Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Football Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight
Results by event
Athletics
Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final Men's 100 metres Heats Axel Petersen 11.5 seconds 2nd, heat 9 Did not advance Men's 1500 metres Semi-finalist Kjeld Nielsen None held Unknown 6th, semifinal 2 Did not advance Men's 5 miles Semi-finalist Julius Jørgensen None held Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3 Did not advance Kjeld Nielsen Unknown 4th, semifinal 2 Men's marathon 23rd Julius Jørgensen None held 3:47:44.0 26th Rudy Hansen 3:53:15.0 Men's 3500 metre walk 6th Charles Vestergaard None held 17:07.0 2nd, semifinal 2 17:21.8 Semi-finalist Arne Højme 17:23.4 6th, semifinal 1 Did not advance Men's 10 mile walk — Arne Højme None held Did not finish —, semifinal 1 Did not advance Charles Vestergaard Did not finish —, semifinal 2
Event Place Athlete Height/Distance Men's standing long jump 8-25 Svend Langkjær Unknown Men's standing high jump 8th Svend Langkjær 1.42 metres Men's hammer throw 10-19 Harald Agger Unknown
Boxing
2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout.
Weight class Place Boxer Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Lightweight Up to 140 pounds 7th Hemming Hansen Lost to Johnson 2-0 decision Did not advance Waldemar Holberg Lost to Wells 4th-round decision
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Great Britain 0 2 .000 Total 0 2 .000
Fencing
Event Place Fencer First round Second round Semi-final Final Men's épée Semi-finalist Lauritz Christian Østrup 5-1 (1st in A) 3-1 (1st in 2) 5-5 (6th in 2) Did not advance Second round Ivan Osiier 5-3 (2nd in E) 2-2 (3rd in 2) Did not advance Ejnar Levison 3-2 (2nd in C) 1-4 (5th in 1) First round Herbert Sander 2-4 (4th in B) Did not advance Otto Becker 4-4 (4th in D) Frantz Jørgensen 3-4 (5th in I) Men's sabre Semi-finalist Lauritz Østrup 4-1 (1st in I) 2-1 (2nd in 8) 3-4 (6th in 2) Did not advance Second round Einar Schwartz-Nielsen 2-1 (1st in E) 0-3 (4th in 8) Did not advance First round Harald Krenchel 1-3 (5th in D) Did not advance
Event Place Fencers Play-in match First round Semi-finals Final Repechage Silver medal match Men's team épée 4th Ejnar Levison (all) Ivan Osiier (all) Lauritz Østrup (1st) Herbert Sander (all) Otto Becker (rep) Bye Lost to France 10-6 Relegated to repechage Did not advance Lost to Great Britain 9-8 Out 4th place Did not advance
Football
Denmark was represented by the Denmark national football team.
Event Place Players First round Semifinals Final Bronze match Men's football 2nd P. Marius Andersen, Harald Bohr, Charles Buchwald, Ludvig Drescher, Johannes Gandil, Harald Hansen, August Lindgren, Kristian Middelboe (captain), Nils Middelboe, Sophus Nielsen, Oscar Nielsen-Nørland, Bjørn Rasmussen, Vilhelm Wolffhagen Won vs. France B 9-0 Won vs. France A 17-1 Lost vs. Great Britain 2-0 Not relegated
Gymnastics
Event Place Gymnast Score Men's team 4th Carl Andersen, Hans Bredmose, Jens Chievitz, Arvor Hansen, Christian Hansen, Ingvardt Hansen, Einar Hermann, Knud Holm, Poul Holm, Oluf Husted-Nielsen, Charles Jensen, Gorm Jensen, Hendrik Johansen, Harald Klem, Robert Madsen, Viggo Meulengracht-Madsen, Lukas Nielsen, Oluf Olsson, Niels Petersen, Nicolai Philipsen, Hendrik Rasmussen, Viktor Rasmussen, Marius Thuesen, Niels Turin-Nielsen 378
Shooting
Event Place Shooter Score Men's 300 metre free rifle 14th Lars Jørgen Madsen 813 18th Christian Pedersen 780 21st Hans Christian Schultz 769 33rd Niels Laursen 712 42nd Poul Liebst 645 48th Christian Christensen 501 51st Lorents Jensen 321 Men's team free rifle 4th Niels Andersen Lars Jørgen Madsen Ole Olsen Christian Christensen Christian Pedersen Hans Christian Schultz 4543 Men's team military rifle 8th Niels Andersen Christian Christensen Lorents Jensen Niels Laursen Julius Hillemann-Jensen Ole Olsen 1909
Swimming
Event Place Swimmer Heats Semifinals Final Men's 100 metre freestyle Heats Harald Klem Unknown 3-6, heat 1 Did not advance Poul Holm Unknown 3-5, heat 3 Hjalmar Saxtorph Unknown 4-5, heat 5 Men's 400 metre freestyle Heats Aage Holm 8:08.8 2nd, heat 5 Did not advance Hjalmar Saxtorph Unknown 4-5, heat 7 Men's 100 metre backstroke 2nd Ludvig Dam 1:26.4 2nd, heat 4 Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 1:26.6 Men's 200 metre breaststroke Heats Harald Klem Unknown 3rd, heat 6 Did not advance Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay Semi-finalist Poul Holm Harald Klem John Ludvig Dam Hjalmar Saxtorph None held 12:53.0 2nd, semifinal 1 Did not advance
Wrestling
Event Place Wrestler Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Greco-Roman lightweight 5th Anders Møller Defeated Whittingstall Defeated Faulkner Lost to Lindén Did not advance 9th Carl Carlsen Defeated Steens Lost to Lindén Did not advance 17th Christian Carlsen Lost to Hawkins Did not advance Greco-Roman middleweight 3rd Anders Andersen Bye Defeated Lorenz Defeated Belmer Lost to Mårtensson Defeated (walkover) Jósepsson 5th Johannes Eriksen Bye Defeated E. Bacon Lost to Andersson Did not advance Axel Larsson Defeated Duijm Defeated Lelie Lost to Mårtensson Greco-Roman light heavyweight 3rd Carl Jensen Bye Defeated Oosten Defeated Banbrook Lost to Saarela Defeated Payr 17th Harald Christiansen Lost to Larsson Did not advance Henri Nielsen Lost to Saarela Greco-Roman super heavyweight 3rd Søren Marinus Jensen None held Bye Lost to Weisz Defeated Payr 5th Carl Jensen Lost to Weisz Did not advance
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Belgium 1 0 1.000 Finland 0 4 .000 Great Britain 4 1 .800 Hungary 3 2 .600 Netherlands 5 0 1.000 Sweden 1 5 .167 Total international 14 12 .538 Denmark 1 1 .500 Total 15 13 .536
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