Denmark at the 1968 Summer Olympics
# Denmark at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 53 events in 11 sports.

## Medalists

### Gold

* Gunnar Asmussen, Per Lyngemark, Reno Olsen and Mogens Jensen — Cycling, Men's team pursuit

### Silver

* Niels Fredborg — Cycling, Men's 1000 metre time trial
* Mogens Jensen — Cycling, Men's individual pursuit
* Leif Mortensen — Cycling, Men's individual road race
* Aage Birch, Poul Richard Høj Jensen and Niels Markussen — Sailing, Men's Dragon class

### Bronze

* Erik Hansen — Canoeing, Men's K-1 1000 metres
* Peter Christiansen and Ib Ivan Larsen — Rowing, Men's coxless pair
* Harry Jørgensen, Jørn Krab and Preben Krab — Rowing, Men's coxed pair

## Cycling

Thirteen cyclists represented Denmark in 1968.

### Individual road race

* Leif Mortensen
* Ole Højlund Pedersen
* Jørgen Emil Hansen
* Svend Erik Bjerg

### Team time trial

* Verner Blaudzun
* Jørgen Emil Hansen
* Ole Højlund Pedersen
* Leif Mortensen

### Sprint

* Niels Fredborg
* Peder Pedersen

### 1000m time trial

* Niels Fredborg

### Tandem

* Per Sarto Jørgensen
* Jørgen Jensen

### Individual pursuit

* Mogens Frey Jensen

### Team pursuit

* Gunnar Asmussen
* Reno Olsen
* Mogens Frey Jensen
* Per Lyngemark
* Peder Pedersen

## Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Denmark in 1968.

Men's Individual Competition:

* Jørn Steffensen – 4545 points (13th place)

## Sailing

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Henning Wind | Finn | 9 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 125 | 18 |
| Hans Fogh Niels Jensen Poul Richard Høj Jensen | Flying Dutchman | 6 | 12 | DSQ | 7 | 12 | 11 | DNF | 113.7 | 16 |
| Paul Elvstrøm Poul Mik-Meye | Star | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 50.4 | 4 |
| Aage Birch Paul Lindemark Jørgensen Niels Markussen | Dragon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26.4 | |
| William Berntsen Erik Johansen Christian Hansen | 5.5 Metre | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 101 | 13 |

## Shooting

Six shooters, all men, represented Denmark in 1968.

### 50 m pistol

* Jørgen Gabrielsen
* Niels Dahl

### 50 m rifle, three positions

* Ole Hviid Jensen
* Per Weichel

### 50 m rifle, prone

* Ole Hviid Jensen
* Per Weichel

### Skeet

* Ernst Pedersen
* Benny Jensen
