Denmark at the 1924 Summer Olympics
# Denmark at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 89 competitors, 78 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Hans Jacob Nielsen | Boxing | Men's lightweight | July 20 |
| Gold | Ellen Osiier | Fencing | Women's foil | July 4 |
| Silver | Thyge Petersen | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight | July 20 |
| Silver | Søren Petersen | Boxing | Men's heavyweight | July 20 |
| Silver | Edmund Hansen, Willy Hansen | Cycling | Men's tandem | July 27 |
| Silver | Frode Kirkebjerg | Equestrian | Individual eventing | July 26 |
| Silver | Knud Degn, Christian Nielsen, Vilhelm Vett | Sailing | 6 m Class | July 26 |
| Bronze | Grete Heckscher | Fencing | Women's foil | July 4 |
| Bronze | Niels Larsen | Shooting | Men's 600 m free rifle | June 27 |

## Athletics

Nine athletes represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Petersen's fourth-place finish in the pole vault was the best result for the Danish athletes in Paris.

Ranks given are within the heat.

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Axel Jensen | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:58:44.8 | 11 |
| Kai Jensen | 400 m | 50.9 | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kai Jensen | 800 m | N/A | N/A | 1:58.4 | 1 Q | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karl Jensen | Discus throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 39.78 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karl Jensen | Hammer throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 36.265 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Albert Larsen | 800 m | N/A | N/A | 1:58.8 | 3 Q | 2:00.2 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Albert Larsen | 1500 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4:11.5 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Louis Lundgren | 110 m hurdles | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Louis Lundgren | 400 m hurdles | N/A | N/A | 56.0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henry Petersen | Pole vault | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.66 | 1 Q | 3.90 | 4 |
| Poul Schiang | 100 m | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henri Thorsen | 110 m hurdles | N/A | N/A | 16.0 | 1 Q | 15.7 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henri Thorsen | 400 m hurdles | N/A | N/A | 57.2 | 2 Q | 57.3 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mogens Truelsen | 100 m | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mogens Truelsen | 200 m | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kaj Jensen Poul Schiang Henri Thorsen Mogens Truelsen | 4 × 100 m relay | N/A | N/A | 44.0 | 2 Q | 43.8 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

Eight boxers represented Denmark at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Hans Jacob Nielsen became the first Danish Olympic champion in boxing after moving up from featherweight in 1920 to lightweight in 1924. Soren Petersen repeated as the silver medalist in the top weight class, while Thyge Petersen added another silver in the light heavyweight.

| Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | Final / Bronze match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boxer | Weight class | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Robert Larsen | Heavyweight | N/A | Konarzewski (POL) W | de Best (NED) L | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Carl Lindberg | Light heavyweight | Bye | Saraudi (ITA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Hans Jacob Nielsen | Lightweight | Rodríguez (CHI) W | Savignac (FRA) W | Hansen (NOR) W | Boylstein (USA) W | Copello (ARG) W | |
| Harald Nielsen | Welterweight | Oldani (ITA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| Andreas Petersen | Welterweight | Gneftos (GRE) W | Méndez (ARG) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Charles Petersen | Lightweight | Laurent (LUX) W | Hansen (NOR) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Soren Petersen | Heavyweight | N/A | Scotti (ITA) W | Clifton (GBR) W | de Best (NED) W | von Porat (NOR) L | |
| Thyge Petersen | Light heavyweight | Rodríguez (ARG) W | Gerbich (POL) W | Mulholland (USA) W | Sørsdal (NOR) W | Mitchell (GBR) L | |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Italy | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| United States | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 15 | 7 | .682 |
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Round of 32 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| Quarterfinals | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Semifinals | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Bronze match | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 15 | 7 | .682 |

## Cycling

Six cyclists represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. The Hansens won Denmark's first Olympic cycling medal, with a silver in the tandem competition.

### Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

| Cyclist | Event | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cyclist | Event | Result | Rank |
| Erik Andersen | Time trial | did not finish | did not finish |
| Ahrensborg Claussen | Time trial | 7:19:16.4 | 38 |

### Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

| Cyclist | Event | First round | First round | First repechage | First repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Second repechage | Second repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cyclist | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Holger Guldager | Sprint | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Edmund Hansen | 50 km | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 |
| Willy Hansen | 50 km | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Willy Hansen | Sprint | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Edmund Hansen Willy Hansen | Tandem | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.8 | 1 Q | Unknown | |
| Holger Guldager Edmund Hansen Willy Hansen Jens Kjeldsen | Team pursuit | 5:27.6 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | did not start | did not start | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Diving

Four divers represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

### Men

| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diver | Event | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank |
| Herold Jansson | Plain high diving | 21 | 141 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Volmer Otzen | Plain high diving | 22 | 137 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sven Palle Sørensen | 10 m platform | 16 | 400 | 3 Q | 36 | 404.6 | 7 |
| Sven Palle Sørensen | Plain high diving | 38 | 125 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diver | Event | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank |
| Edith Nielsen | 10 m platform | 18.5 | 128 | 3 Q | 17.5 | 157 | 4 |

## Equestrian

A single equestrian represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since 1912. Kirkebjerg, who was on the 1912 team as well, won the silver medal in the eventing competition to earn Denmark's first Olympic equestrian medal.

| Equestrian | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Equestrian | Event | Score | Time | Rank |
| Frode Kirkebjerg | Eventing | 1853.5 | N/A | |

## Fencing

Eleven fencers, seven men and four women, represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games; Denmark had competed in fencing more often than any other country. Denmark was one of nine countries to enter women in the first Olympic women's fencing event; Danish women took the gold and bronze medals in that event. Ellen Osiier won the women's foil, becoming the first Olympic champion in women's fencing. The Danish men were not as successful, taking no medals in their six events.

### Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fencer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jens Berthelsen | Épée | 2–7 | 8 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jens Berthelsen | Foil | 2–0 | 1 Q | 2–2 | 3 Q | 1–4 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jens Berthelsen | Sabre | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1–5 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Svend Munck | Foil | 1–3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Svend Munck | Sabre | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0–6 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ivan Osiier | Épée | 5–3 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 6–4 | 5 Q | 4–7 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ivan Osiier | Foil | 2–0 | 1 Q | 4–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 4 Q | 4–1 | 2 Q | 1–5 | 6 |
| Ivan Osiier | Sabre | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4–2 | 2 Q | 7–1 | 2 Q | 2–5 | 6 |
| Peter Ryefelt | Épée | 4–4 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 4–5 | 6 Q | 5–6 | 5 Q | 4–7 | 9 |
| Erik Sjøqvist | Foil | 1–3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Viggo Stilling-Andersen | Épée | 4–3 | 8 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jens Berthelsen Svend Munck Ivan Osiier Erik Sjøqvist | Team foil | Bye | Bye | N/A | N/A | 1–2 | 2 Q | 0–2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jens Berthelsen Ivan Osiier Peter Ryefelt Viggo Stilling-Andersen | Team épée | 1–2 | 4 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jens Berthelsen Ejnar Levison Svend Munck Ivan Osiier Peter Ryefelt | Team sabre | 1–0 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 0–2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

Ranks given are within the pool.

| Fencer | Event | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fencer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Yutta Barding | Foil | 3–2 | 3 Q | 2–3 | 3 Q | 1–4 | 5 |
| Ingeborg Buhl | Foil | 2–3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Grete Heckscher | Foil | 5–0 | 1 Q | 4–1 | 2 Q | 3–2 | |
| Ellen Osiier | Foil | 6–0 | 1 Q | 5–0 | 1 Q | 5–0 | |

## Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Denmark was one of six nations to have competed in each edition of the Olympic modern pentathlon.

| Pentathlete | Event | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pentathlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Marius Christensen | Individual | 85 | 14 |
| Helge Jensen | Individual | 61 | 6 |
| Otto Olsen | Individual | 86 | 15 |

## Sailing

Four sailors represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The 6 metre class boat took silver, matching the nation's previous best result in sailing.

| Sailor | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sailor | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank |
| Aage Pedersen | Olympic monotype | 8 (DNF) | 7 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Knud Degn Christian Nielsen Vilhelm Vett | 6 metre class | 1 Q | 2 Q | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |

## Shooting

Seven sport shooters represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games; Denmark was one of three nations (along with France and Great Britain) to have competed in each Olympic sport shooting competition. Larsen took the bronze in the 600 metre free rifle for Denmark's only shooting medal in 1924.

