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competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in
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. 121 competitors, 105 men and 16 women, took part in 71 events in 14 sports.


Medalists


Athletics


Boxing


Canoeing


Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1936. ; Individual road race * Frode Sørensen *
Arne Petersen Arne Petersen (2 April 1913 – 28 December 1990) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officiall ...
* Knud Jacobsen *
Tage Møller Tage Møller (14 March 1914 – 14 February 2006) was a Danish cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in c ...
; Team road race * Frode Sørensen *
Arne Petersen Arne Petersen (2 April 1913 – 28 December 1990) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officiall ...
* Knud Jacobsen *
Tage Møller Tage Møller (14 March 1914 – 14 February 2006) was a Danish cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in c ...
; Sprint * Karl Magnussen ;
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
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Arne Pedersen Arne Knut Pedersen (1 November 1931 – 16 November 2013) was a Norwegian footballer. He was a deep-lying inside forward, or offensive midfielder by today's terminology, who spent his entire playing career at his hometown club Fredrikstad FK, w ...
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Tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...
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Heino Dissing Heino Dissing (16 September 1912 – 27 May 1990) was a Danish cyclist. He competed in the tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the ...
* Bjørn Stiler ;
Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
* Karl Magnussen * Erik Friis * Helge Jacobsen * Hans Christian Nielsen *
Arne Pedersen Arne Knut Pedersen (1 November 1931 – 16 November 2013) was a Norwegian footballer. He was a deep-lying inside forward, or offensive midfielder by today's terminology, who spent his entire playing career at his hometown club Fredrikstad FK, w ...


Diving

;Women


Equestrian

* Hans Lunding * Niels Erik Leschly * Peter Jensen * Vincens Grandjean


Fencing

Nine fencers, six men and three women, represented Denmark in 1936. ; Men's foil *
Aage Leidersdorff Aage Leidersdorff (10 April 1910 – 19 February 1970) was a Danish fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were ...
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Svend Jacobsen Svend Jacobsen (19 August 1906 – 11 February 1986) was a Danish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and team sabre A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade ...
* Caspar Schrøder ; Men's team foil * Erik Hammer Sørensen, Kim Bærentzen,
Aage Leidersdorff Aage Leidersdorff (10 April 1910 – 19 February 1970) was a Danish fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were ...
, Caspar Schrøder,
Svend Jacobsen Svend Jacobsen (19 August 1906 – 11 February 1986) was a Danish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and team sabre A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade ...
; Men's épée * Preben Christiansen * Erik Hammer Sørensen *
Aage Leidersdorff Aage Leidersdorff (10 April 1910 – 19 February 1970) was a Danish fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were ...
; Men's team épée * Erik Hammer Sørensen, Caspar Schrøder,
Aage Leidersdorff Aage Leidersdorff (10 April 1910 – 19 February 1970) was a Danish fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were ...
, Preben Christiansen ; Men's sabre *
Aage Leidersdorff Aage Leidersdorff (10 April 1910 – 19 February 1970) was a Danish fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were ...
* Preben Christiansen * Erik Hammer Sørensen ; Men's team sabre * Erik Hammer Sørensen, Preben Christiansen,
Aage Leidersdorff Aage Leidersdorff (10 April 1910 – 19 February 1970) was a Danish fencer. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were ...
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Svend Jacobsen Svend Jacobsen (19 August 1906 – 11 February 1986) was a Danish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and team sabre A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade ...
; 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 ...
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Grete Olsen Grete Olsen (18 February 1912 – 6 April 2010) was a Danish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and al ...
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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 ...


Field hockey


Rowing

Denmark had 16 rowers participate in five 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 1936. ; Men's coxless pair *
Richard Olsen Peter Richard Olsen (31 October 1911 – 13 February 1956) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad ...
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Harry Larsen Harry Julius Larsen (4 September 1915 – 12 August 1974) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Larsen was born in Kirkerup, Slagelse Municipality, in 1915. In 1936 he won the silver medal with his partner Richard Olse ...
; Men's coxed pair * Remond Larsen * Carl Berner * Aage Jensen (cox) ; Men's coxless four * Knud Olsen * Keld Karise * Bjørner Drøger * Emil Boje Jensen ; Men's coxed four * Hans Mikkelsen * Gunnar Ibsen Sørensen * Flemming Jensen * Svend Aage Holm Sørensen * Aage Jensen (cox) ; Men's eight * Remond Larsen * Olaf Klitgaard Poulsen * Poul Byrge Poulsen * Keld Karise * Bjørner Drøger * Carl Berner * Knud Olsen * Emil Boje Jensen * Harry Gregersen (cox)


Sailing


Shooting

Six shooters represented Denmark in 1936. ;
25 m rapid fire pistol 25 meter rapid fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events and is shot with .22 LR pistols. The event has been a part of the Olympic program ever since the beginning in 1896, although its rules changed greatly before World War II, after whic ...
* Erik Sætter-Lassen * Axel Lerche * Christen Møller ;
50 m pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to t ...
* Julius Lehrmann * Christen Møller ; 50 m rifle, prone *
Vilhelm Johansen Vilhelm Johansen (16 September 1898 – 21 December 1993) was a Danish sports shooter. He competed in the 50 m rifle event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially kn ...
* Erik Sætter-Lassen * Julius Hansen


Swimming

Source: ;Men * Børge Bæth (100 m backstroke) * John Christensen (100 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle) * Aage Hellstrøm (400 m,1500 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle) * Finn Jensen (200 m breaststroke) * Jørgen Jørgensen (400 m,1500 m and 4 × 200 m) *
Hans Malmstrøm Hans Malmstrøm (15 November 1912 – 15 September 1990) was a Danish swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships The 1934 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 12–19 Augus ...
(200 m breaststroke) * Poul Petersen (100 m, 400 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle) * Erik Skou (200 m breaststroke) ;Women * Eva Arndt-Riise (100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle) * Inger Carlsen (400 m freestyle) * Valborg Christensen (200 m breaststroke) *
Grete Frederiksen Grete Ortved Frederiksen (later Therkildsen, born January 12, 1918, date of death unknown) was a Danish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was born in Copenhagen. In 1936 she finished seventh in the 400 metre freest ...
(400 m freestyle) * Ragnhild Hveger (100 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle) * Tove Bruunstrøm Madsen (100 m backstroke) * Tove Nielsen (100 m backstroke) * Edel Nielsen (200 m breaststroke) * Inge Sørensen (200 m breaststroke) * Elvi Svendsen (100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle)


Diving

;Women * Mette Gregaard * Karen Margrete Andersen


Wrestling


Art competitions


References

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