Denmark at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Helsinki
Competitors129 in 15 sports
Flag bearer Erik Swane Lund
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 129 competitors, 115 men and 14 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Bent Peder Rasch
Finn Haunstoft 		Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m 28 July
 Gold Paul Elvstrøm Sailing Men's Finn 28 July
 Silver Lis Hartel Equestrian Dressage individual 29 July
 Bronze Jørgen Frantzen
Svend Ove Petersen
Poul Svendsen		 Rowing Men's coxed pair 23 July
 Bronze Karen Lachmann Fencing Women's foil individual 27 July
 Bronze Victor Jörgensen Boxing Men's Welterweight 2 August

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Final
Score Rank
Lis Hartel Jubilee Individual 541.5
Kristian Jensen Odense 439.0 18

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Otto Mønsted Acthon Sirdar Individual 121.66 12 126.00 247.66 27 20 267.66 26 267.66 26
Hans Christian Andersen Tom 142.20 29 40.00 182.20 20 40 222.20 25 222.20 25
Aage Rubæk-Nielsen Sahara 119.00 10 200.00 319.00 29 20 339.00 30 339.00 30
Otto Mønsted Acthon
Hans Christian Andersen
Aage Rubæk-Nielsen 		See above Team 382.86 5 366.00 748.86 5 80.00 828.86 5 828.86 5

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

12 fencers, 9 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1952.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Football

Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
First round
Denmark 2–1 Greece
P.E. Petersen 36', 37' Report Emmanouilidis 85'
Ratina Stadion, Tampere
Attendance: 4,372
Referee: Waldemar Karni (FIN)
Second round
Denmark 2–0 Poland
Seebach 17'
S. Nielsen 69'		 Report
Kupittaa, Turku
Attendance: 6,024
Referee: Folke Bålstad (NOR)
Quarter finals
Yugoslavia 5–3 Denmark
Čajkovski 19'
Ognjanov 35'
Vukas 41'
Bobek 78'
Zebec 81'		 Report Lundberg 63'
Seebach 85'
Hansen 87'
Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Attendance: 11,456
Referee: Waldemar Karni (FIN)

Head coach: Axel Bjerregaard

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Denmark had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinal Second Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Aage Larsen
Ebbe Parsner 		Men's double sculls 7:27.3 4 R 7:09.3 3 Did not advance 13
Bent Jensen
Palle Tillisch 		Coxless pair 8:13.3 2 R BYE 8:15.7 4 R 7:47.1 2 Did not advance 8
Svend Ove Pedersen
Poul Svendsen
Jørgen Frantzen 		Coxed pair 8:02.7 2 Q BYE 8:18.7 3 Q 7:51.2 1 Q 8:34.9
Knud Bruun Jensen
Carl Nielsen
Harry Nielsen
Paul Locht 		Coxless four 6:50.5 4 R 6:51.9 2 Did not advance 13
Niels Kristensen
Ove Nielsen
Peter Hansen
Bent Blach Petersen
Eivin Kristensen 		Coxed four 7:33.9 3 R 7:03.4 1 Q BYE 7:08.6 3 Did not advance 9
Bjørn Stybert
Preben Hoch
Mogens Snogdahl
Jørn Snogdahl
Helge Muxoll Schrøder
Björn Brönnum
Leif Hermansen
Ole Scavenius Jensen
John Vilhelmsen 		Men's eight 6:17.9 4 R 6:17.8 1 Q BYE 6:16.0 3 Did not advance 8

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Paul Elvstrøm Finn 1 5 1 1 3 4 1 8209
William Berntsen
Aage Birch
Ole Berntsen 		Dragon 3 7 1 5 4 8 17 4460 5
Poul Ohff
Henning Christensen
Ingemann Bylling Jensen 		5.5 Metre 5 7 DNF 13 5 5 DSQ 2469 11

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Five shooters represented Denmark in 1952.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Allan Christensen Trap 165 31
Jørgen Hare Men's 50 m rifle prone 392 38
Uffe Schultz Larsen Men's 300 m rifle three positions 1067 15
Men's 50 m rifle three positions 1152 15
Men's 50 m rifle prone 394 28
Per Nielsen Men's 25 m pistol 527 47
Per Winge 549 27

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Knud Gleie 200 metre breaststroke 2:51.4 6 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Greta Andersen 100 metre freestroke 1:08.0 2 Q 1:08.2 12 Did not advance
400 metre freestroke 5:21.3 2 Q 5:22.1 8 Q 5:27.0 8
Jytte Hansen 200 metre breaststroke 2:57.7 3 Q 2:59.5 7 Q 2:57.8 5
Ragnhild Hveger 100 metre freestroke 1:08.6 2 Q 1:07.7 9 Did not advance
400 metre freestroke 5:19.6 1 Q 5:19.5 4 Q 5:16.9 5
Kirsten Hedegaard Jensen 200 metre breaststroke 3:07.5 21 Did not advance
Gerda Olsen 100 metre backstroke 1:20.1 5 Did not advance
Mette Ove Petersen 100 metre freestroke 1:09.6 4 Did not advance
400 metre freestroke 5:30.6 3 Did not advance
Eileen Ward Petersen 200 metre breaststroke 3:09.3 22 Did not advance
Rita Larsen
Mette Ove Petersen
Greta Andersen
Ragnhild Hveger 		4 x 100 metre freestyle 4:36.4 3 Q — 4:36.2 4

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Military Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Johan Runge 67.5 kg 105 2 97.5 12 127.5 9 330 7
Jørgen Moritzen 75 kg 97.5 16 105 12 137.5 12 340 13
Jens Jørn Mortensen 90 kg 102.5 16 100 19 142.5 12 345 15

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "Denmark at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denmark Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

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