| Shooter | Event | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Shooter | Event | Score | Rank |
| Hans Jacobsen | Trap | Unknown | 31–44 |
| Niels Larsen | 600 m free rifle | 94 | |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 50 m rifle, prone | 386 | 24 |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 600 m free rifle | 82 | 24 |
| Anders Peter Nielsen | 50 m rifle, prone | 393 | 4 |
| Anders Peter Nielsen | 600 m free rifle | 82 | 24 |
| Arne Nielsen | 50 m rifle, prone | 389 | 12 |
| Erik Sætter-Lassen | 50 m rifle, prone | 393 | 4 |
| Erik Sætter-Lassen | 600 m free rifle | 75 | 46 |
| Peter Petersen Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Anders Peter Nielsen Erik Sætter-Lassen | Team free rifle | 626 | 6 |

## Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

### Women

| Swimmer | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Swimmer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Vibeke Møller | 400 m freestyle | 7:02.2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Agnete Olsen | 100 m freestyle | 1:23.0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karen Maud Rasmussen | 100 m freestyle | 1:29.0 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hedevig Rasmussen | 100 m freestyle | 1:22.4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hedevig Rasmussen | 400 m freestyle | 6:58.2 | 3 q | 6:55.2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vibeke Møller Agnete Olsen Hedevig Rasmussen Karen Maud Rasmussen | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | — | — | — | 5:42.4 | 4 |

## Tennis

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Einar Bache | Singles | Lozano (MEX) W 2–6, 8–6, 9–7, 6–4 | Bayley (AUS) L 2–6, 1–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erik Tegner | Singles | von Kelemen (HUN) W 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 | Nielsen (NOR) L 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 9–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Einer Ulrich | Singles | Bye | Timmer (NED) L 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bjørn Thalbitzer | Singles | Bye | Woosnam (GBR) L 1–6, 1–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erik Tegner Einer Ulrich | Doubles | — | Sleem / Jacob (IND) W 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | Debran / Syz (SUI) W 3–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 | Williams / Washburn (USA) L 4–6, 4–6, 10–12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Einar Bache Bjørn Thalbitzer | Doubles | — | Harada / Okamoto (ITA) L 0–6, 0–6, 1–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Elsebeth Brehm | Singles | Gagliardi (ITA) L 0–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Elsebeth Brehm Erik Tegner | Doubles | de Borman / Halot (BEL) L 2–6, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Wrestling

### Freestyle wrestling

**Men's**

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Søren Eriksen | Lightweight | — | Wikström (FIN) L | Did not advance | Bronze medal semifinal Haavisto (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance |
| Poul Hansen | Light heavyweight | — | Roth (SUI) W | Courant (SUI) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rasmus Torgensen | Featherweight | Bye | MacKenzie (GBR) W | Newton (USA) L | Bronze medal semifinal Hansson (SWE) L | did not advance | did not advance |

### Greco-Roman

**Men's**

| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Eighth round | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Hermann Andersen | Bantamweight | Dierickx (BEL) L | Martinsen (NOR) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | =17 |
| Holger Askehave | Lightweight | Praks (EST) L | Pavlidis (GRE) W | Rękawek (POL) W | Friman (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | =9 |
| John Christoffersen | Middleweight | Dumont (BEL) W | Vilciņš (LAT) W | Nilsson (SWE) L | Reinderman (NED) W | Westerlund (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | — | =7 |
| Søren Eriksen | Featherweight | Toivola (FIN) L | Rudzits (LAT) W | Anttila (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | =13 |
| Frants Frisenfeldt | Lightweight | Michelsen (NOR) W | Coerse (NED) W | Solé (ESP) W | Kratochvíl (TCH) L | Keresztes (HUN) L | Did not advance | — | — | =5 |
| Georg Gundersen | Bantamweight | Bozděch (TCH) W | Herschmann (AUT) L | Retired L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | =17 |
| Poul Hansen | Heavyweight | Deglane (FRA) L | Sint (NED) W | Nilsson (SWE) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | =9 |
| Emil Larsen | Heavyweight | Polis (LAT) W | Badó (HUN) L | Salila (FIN) W | Pothier (BEL) W | Rosenqvist (FIN) L | Did not advance | — | — | 4 |
| Svend Nielsen | Light heavyweight | Muijs (NED) W | Baumanis (LAT) W | Svensson (SWE) L | Retired L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | =9 |
| Axel Tetens | Light heavyweight | Tázler (TCH) L | Sax (AUT) W | Westergren (SWE) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | =9 |
| Rasmus Torgensen | Featherweight | Anttila (FIN) L | Quaqlia (ITA) W | Käpp (EST) W | Toivola (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | =8 |
