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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 Hans Edmund Andresen (3 October 1927 – 7 February 2014) was a Danish cyclist. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He also rode in the 1958 Tour de France The 1958 Tour de France was the 45th edition of the Tour de France, ...

— 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 — 12th place Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit * Bent Jørgensen, Jean Hansen, Knud Andersen, Preben Lundgren Kristensen, 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 sommars ...

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

Erik Swane Lund Erik Swane Lund (4 April 1923 – 31 October 2012) was a Danish fencer and lieutenant colonel of the Army Reserve. He competed in the team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; ...

, René Dybkær,

, Ib Nielsen, Jakob Lyng ; Men's sabre * Palle Frey * Raimondo Carnera * Ivan Ruben ; Men's team sabre * Paul Theisen, Raimondo Carnera, Ivan Ruben, Palle Frey, Jakob Lyng ; 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 * Kate Mahaut

Football

; First round ; Second round ; Quarter finals * Team roster ** Poul Andersen, B 93 ** Steen Blicher, 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 ** 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 football ...

, 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, AB ** Erik Terkelsen, 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, AGF ** Reserve: Ralf Ginsborg,

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** 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, AGF ** Reserve: Jens Torstensen,

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 ...

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

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