Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Denmark at the
1908 Summer Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in London
Competitors101
Flag bearerAage Holm
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Denmark national football team
Football October 24
 Silver Ludvig DamSwimming Men's 100 m backstroke July 17
 Bronze Anders AndersenWrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight July 25
 Bronze Carl JensenWrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight July 22
 Bronze Søren Marinus JensenWrestling Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight July 24

Results by event

Athletics

EventPlaceAthleteHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metresHeatsAxel Petersen11.5 seconds
2nd, heat 9
Did not advance
Men's 1500 metresSemi-
finalist
Kjeld NielsenNone heldUnknown
6th, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Men's 5 milesSemi-
finalist
Julius JørgensenNone heldUnknown
3rd, semifinal 3
Did not advance
Kjeld NielsenUnknown
4th, semifinal 2
Men's marathon23rdJulius JørgensenNone held3:47:44.0
26thRudy Hansen3:53:15.0
Men's 3500 metre walk6thCharles VestergaardNone held17:07.0
2nd, semifinal 2
17:21.8
Semi-
finalist
Arne Højme17:23.4
6th, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Men's 10 mile walkArne HøjmeNone heldDid not finish
—, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Charles VestergaardDid not finish
—, semifinal 2
EventPlaceAthleteHeight/
Distance
Men's standing long jump8-25Svend LangkjærUnknown
Men's standing high jump8thSvend Langkjær1.42 metres
Men's hammer throw10-19Harald AggerUnknown

Boxing

2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout.

Weight
class
PlaceBoxerRound
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Lightweight
Up to 140 pounds
7thHemming HansenLost to Johnson
2-0 decision
Did not advance
Waldemar HolbergLost to Wells
4th-round decision
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Great Britain02.000
Total02.000

Fencing

EventPlaceFencerFirst
round
Second
round
Semi-
final
Final
Men's épéeSemi-
finalist
Lauritz Christian Østrup5-1 (1st in A)3-1 (1st in 2)5-5 (6th in 2)Did not advance
Second
round
Ivan Osiier5-3 (2nd in E)2-2 (3rd in 2)Did not advance
Ejnar Levison3-2 (2nd in C)1-4 (5th in 1)
First
round
Herbert Sander2-4 (4th in B)Did not advance
Otto Becker4-4 (4th in D)
Frantz Jørgensen3-4 (5th in I)
Men's sabreSemi-
finalist
Lauritz Østrup4-1 (1st in I)2-1 (2nd in 8)3-4 (6th in 2)Did not advance
Second
round
Einar Schwartz-Nielsen2-1 (1st in E)0-3 (4th in 8)Did not advance
First
round
Harald Krenchel1-3 (5th in D)Did not advance
EventPlaceFencersPlay-in
match
First
round
Semi-
finals
FinalRepechageSilver
medal match
Men's team épée4thEjnar Levison (all)
Ivan Osiier (all)
Lauritz Østrup (1st)
Herbert Sander (all)
Otto Becker (rep)
ByeLost to France
10-6
Relegated to
repechage
Did not advanceLost to Great Britain
9-8
Out
4th place
Did not advance

Football

Denmark was represented by the Denmark national football team.

EventPlacePlayersFirst roundSemifinalsFinalBronze match
Men's football2ndP. Marius Andersen, Harald Bohr, Charles Buchwald, Ludvig Drescher, Johannes Gandil,
Harald Hansen, August Lindgren, Kristian Middelboe (captain), Nils Middelboe,
Sophus Nielsen, Oscar Nielsen-Nørland, Bjørn Rasmussen, Vilhelm Wolffhagen
Won vs.
France B
9-0
Won vs.
France A
17-1
Lost vs.
Great Britain
2-0
Not relegated

Gymnastics

EventPlaceGymnastScore
Men's team4thCarl Andersen, Hans Bredmose, Jens Chievitz, Arvor Hansen, Christian Hansen, Ingvardt Hansen, Einar Hermann, Knud Holm, Poul Holm, Oluf Husted-Nielsen, Charles Jensen, Gorm Jensen, Hendrik Johansen, Harald Klem, Robert Madsen, Viggo Meulengracht-Madsen, Lukas Nielsen, Oluf Olsson, Niels Petersen, Nicolai Philipsen, Hendrik Rasmussen, Viktor Rasmussen, Marius Thuesen, Niels Turin-Nielsen378

Shooting

EventPlaceShooterScore
Men's 300 metre free rifle14thLars Jørgen Madsen813
18thChristian Pedersen780
21stHans Christian Schultz769
33rdNiels Laursen712
42ndPoul Liebst645
48thChristian Christensen501
51stLorents Jensen321
Men's team free rifle4thNiels Andersen
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Ole Olsen
Christian Christensen
Christian Pedersen
Hans Christian Schultz
4543
Men's team military rifle8thNiels Andersen
Christian Christensen
Lorents Jensen
Niels Laursen
Julius Hillemann-Jensen
Ole Olsen
1909

Swimming

EventPlaceSwimmerHeatsSemifinalsFinal
Men's 100 metre freestyleHeatsHarald KlemUnknown
3-6, heat 1
Did not advance
Poul HolmUnknown
3-5, heat 3
Hjalmar SaxtorphUnknown
4-5, heat 5
Men's 400 metre freestyleHeatsAage Holm8:08.8
2nd, heat 5
Did not advance
Hjalmar SaxtorphUnknown
4-5, heat 7
Men's 100 metre backstroke2ndLudvig Dam1:26.4
2nd, heat 4
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1
1:26.6
Men's 200 metre breaststrokeHeatsHarald KlemUnknown
3rd, heat 6
Did not advance
Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relaySemi-
finalist
Poul Holm
Harald Klem
John Ludvig Dam
Hjalmar Saxtorph
None held12:53.0
2nd, semifinal 1
Did not advance

Wrestling

EventPlaceWrestlerRound
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Greco-Roman lightweight5thAnders MøllerDefeated
Whittingstall
Defeated
Faulkner
Lost to
Lindén
Did not advance
9thCarl CarlsenDefeated
Steens
Lost to
Lindén
Did not advance
17thChristian CarlsenLost to
Hawkins
Did not advance
Greco-Roman middleweight3rdAnders AndersenByeDefeated
Lorenz
Defeated
Belmer
Lost to
Mårtensson
Defeated (walkover)
Jósepsson
4thJóhannes JósepssonByeDefeated
Orosz
Defeated
Frank
Lost to
Andersson
Lost (walkover) to
Andersen
5thJohannes EriksenByeDefeated
E. Bacon
Lost to
Andersson
Did not advance
Axel LarssonDefeated
Duijm
Defeated
Lelie
Lost to
Mårtensson
Greco-Roman light heavyweight3rdCarl JensenByeDefeated
Oosten
Defeated
Banbrook
Lost to
Saarela
Defeated
Payr
17thHarald ChristiansenLost to
Larsson
Did not advance
Henri NielsenLost to
Saarela
Greco-Roman super heavyweight3rdSøren Marinus JensenNone heldByeLost to
Weisz
Defeated
Payr
5thCarl JensenLost to
Weisz
Did not advance
Opponent nationWinsLossesPercent
Belgium101.000
Finland04.000
Great Britain41.800
Hungary32.600
Netherlands501.000
Sweden15.167
Total international1412.538
Denmark11.500
Total1513.536

Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Top London 1908 Olympians". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2006.
  • Reyes, Macario (2001). "IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 May 2006.
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