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Denmark at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors31 in 10 sports
Flag bearerOle Hviid Jensen (Melbourne)
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 31 competitors, 27 men and 4 women, took part in 25 events in 10 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Time trial
Individual road race

Diving

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Women's 10m Platform

  • Hanna Laursen
    • Preliminary Round — 35.39 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Fencing

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One fencer represented Denmark in 1956.

Women's foil

Rowing

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Denmark had seven male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]

Men's coxless pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four

Sailing

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Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Paul Elvstrøm Finn 1 8 15 1 1 1 1 7509
Ole Berntsen
Cyril Andresen
Christian von Bülow
Dragon 1 4 4 2 2 2 6 5723

Shooting

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Two shooters represented Denmark in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

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References

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  1. ^ "Denmark at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denmark Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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