Denmark at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Denmark at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | DEN |
NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
Website | www |
in Rome | |
Competitors | 100 (88 men and 12 women) in 15 sports |
Flag bearer | Benny Schmidt |
Medals Ranked 13th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Denmark competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 100 competitors, 88 men and 12 women, took part in 46 events in 15 sports.[1] Cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen died during the team time trial.[2]
Medalists
[edit]Gold
[edit]- Paul Elvstrøm — Sailing, men's Finn individual competition
- Erik Hansen — Canoeing, men's K1 1,000 metres kayak singles
Silver
[edit]- Hans Fogh and Ole Erik Petersen — Sailing, Flying Dutchman
- William Berntsen, Steen Christensen and Søren Hancke — Sailing, 5.5 Metre
- Poul Andersen, John Danielsen, Henning Enoksen, Henry From, Bent Hansen, Poul Jensen, Flemming Nielsen, Hans Nielsen, Harald Nielsen, Poul Pedersen, Jørn Sørensen and Tommy Troelsen — Football (soccer), men's team competition
Bronze
[edit]- Erik Hansen, Arne Høyer, Erling Jessen and Helmuth Nyborg — Canoeing, men's K1 4x500 metres kayak relay
Athletics
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Erik Hansen | Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres | 3:57.04 | 1 | 3:57.51 | 1 | 3:53.00 | 1 |
Cycling
[edit]Eight male cyclists represented Denmark in 1960.
Diving
[edit]Equestrian
[edit]Fencing
[edit]One fencer represented Denmark in 1960.
Football
[edit]Hockey
[edit]Modern pentathlon
[edit]One male pentathlete represented Denmark in 1960.
- Individual
Rowing
[edit]Denmark had 16 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1960.[3]
Sailing
[edit]- Open
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Paul Elvstrøm | Finn | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8171 | ![]() | |
Hans Fogh Ole Gunnar Petersen | Flying Dutchman | 7 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5991 | ![]() | |
Aage Birch Paul L. Jørgensen Niels P. Markussen | Dragon | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4715 | 6 | |
William Berntsen Søren Hancke Steen Christensen | 5.5 Metre | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5678 | ![]() |
Shooting
[edit]Four shooters represented Denmark in 1960.
Swimming
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Denmark at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "Knud Enemark Jensen". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denmark Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
External links
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