| Denmark at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | DEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
| Website | www |
| in Antwerp | |
| Competitors | 154 (150 men and 4 women) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Robert Johnsen |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Denmark competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 154 competitors, 150 men and 4 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports. [1]
18 athletes represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in athletics, a sport in which Denmark had competed each time the country appeared at the Olympics. Henry Petersen took the country's only medal, a silver in the pole vault. This was Denmark's best ever result in athletics at the time, topping Ernst Schulz's bronze from 1900, and remains tied for best result through the 2008 Games.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Albert Andersen | 10000 m | N/A | 32:58.4 | 3 Q | did not finish | ||||
| Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 20 | ||||||
| Fritiof Andersen | 100 m | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Julius Ebert | 10000 m | N/A | did not finish | did not advance | |||||
| Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 35 | ||||||
| Rudolf Hansen | Marathon | N/A | 2:41:39.4 | 8 | |||||
| Axel Jensen | Marathon | N/A | did not finish | ||||||
| Jón Jónsen | 5000 m | N/A | Unknown | 7 | did not advance | ||||
| Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 28 | ||||||
| Artur Nielsen | 5000 m | N/A | did not finish | did not advance | |||||
| Cross country | N/A | did not finish | |||||||
| Niels Pedersen | 3 km walk | N/A | 14:06.3 | 5 Q | 13:36.8 | 11 | |||
| 10 km walk | N/A | Disqualified | did not advance | ||||||
| Gunnar Rasmussen | 3 km walk | N/A | Disqualified | did not advance | |||||
| 10 km walk | N/A | Disqualified | did not advance | ||||||
| Sofus Rose | Marathon | N/A | 2:41:18.0 | 5 | |||||
| August Sørensen | 100 m | 11.3 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 23.8 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Henrik Sørensen | Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 27 | |||||
| Marinus Sørensen | 100 m | 11.2 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Henri Thorsen | 110 m hurdles | N/A | 16.8 | 1 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not finish | ||
| Fritiof Andersen August Sørensen Marinus Sørensen Henri Thorsen | 4 × 100 m relay | N/A | 43.8 | 2 Q | 43.3 | 5 | |||
| Albert Andersen Julius Ebert Jón Jónsen Artur Nielsen Henrik Sørensen | Team cross country | N/A | 53 | 7 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Valther Jensen | Discus throw | 38.23 | 7 | did not advance | |
| Laurits Jørgensen | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | 3.60 | 6 |
| Frederik Petersen | Shot put | 12.525 | 11 | did not advance | |
| Javelin throw | 42.13 | 19 | did not advance | ||
| Henry Petersen | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | 3.70 |  |
12 boxers represented Denmark at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. Three boxers advanced to the finals in their weight classes, but none was able to win a gold medal. The three silvers were Denmark's first Olympic boxing medals, and placed the nation in sixth for the boxing medal count in 1920.
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Six cyclists represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The road cycling team came in fourth in the team time trial, the closest the Danish cyclists had come to a medal in either Games to that point.
| Cyclist | Event | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| Georg Claussen | Time trial | 5:02:12.2 | 20 |
| Kristian Frisch | Time trial | 5:01:18.8 | 19 |
| Johan Johansen | Time trial | 4:52:00.2 | 11 |
| Johan Lundgren | Time trial | 4:58:01.0 | 17 |
| Georg Claussen Kristian Frisch Johan Johansen Johan Lundgren | Team time trial | 19:52:32.2 | 4 |
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Cyclist | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Repechage semis | Repechage final | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Henri Andersen | Sprint | 13.6 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 R | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | |||||
| Axel Hansen | Sprint | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | |||||||||
| Henri Andersen Axel Hansen | Tandem | N/A | Unknown | 2 | N/A | did not advance | |||||||
Five divers, three men and two women, represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Clausen took the nation's only diving medal of the Games, winning the gold in the women's 10 metre platform event.
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Herold Jansson | Plain high dive | 13 | 152.0 | 2 Q | 27 | 159.0 | 6 |
| Paul Køhler | 10 m platform | 23 | 387.40 | 5 | did not advance | ||
| Svend Sørensen | 10 m platform | 21 | 414.80 | 5 | did not advance | ||
| Plain high dive | 27 | 1370 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Stefanie Clausen | 10 m platform | 15 | 153.0 | 3 Q | 6 | 173.0 |  |
| Louise Petersen | 10 m platform | 34 | 130.0 | 8 | did not advance | ||
Eight fencers represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport—the most of any nation in 1920. The country's best individual result was Osiier's eighth-place finish in the foil, with the best team finish also coming in the foil with a fourth-place showing.
