Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 162 competitors, 144 men and 18 women, took part in 83 events in 17 sports.[1]

Denmark at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in London
Competitors162 in 17 sports
Flag bearerVagn Loft
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
5
Silver
7
Bronze
8
Total
20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldGreta AndersenSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle2 August
 GoldKaren HarupSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke5 August
 GoldCarl-Ebbe Andersen
Tage Henriksen
Finn Pedersen		RowingMen's coxed pair9 August
 GoldKaren HoffCanoeingWomen's K-1 500 m12 August
 GoldPaul ElvstrømSailingMen's Firefly12 August
 SilverKaren LachmannFencingWomen's foil individual2 August
 SilverGreta Andersen
Fritze Carstensen
Karen Harup
Eva Riise		SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay6 August
 SilverKaren HarupSwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyle7 August
 SilverAage Larsen
Ebbe Parsner		RowingMen's doubles sculls9 August
 SilverIb Storm Larsen
Helge Schrøder
Helge Halkjær
Aksel Hansen		RowingMen's coxless fours9 August
 SilverJohan AndersenCanoeingMen's K-1 1000 m12 August
 SilverEjvind Hansen
Bernhard Jensen		CanoeingMen's K-2 1000 m12 August
 BronzeLily CarlstedtAthleticsWomen's javelin throw31 July
 BronzeHenrik HansenWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman welterweight6 August
 BronzeBirte ChristoffersenDivingWomen's 10 m platform 6 August
 BronzeAxel SchandorffCyclingMen's Sprint9 August
 BronzeBørge Nielsen
Jørgen Olsen
Harry Knudsen
Erik Larsen
Henry Larsen		RowingMen's coxed four9 August
 BronzeKlaus Baess
Ole Berntsen
William Berntsen		Sailing Men's Dragon12 August
 BronzeSvend WadBoxingMen's Lightweight13 August
 Bronze Denmark national football team
FootballMen's competition13 August

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Herluf Christensen 800 metres DNF Did not advance
Niels Holst-Sørensen 1:54.2 1 Q 1:52.4 3 Q 1:54.0 9
Erik Jørgensen 1500 metres 3:54.2 2 Q — 3:56.1 9[2]
Henning Larsen Marathon — 2:41:22.0 10
Ingvard Nielsen 1500 metres 4:01.7 7 Did not advance
Alf Olesen 3000 m steeplechase 9:33.6 5 Did not advance
Aage Poulsen 5000 metres DNF — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Poul Cederquist Hammer throw 48.16 15 Did not advance
Svend Aage Frederiksen 51.35 4 Q 50.07 10
Preben Larsen Triple jump 14.520 14 q 14.830 4
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Bente Bergendorff 100 metres 12.6 2 Q NT 4 Did not advance
Birthe Nielsen 12.9 2 Q 12.5 3 Did not advance
Grethe Lovsø Nielsen 12.6 1 Q 12.7 3 Did not advance
Bente Bergendorff
Grethe Lovsø Nielsen
Birthe Nielsen
Hilde Nissen		 4 × 100 m relay 48.1 2 Q — 48.2 5
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Lily Carlstedt-Kelsby Javelin throw 42.08
Anne Iversen High jump 1.50 9

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Erik Thastum Bantamweight  Olavi Ouvinen (FIN)
L PTS		 Did not advance
Svend Aage Sørensen Featherweight  Pedro Garcia (PER)
L PTS		 Did not advance
Svend Wad Lightweight  Gene Raymond (IND)
W PTS		  Alberto Boullosa (URU)
W PTS		  Maxie McCullagh (IRL)
W PTS		  Gerald Dreyer (RSA)
L PTS		  Wallace Smith (USA)
W WO
Christian Kristensen Welterweight  Max Shacklady (GBR)
L KO-3		 Did not advance
Martin Hansen Middleweight  Evert Johanson (NOR)
W KO-1		  Aimé-Joseph Escudie (FRA)
L PTS		 Did not advance
Erik Jensen Light Heavyweight  Chuck Spieser (USA)
L PTS		 Did not advance

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sprint
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Johan Frederik Kobberup K-1 1000 m 4:40.9 1 Q — 4:39.9
Knud Ditlevsen K-1 10000 m — 51:54.2 4
Ejvind Hansen
Bernhard Jensen		 K-2 1000 m NT 1 Q — 4:07.5
Alfred Christensen
Finn Rasmussen		 K-2 10000 m — 47:17.5 4
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Karen Hoff K-1 500 m 2:32.2 1 Q — 2:31.9

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1948.

