riding | Running | Total points | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Points | Time | Points | Wins | Touches | Points | Penalties | Time | Points | Time | Points | |||
| Kai Jølver | 52 | 32 | 9:32.6 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 10:49.5 | 21 | 26:08.6 | 22 | 123 | 22 |
| Vilhelm Laybourn | 140 | 25 | 12:09.6 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 24 | Disqualified | Retired | Did not finish | ||||
| Johannes Ussing | 57 | 31 | 7:40.2 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 11:21.0 | 9 | Did not finish | Did not finish | ||
| Theodor Zeilau | 93 | 30 | 7:59.4 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 26 | Did not finish | Retired | Did not finish | ||||
Fifteen rowers represented Denmark. It was the nation's first appearance in rowing. Denmark's debut was successful, especially in the coxed fours events, with the team winning a gold medal in the inriggers competition and a bronze in the outriggers.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
| Rower | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mikael Simonsen | Single sculls | 8:14.0 | 1 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
| Erik Bisgaard Ejgil Clemmensen (cox) Rasmus Frandsen Mikael Simonsen Poul Thymann | Coxed four | 7:20.0 | 1 Q | 7:09.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance () | |
| Theodor Eyrich Knud Gøtke Hans Jørgensen Johan Praem Silva Smedberg (cox) | Coxed four | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ejler Allert Christian Hansen Poul Hartmann (cox) Carl Møller Carl Pedersen | Coxed four, inriggers | N/A | 7:52.0 | 1 Q | 7:59.5 | 1 Q | 7:44.6 |  | |
Three sailors represented Denmark. It was the nation's first appearance in sailing. Denmark sent only one boat, which took the silver medal in the six metre class.
(7 points for 1st in each race, 3 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd. Race-off to break ties in total points if necessary.)
| Sailors | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Race-off | Rank | ||
| Steen Herschend Hans Meulengracht-Madsen Sven Thomsen | 6 metre class | 2:34:41 | 7 | 1 | 2:26:07 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2:41:40 | |
Fourteen shooters represented Denmark. It was the nation's fourth appearance in shooting, in which Denmark had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Madsen and Niels Larsen took second and third, respectively, in the 300 metre free rifle from three positions to take the nation's only individual shooting medals in 1912; both were also on the six-man team which earned a bronze medal in the team rifle competition. They were the first medals won by Denmark in shooting since 1900.
One swimmer competed for Denmark at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the nation had competed in swimming. Hedegaard was unable to advance out of the first round in either of his two events.
Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.
| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Harry Hedegaard | 400 m freestyle | N/A | 7:07.8 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | N/A | 28:32.4 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Ten tennis players, including one woman, represented Denmark at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's debut appearance in tennis. The lone Danish woman was also the lone Danish medalist, taking the silver medal in the indoor singles. She, along with Larsen, advanced to the quarterfinals in the indoor mixed doubles event as well. None of the other players advanced past the round of 16.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Jørgen Arneholt | Outdoor singles | Bye |  Ingerslev (DEN)L 6-2, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 | Did not advance | 31 | ||||
| Ove Fredriksen | Outdoor singles | Bye |  von Müller (GER)L 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 | Did not advance | 31 | ||||
| Ernst Frigast | Outdoor singles | Bye |  Winslow (RSA)L 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 | Did not advance | 31 | ||||