Ranks given are within the group.
| Fencer | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Otto Bærentzen | Épée | 4–4 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Aage Berntsen | Épée | 3–4 | 4 Q | 4–7 | 10 | did not advance | |||
| Foil | N/A | 0–5 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Sabre | N/A | 5–2 | 4 Q | 0–6 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Verner Bonde | Foil | N/A | 0–4 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Georg Hegner | Épée | 1–7 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| Foil | N/A | 4–4 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Einar Levison | Épée | 4–2 | 3 Q | 4–4 | 3 Q | 0–11 | 12 | did not advance | |
| Foil | N/A | 4–2 | 3 Q | 1–4 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Ivan Osiier | Épée | 3–6 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| Foil | N/A | 4–2 | 2 Q | 3–2 | 3 Q | 4–7 | 8 | ||
| Poul Rasmussen | Épée | 6–3 | 2 Q | 4–6 | 9 | did not advance | |||
| Kay Schrøder | Épée | 3–4 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Foil | N/A | 0–8 | 9 | did not advance | |||||
| Aage Berntsen Verner Bonde Einar Levison Ivan Osiier Poul Rasmussen | Team sabre [2] | N/A | 2–5 | 6 | |||||
| Georg Hegner Einar Levison Ivan Osiier Poul Rasmussen Kay Schrøder | Team foil [2] | N/A | 3–1 | 2 Q | 1–3 | 4 | |||
| Otto Bærentzen Aage Berntsen Georg Hegner Einar Levison Ivan Osiier Poul Rasmussen | Team épée [2] | N/A | 1–4 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
Denmark competed in field hockey for the first time. The team took second place in the four-team round robin, losing to Great Britain but defeating Belgium and France.
| Team | Event | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| Denmark men's national field hockey team | Field hockey | 2–1 | |
Head coach: Jack Carr
Forty-five gymnasts represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Denmark sent teams in two out of the three team events, but no individual all-around competitors. The Danish gymnasts took the gold medal in the free system and the silver medal in the Swedish system.
Four pentathletes represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed at both instances of the Olympic modern pentathlon.
A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.
| Pentathlete | Final | ||||||
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| Riding | Fencing | Shooting | Swimming | Running | Total | Rank | |
| Ejner Augsburg | 14 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 9 |
| Harry Bjørnholm | 8 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 12 |
| Marius Christensen | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 5 |
| Johan Skjoldager | 7 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 77 | 20 |
A single rower represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Denmark's lone sculler placed second in his quarterfinal heat, not advancing to the semifinals.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Cox | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Theodor Eyrich | N/A | Single sculls | 8:11.0 | 2 | did not advance | |||
Fifteen shooters represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Olympics; Denmark was one of three nations (along with France and Great Britain) to have competed in each edition of the Olympic shooting events to that point. With a victory in the standing military rifle, Denmark took its first gold in shooting since 1900. Larsen and Madsen (both among the members of that five-man team) also added a silver medal each.
Three tennis players, one man and two women, competed for Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The team won no medals, but the mixed pair of Hansen and Tegner took fourth place after winning two matches to advance to the semifinals before losing there and in the bronze medal match.
| Player | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Elsebeth Brehm | Women's singles | N/A |  Dupont (BEL)W 6–3, 6–4 |  Strömberg (SWE)L 7–5, 6–3 | did not advance | 9 | ||
| Amory Hansen | Women's singles | N/A | Bye |  D'Ayen (FRA)L 6–2, 6–3 | did not advance | 9 | ||
| Erik Tegner | Men's singles | Bye |  Kashio (JPN)L 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 | did not advance | 17 | |||
| Elsebeth Brehm Amory Hansen | Women's doubles | N/A | N/A | Bye | Arendt & Storms (BEL) L 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | 5 | |
| Amory Hansen Erik Tegner | Mixed doubles | N/A | Bye | de Borman & Washer (BEL) W 4–6, 8–6, 6–3 | Malström & Strömberg (SWE) W 0–6, 6–1, 6–2 | Décugis & Lenglen (FRA) L 6–0, 6–1 |  Skrbková & Žemla-Rázný (TCH)L 8–6, 6–4 | 4 |
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Five weightlifters, one in each weight class, represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed in 1896 but not in 1900. Ejnar Jensen had the best result, placing fourth in the unlimited heavyweight class.
| Weightlifter | Weight class | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| Niels Florin | 60 kg | 180.0 | 10 |
| Thorvald Hansen | 67.5 kg | 202.5 | 11 |
| Christian Jensen | 75 kg | 215.0 | 6 |
| Ejnar Jensen | +82.5 kg | 250.0 | 4 |
| Søren Petersen | 82.5 kg | 217.5 | 10 |
Ten wrestlers competed for Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. All of the Danish wrestlers competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, with none participating in the freestyle competitions. Hansen was the only Dane to win a medal match, taking the heavyweight silver. Eriksen also won a bronze medal, after losing the silver medal match in the only weight class in which no bronze tournament was held. Frisenfeldt reached a silver medal final, while Torgensen reached a bronze match; both lost those matches.
