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competed at the

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and

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( equestrian events). 31 competitors, 27 men and 4 women, took part in 25 events in 10 sports.

Medalists

Gold

Paul Elvstrøm Paul Bert Elvstrøm (25 February 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Danish yachtsman. He won four Olympic gold medals and twenty world titles in a range of classes including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman, Finn, 505, and 5.5 Metre. ...

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Sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cour ...

, Men's Finn Individual Competition

Silver

Lis Hartel Lis Hartel (March 14, 1921 – February 12, 2009) was an equestrian from Denmark. She was originally coached by her mother, Else Holst, but began to be coached by professional horseman Gunnar Andersen when she became nationally competitive. She ...

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Equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

, Dressage Individual *

Ole Berntsen Ole Valdemar Henrik Berntsen (22 January 1915 – 26 May 1996) was a Danish sailor. He competed in the dragon class at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1964 Olympics and placed third, fifth, second and first, respectively. His brothers Carl and William ...

, Christian von Bülow and Cyril Andresen —

, Men's Dragon Team Competition

Bronze

Tove Søby Tove Goltermann Søby (née Nielsen, born January 23, 1933) is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. She won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon. She won a bronze ...

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, Women's K1 500 metres Kayak Singles

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

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* Allan Juel Larsen — 1:14.3 (→ 13th place) ; Individual road race *

Palle Lykke Jensen Palle Lykke Jensen (4 November 1936 – 19 April 2013) was a Danish cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1969. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the road race, but failed to finish. The same year he finished fourth at the world road ...

— did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

Women's 10m Platform * Hanna Laursen ** Preliminary Round — 35.39 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Fencing

One fencer represented Denmark in 1956. ; 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 ...

Rowing

Denmark had seven male rowers participate in three 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 1956. ; Men's coxless pair *

Finn Pedersen Finn Pedersen (30 July 1925 – 14 January 2012) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zeala ...

Kjeld Østrøm Kjeld Østrøm (born 8 January 1933) is a Danish rower. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of V ...

; Men's coxless four * Elo Tostenæs * Mogens Sørensen * Børge Hansen *

Tage Grøndahl Tage Grøndahl (14 October 1931 – April 2014) was a Danish rower. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the ...

; Men's coxed four * Elo Tostenæs * Mogens Sørensen * Børge Hansen *

* John Vilhelmsen (cox)

Sailing

;Open

Shooting

Two shooters represented Denmark in 1956. ; 50 m rifle, three positions *

Uffe Schultz Larsen Uffe Schultz Larsen (2 June 1921 – 29 November 2005) was a Danish sport shooter who won a silver medal in the 50 m rifle prone position at the 1952 World Championships. He competed in various events at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olym ...

Ole Hviid Jensen Ole Hviid Jensen (born 5 November 1933) is a Danish former sports shooter. He competed at the 1956, 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the ...

; 50 m rifle, prone *

Swimming

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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