| Victor Hansen | Outdoor singles | Bye | Bye |  Kehrling (HUN)L 6-2, 6-1, 6-8, 6-4 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Vagn Ingerslev | Outdoor singles | Bye | Arneholt (DEN) W 6-2, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 |  Grönfors (SWE)W 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 | Winslow (RSA) L 6-4, 8-6, 6-4 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Erik Larsen | Indoor singles | N/A |  Gobert (FRA)L 8-6, 6-1, 5-7, 8-6 | Did not advance | 16 | ||||
| Aage Madsen | Outdoor singles | Bye | Thayssen (DEN) L 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 | Did not advance | 31 | ||||
| Ludvig Rovsing | Outdoor singles | Bye | Bye | Wennergren (SWE) L 4-6, 9-7, 6-8, 6-1, 6-1 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Axel Thayssen | Outdoor singles | Bye | Madsen (DEN) W 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 | Winslow (RSA) L 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Jørgen Arenholt Vagn Ingerslev | Outdoor doubles | N/A | Kitson & Winslow (RSA) L 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 | Did not advance | 15 | ||||
| Victor Hansen Ludvig Rovsing | Outdoor doubles | N/A | Bye |  Alejnicyn & Sumarokow (RUS)L 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 | Did not advance | 9 | |||
| Aage Madsen Axel Thayssen | Outdoor doubles | N/A |  Hykš-Černý & Šebek (BOH)W 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 | Nylén & Wennergren (SWE) L 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 | Did not advance | 9 | |||
| Ove Frederiksen Ernst Frigast | Outdoor doubles | N/A | Bye | Heyden & Spiess (GER) L 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 | Did not advance | 9 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Thora Castenschiold | Indoor singles | Bye |  Aitchison (GBR)W 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 | Fick (SWE) W 6-4, 6-4 | Hannam (GBR) L 6-4, 6-3 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Thora Castenschiold Erik Larsen | Indoor doubles | Bye | Aitchison & Barrett (GBR) L 6-0, 6-3 | Did not advance | 5 | |
Denmark sent nine wrestlers in 1912. It was the nation's second Olympic wrestling appearance.
Two of the three Danish bronze medalists returned in 1912. Andersen, the middleweight, was not as successful as four years earlier; he lost his first two matches to be eliminated at 26th place. Jensen, on the other hand, matched his prior bronze with another. He won his first three matches before taking his first loss to Saarela. In a loser-out fifth round match against Backenius, Jensen won and advanced to the medal round. There, he again faced Saarela; a second loss to the Finn put Jensen in a match against Olin. The winner of this match would face Saarela in the final while the loser would take the bronze medal. Olin turned out to be too much for Jensen, who finished the tournament with the bronze.
Four other Danes advanced to the fifth round before receiving their second loss and elimination. The team overall went 15-17 in the elimination rounds and 0-2 in the medal round.
| Wrestler | Class | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Match A Opposition Result | Match B Opposition Result | Match C Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Anders Andersen | Middleweight | Kurz (GER) L |  Holm (FIN)L | Did not advance | 26 | |||||||
| Jens Christensen | Light heavyweight | Nilsson (SWE) W | Ahlgren (SWE) L |  Barl (AUT)W | Bye | Böhling (FIN) L | Did not advance | 6 | ||||
| Johannes Eriksen | Light heavyweight | Wiklund (FIN) L | Fogelmark (SWE) W | Salila (FIN) W | Oehler (GER) W | Rajala (FIN) L | Did not advance | 6 | ||||
| Carl Hansen | Featherweight | Andersson (SWE) L | Koskelo (FIN) L | Did not advance | 26 | |||||||
| Frederik Hansen | Lightweight | Szántó (HUN) W | Márkus (HUN) W | Fischer (AUT) L | Urvikko (FIN) W | Radvány (HUN) L | Did not advance | 11 | ||||
| Hvitfeldt Hansen | Middleweight | Johansson (SWE) L | Sint (NED) L | Did not advance | 26 | |||||||
| Verner Hetmar | Featherweight | Mustonen (FIN) W | Meesits (RUS) W | Haapanen (FIN) L | Schärer (AUT) W | Koskelo (FIN) L | Did not advance | 9 | ||||
| Søren Marinus Jensen | Heavyweight | Barrett (GBR) W | Lindfors (FIN) W | Pelander (FIN) W | Saarela (FIN) L | Backenius (FIN) W | Bye | N/A | Saarela (FIN) L | Olin (FIN) L | Did not advance | |
| Otto Nagel | Light heavyweight | Oehler (GER) L | Rajala (FIN) L | Did not advance | 20 | |||||||