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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| Silver quarters | Silver semis | Silver match | |||||
| Bronze quarters | Bronze semis | Bronze match | |||||
| Emil Christensen | Middleweight |  Lindfors (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | did not advance | 5 | ||
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| Bye |  Johnsen (NOR) (L) | Did not advance | |||||
| Fritz Christiansen | Lightweight | Väre (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | did not advance | 9 | ||
| Janssens (BEL) (L) | did not advance | ||||||
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| Johannes Eriksen | Light heavyweight | Bye |  Pendleton (USA) (W) | Johansson (SWE) (L) | did not advance |  | |
| N/A |  Sint (NED) (W) | Rosenqvist (FIN) (L) | |||||
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| Frants Frisenfeldt | Lightweight |  Pavlidis (GRE) (W) | Savonnet (BEL) (W) | Metropoulos (USA) (W) | Väre (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 7 |
| Bye | Rohon (FRA) (W) | Tamminen (FIN) (L) | |||||
| Andersen (NOR) (L) | did not advance | ||||||
| Poul Hansen | Heavyweight | Bye | Weyand (USA) (W) | Nieminen (FIN) (W) | Lindfors (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | |
| Dame (FRA) (W) | Gasiglia (FRA) (W) | Willkie (USA) (W) | |||||
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| Svend Jensen | Featherweight | Bye | Svensson (SWE) (L) | did not advance | 11 | ||
| N/A | did not advance | ||||||
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| Emil Larsen | Heavyweight | Bye | Nieminen (FIN) (L) | did not advance | 12 | ||
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| Svend Nielsen | Middleweight | Leloux (NED) (W) | Perttilä (FIN) (L) | did not advance | 12 | ||
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| Axel Tetens | Light heavyweight | Bye |  Kruusenberg (EST) (W) | Maichle (USA) (W) | Johansson (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | 4 |
| N/A | Rosenqvist (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | |||||
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| Rasmus Torgensen | Featherweight | Řezáč (TCH) (W) | Bovis (FRA) (W) | Kähkönen (FIN) (L) | did not advance | 4 | |
| N/A | did not advance | ||||||
| Brian (USA) (W) | Pütsep (EST) (W) | Svensson (SWE) (L) | |||||
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Denmark first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Games. Denmark has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games several times since 1948, including every Games since 1988.
France was the host nation for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the second time that France had hosted the Games, after the 1900 Summer Olympics, also in Paris. 401 competitors, 373 men and 28 women, took part in 128 events in 20 sports.
France competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 304 competitors, 296 men and 8 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports.
France competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 119 competitors, 118 men and 1 woman, took part in 66 events in 13 sports.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 234 competitors, 218 men and 16 women, took part in 84 events in 21 sports. British athletes won fourteen gold medals and 43 medals overall, finishing third. It would be the last Olympic Games in which Irish athletes participated under Great Britain, after foundation of Irish Free State in 1922.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. This was the first Summer Olympics in which athletes from the newly independent Irish Free State competed separately. Following the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the name changed (officially) to 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' but the Olympic team competed as Great Britain from the 1928 games onwards. 267 competitors, 239 men and 28 women, took part in 115 events in 18 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 260 competitors, 247 men and 13 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.
The United States competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 288 competitors, 274 men and 14 women, took part in 113 events in 18 sports.
Norway competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 194 competitors, 188 men and 6 women, took part in 72 events in 16 sports.
Italy competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 174 competitors, 173 men and 1 woman, took part in 79 events in 18 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 77 competitors, all men, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.
Finland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium for the first time as a fully independent state. It did compete at the previous Olympics, however, only as the Russian-dependent Grand Duchy of Finland. 63 competitors, 62 men and 1 woman, took part in 51 events in 9 sports.
Finland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 69 competitors took part in 48 events in 11 sports.
The Netherlands competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 130 competitors, 129 men and 1 woman, took part in 58 events in 15 sports.
Belgium was the host nation for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. 336 competitors, 326 men and 10 women, took part in 121 events in 23 sports.
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.
Denmark competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 89 competitors, 78 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 91 competitors took part in 55 events in 14 sports.
The Union of South Africa competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 39 competitors, 38 men and 1 woman, took part in 34 events in 7 sports.
Greece competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 47 competitors, all men, took part in 34 events in 8 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
