Denmark at the 1920 Summer Olympics
| Denmark at the 1920 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | DEN | ||||||||
| NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark | ||||||||
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| in Antwerp | |||||||||
| Competitors | 154 (150 men and 4 women) in 14 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Robert Johnsen | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 10th |
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Denmark competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 154 competitors, 150 men and 4 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.
18 athletes represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in athletics, a sport in which Denmark had competed each time the country appeared at the Olympics. Henry Petersen took the country's only medal, a silver in the pole vault. This was Denmark's best ever result in athletics at the time, topping Ernst Schulz's bronze from 1900, and remains tied for best result through the 2008 Games.
Ranks given are within the heat.
12 boxers represented Denmark at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. Three boxers advanced to the finals in their weight classes, but none was able to win a gold medal. The three silvers were Denmark's first Olympic boxing medals, and placed the nation in sixth for the boxing medal count in 1920.
Six cyclists represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The road cycling team came in fourth in the team time trial, the closes the Danish cyclists had come to a medal in either Games to that point.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Five divers, three men and two women, represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Clausen took the nation's only diving medal of the Games, winning the gold in the women's 10 metre platform event.
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
Eight fencers represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport—the most of any nation in 1920. The country's best individual result was Osiier's eighth-place finish in the foil, with the best team finish also coming in the foil with a fourth-place showing.
Ranks given are within the group.
Denmark competed in field hockey for the first time. The team took second place in the four-team round robin, losing to Great Britain but defeating Belgium and France.
Head coach: Jack Carr
Forty-five gymnasts represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Denmark sent teams in two out of the three team events, but no individual all-around competitors. The Danish gymnasts took the gold medal in the free system and the silver medal in the Swedish system.
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