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1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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. 129 competitors, 115 men and 14 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

;Road Competition Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) * Hans Andresen — 5:11:18.5 (→ 8th place) *

Jørgen Frank Rasmussen Jørgen Frank Rasmussen (21 November 1930 – 10 June 2009) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska ...

— 5:14:09.4 (→ 19th place) *

Wedell Østergaard Wedell Østergaard (7 May 1924 – 21 March 1995) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspe ...

— 5:22:34.1 (→ 37th place) * Helge Hansen — 5:27:08.8 (→ 52nd place) ;Track Competition Men's 1.000m Time Trial * Ib Vagn Hansen ** Final — 1:14.4 (→ 6th place) Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race *

Ove Krogh Rants Ove Krogh Rants (born 14 August 1926) is a Danish cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the ...

— 12th place Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit * Bent Jørgensen, Jean Hansen, Knud Andersen,

Preben Lundgren Kristensen Preben Lundgren Kristensen (28 November 1923 – 17 May 1986) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the 4,000 metres team pursuit event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska so ...

, and Henning R. Larsen ** Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 6th place)

Diving

Equestrian

Dressage

Eventing

Fencing

12 fencers, 9 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1952. ; Men's épée *

Mogens Lüchow Mogens Lüchow (13 May 1918 – 20 March 1989) was a Danish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommar ...

* René Dybkær * Raimondo Carnera ; Men's team épée * Raimondo Carnera, Erik Swane Lund, René Dybkær,

, Ib Nielsen,

Jakob Lyng Jakob Lyng (1 April 1907, Søndbjerg – 27 May 1995) was a Danish fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as ...

; Men's sabre * Palle Frey * Raimondo Carnera *

Ivan Ruben Ivan Ruben (12 August 1917 – 2 February 1986) was a Danish fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics held in London and Helsinki respectively. References

1917 births 1986 deaths Danis ...

; Men's team sabre * Paul Theisen, Raimondo Carnera,

1917 births 1986 deaths Danis ...

, Palle Frey,

; Women's foil *

Karen Lachmann Karen Vilhelmine Lachmann (30 May 1916 – 30 September 1962) was a Danish fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Life La ...

Ulla Barding-Poulsen Ulla Barding-Poulsen (1 July 1912 – 15 August 2000) was a Danish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska som ...

Kate Mahaut Kate Yvonne Holgersen-Mahaut-Thoresen (16 January 1908 – 2 March 1988) was a Danish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. She was part of the team that won the World Cup in foil ...

Football

; First round ; Second round ; Quarter finals * Team roster ** Poul Andersen, B 93 **

Steen Blicher Steen Steensen Blicher (11 October 1782, Vium – 26 March 1848 in Spentrup) was an author and poet born in Vium near Viborg, Denmark. Biography Blicher was the son of a literarily inclined Jutlandic parson whose family was distantly relat ...

, AB **

Jens Peter Hansen Jens Peter Hansen, alternatively spelled Jens Peder Hansen (15 March 1927 – 16 November 1996) was a Danish footballer who played 465 games and scored 150 goals for Esbjerg fB in Denmark. He was the top goalscorer of the 1951 Danish football ch ...

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Foun ...

** Jørgen W. Hansen, KB ** Jørgen Johansen, KB (goalkeeper) **

Knud Lundberg Knud Lundberg (14 May 1920 – 12 August 2002) was a Danish multi-talented sportsperson, who most notably won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He represented the Danish national team in footb ...

, AB ** Svend Nielsen, B 93 ** Poul Petersen, AB ** Poul Erik Petersen,

Køge BK Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland, Denmark. In 2022, the urban area had a ...

Holger Seebach Holger Seebach (17 March 1922 – 30 August 2011) was a Denmark, Danish amateur Association football, footballer, who scored 9 goals in 17 games for the Denmark national football team, won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics and competed ...

, AB **

Erik Terkelsen Erik Terkelsen (3 July 1926 – 1 July 2006) was a Danish footballer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV ...

, Esbjerg fB ** Reserve:

Søren Andersen Søren Andersen (born 31 January 1970) is a Danish former professional footballer. He played as a striker, and most prominently represented English club Bristol City, Spanish club Rayo Vallecano, as well as several Danish clubs. He won the 199 ...

, Esbjerg fB ** Reserve:

Henry From Henry Petersen From (1 June 1926 – 31 August 1990) was a Danish association football goalkeeper. He played 31 games for the Denmark national football team, and won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He spent his entire club career at ...

, AGF ** Reserve:

Ralf Ginsborg Ralf Ginsborg (11 April 1927 – 2 December 2006) was a Danish footballer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of th ...

Hellerup IK Hellerup IK or HIK is a Danish sport club from Hellerup. Their football team currently plays in the Danish 2nd Division. HIK consists also of a handball and a tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a si ...

** Reserve:

Carl Holm Carl Leo Leegaard Holm (14 September 1927 – 24 January 2020) was a Danish footballer. He was part of Denmark's squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), offi ...

B 1903 Boldklubben 1903 or B 1903 is a football club founded on 2 June 1903, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Seven times winner of the Danish championship (introduced 1913) in 1920, 1924, 1926, 1938, 1969, 1970 and 1976 and twice winner of the Danish ...

** Reserve:

Aage Rou Jensen Aage Rou Jensen (24 September 1924 – 8 June 2009) was a Danish international footballer who played over 400 times for AGF. He was a reserve member of the Danish squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympia ...

, AGF ** Reserve: Knud Blak Jensen, KB ** Reserve: Per Knudsen, AGF ** Reserve:

Jørgen Olesen Jørgen Christian Thomdahl Olesen (21 January 1924 – 13 June 1999) was a Danish association football player, who played 42 games and scored two goals for the Denmark national football team. Born in Aarhus, he played his entire career as a mi ...

, AGF ** Reserve:

Jens Torstensen Jens Torstensen (11 November 1928 – 30 November 2003) was a Danish footballer. He was part of Denmark's squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officiall ...

Odense KFUM Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 2 ...

Head coach: Axel Bjerregaard

Gymnastics

Rowing

Denmark had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

events in 1952. ;Men

Sailing

;Open

Shooting

Five shooters represented Denmark in 1952. ;Men

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Weightlifting

;Men

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results databaseDanish Football Association
{{Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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