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Knud Andersen Men's road race 5:39:57.2 28
Børge Saxil Nielsen DNF
Kristian Pedersen 5:39:57.2 27
Rudolf Rasmussen DNF
Kristian Pedersen
Knud Andersen
Børge Saxil Nielsen
Rudolf Rasmussen		 Team road race DNF

Track
1000m time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Axel Schandorff Men's 1000m time trial 1:15.5 5
Men's Sprint
Athlete Event Heats Repechage 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Axel Schandorff Men's sprint  Bazzano (AUS)
W 1:49.8		 BYE  Welt (AUT)
W 1:49.6		  Heid (USA)
W 2:0		  Ghella (ITA)
L 0-2		  Bazzano (AUS)
W 2-0
Men's Tandem
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Hans Andresen
Evan Klamer		 Tandem  Van Schill
De Pauw (BEL)
W 4:53.6		 BYE  Faye
Dron (FRA)
L 0-2		 Did not advance 5
Pursuit
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Rank
Max Jørgensen
Børge Gissel
Børge Mortensen
Benny Schnoor		 Team pursuit —  Australia (AUS)
W 5:04.1 Q		  Great Britain (GBR)
L 5:05.6		 Did not advance 5

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Thomas Christiansen 3 m springboard 114.59 8
10m platform 105.22 6
Women
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Inge Beeken 10m platform 59.54 8
Birte Christoffersen 3 m springboard 87.12 9
10m platform 66.04

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Eventing
Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Erik Carlsen Esja Individual 113.00 14 69 44 11 0 44 5 44 5
Kai Aage Krarup Rollo 114.00 16 63 51 15 14 65 14 65 14
Niels Mikkelsen St. Hans 108.00 8 78 30 5 DSQ Did not finish
Erik Carlsen
Kai Aage Krarup
Niels Mikkelsen		 See above Team 335 4 210 125 1 AC AC AC Did not finish

Show jumping
Athlete Horse Event Final
Penalties Rank
Otto Mønsted Acthon Please Individual DNF
Jeppe Johannes Ladegaard-Mikkelsen Atom DNF
Torben Tryde Attila DNF
Otto Mønsted Acthon
Jeppe Johannes Ladegaard-Mikkelsen
Torben Tryde		 See above Team DNF

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

15 fencers, 12 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil

Field hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Group stage

The first of each group and also the second of Group C qualified for the Semi-finals.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Pakistan 4 4 0 0 20 3 +17 8 Semi-finals
2  Netherlands 4 3 0 1 11 8 +3 6
3  Belgium 4 2 0 2 6 8 −2 4
4  France 4 0 1 3 4 9 −5 1
5  Denmark 4 0 1 3 4 17 −13 1
Source:
31 July 1948
Denmark  2–2  France
2 August 1948
Netherlands  4–1  Denmark
3 August 1948
Pakistan  9–0  Denmark
5 August 1948
Belgium  2–1  Denmark

Football
Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
First round
Denmark 3–1 (aet) Egypt
K. Hansen 82' 95'
Pløger 119' (pen.)		 Report El Guindy 83'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stanley Boardman (Great Britain)
Quarter-final
Denmark 5–3 Italy
John Hansen 30', 53', 74', 82'
Pløger 84'		 Report Cavigioli 49'
Caprile 67'
Pernigo 81'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: William Ling (Great Britain)
Semi-final
Sweden 4–2 Denmark
Carlsson 18' 42'
Rosén 31' 37'		 Report Seebach 3'
John Hansen 77'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Stanley Boardman (Great Britain)
Bronze medal match
Great Britain 3–5 Denmark
Aitken 5'
Hardisty 33'
Amor 63' (pen.)		 Report Præst 12', 49'
John Hansen 16', 77'
J. Sørensen 41'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Denmark had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1948.[3]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Aage Larsen
Ebbe Parsner		 Double sculls 6:50.1 1 Q BYE — 7:48.3 1 Q 6:55.3
Søren Jensen
Jørn Snogdahl		 Coxless pair 7:28.3 3 R 7:26.4 1 Q — 7:54.3 2 Did not advance 4
Carl-Ebbe Andersen
Tage Henriksen
Finn Pedersen		 Coxed pair 7:51.7 2 Q 7:51.2 1 Q — 8:12.7 1 Q 8:00.5
Aksel Bonde
Helge Halkjær
Helge Muxoll Schrøder
Ib Storm Larsen		 Coxless four 6:40.5 2 R 6:35.1 1 Q — 7:13.8 1 Q 6:43.5
Erik Larsen
Henry Larsen
Ib Olsen
Børge Raahauge Nielsen
Harry Knudsen		 Coxed four 6:52.5 1 Q BYE 7:21.3 1 Q 7:31.3 1 Q 6:58.6
Jarl Emcken
Børge Hougaard
Poul Korup
Holger Larsen
Ib Nielsen
Niels Rasmussen
Gerhardt Sørensen
Niels Wamberg
Charles Willumsen		 Eights 6:17.6 3 R 6:09.4 2 Did not advance 8

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Paul Elvstrøm Firefly DNF 6 3 11 5 1 1 5543
Johan Rathje
Naalli Petersen		 Swallow 8 7 1 9 10 7 12 2935 5
William Berntsen
Klaus Baess
Ole Berntsen		 Dragon 3 4 3 5 2 5 2 4223
Troels la Cour
Bruno Clausen
Svend Iversen
René la Cour
Hans Sørensen
A. Eiermann
Eyvin Schiøttz		 6 Metre 10 5 4 11 10 10 8 1648 10

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Seven shooters represented Denmark in 1948.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Børge Christensen Men's 50 metre rifle prone 585 42
Axel Lerche Men's 25 metre pistol 540 31
Gregers Münter 498 51
Gustaf Nielsen Men's 300 metre rifle three positions 1057 19
Men's 50 metre rifle prone 595 11
Erik Sætter-Lassen 588 32
Uffe Schultz Larsen Men's 300 metre rifle three positions 1047 21
Charles Villholth Men's 25 metre pistol 523 41

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Greta Andersen 100 metre freestroke 1:07.0 3 Q 1:05.9 1 Q 1:06.3
400 metre freestroke DNF 19 Did not advance
Fritze Carstensen 100 metre freestroke 1:06.5 1 Q 1:07.5 2 Q 1:09.1 8
400 metre freestroke 5:29.4 3 Q 5:29.5 5 Q 5:29.4 7
Jytte Hansen 200 metre breaststroke 3:09.1 2 Q 3:05.5 3 Q 3:08.1 8
Karen Margrethe Harup 100 metre freestroke 1:08.4 8 Q 1:08.7 8 q 1:08.1 4
400 metre freestroke 5:31.7 7 Q 5:25.7 OR 1 Q 5:21.2
100 metre backstroke 1:15.6 1 Q 1:15.5 OR 1 Q 1:14.4 OR
Eva Arndt-Riise
Karen Margrethe Harup
Greta Andersen
Fritze Carstensen
Elvi Svendsen		 4 x 100 metre freestyle 4:33.5 1 Q — 4:29.6

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Military Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Johan Runge 60 kg 95 4 90 12 120 8 305 7
Jørgen Fryd Petersen 67.5 kg 90 14 97.5 10 127.5 9 315 10
Jørgen Moritzen 75 kg 87.5 22 95 17 DNS DNF
Niels Petersen +82.5 kg 115 9 112.5 7 155 5 382.5 6

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Elimination pool Final round
Round 1
Result		 Round 2
Result		 Round 3
Result		 Round 4
Result		 Round 5
Result		 Final round
Result		 Rank
Svend Aage Thomsen −52 kg  Pietro Lombardi (ITA)
L 0–3		  Kenan Olcay (TUR)
L 0-3		 Did not advance 11
Kolle Lejserowitz −57 kg  Mahmoud Hassan (EGY)
L 1-2		  Reidar Merli (NOR)
L 0–0 P		 Did not advance 11
Abraham Kurland −67 kg  Alfred Jauch (SUI)
W RET		  Charif Damage (LIB)
L 0–3		  Gustav Freij (SWE)
L 2-1		 Did not advance 9
Henrik Hansen −73 kg  Kemal Munir (EGY)
W F		  Gösta Andersson (SWE)
L 0–3		  Bjørn Cook (NOR)
W 3-0		  Josef Schmidt (AUT)
W F		  Miklós Szilvási (HUN)
L F		 Did not advance
Erling Stuer Lauridsen −87 kg  Ibrahim Mahgoub (LIB)
W 3-0		  Peter Enzinger (AUT)
W F		  Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE)
L 0-3		  Kelpo Gröndahl (FIN)
L F		 Did not advance 6

Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Category Title Rank
Josef Petersen Literature Epic works "The Olympic Champion"
Erling Brene Music Choral and orchestral "Vigeur"
Knud Nellemose Sculpture Statues "Young Man with Discus", "Head of a Boxer" NM
Medals and plaques "Group of Wrestlers", "Football Players" NM

References
  1. "Denmark at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. The results of the 1500 metres final are disputed. Jørgensen is listed by various sources as 7th, 8th, or 9th. "1500 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denmark Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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