Denmark at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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

Gold

• Paul Elvstrøm — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition

Silver

• Lis Hartel — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
• Ole Berntsen, Christian von Bülow and Cyril Andresen — Sailing, Men's Dragon Team Competition

Bronze

• Tove Søby — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 metres Kayak Singles

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Time trial

• Allan Juel Larsen — 1:14.3 (→ 13th place)

Individual road race

• Palle Lykke Jensen — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

Women's 10m Platform

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

Fencing

One fencer represented Denmark in 1956.

Women's foil

• Karen Lachmann

Rowing

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

Men's coxless pair

• Finn Pedersen
• Kjeld Østrøm

Men's coxless four

• Elo Tostenæs
• Mogens Sørensen
• Børge Hansen
• Tage Grøndahl

Men's coxed four

• Elo Tostenæs
• Mogens Sørensen
• Børge Hansen
• Tage Grøndahl
• John Vilhelmsen (cox)

Sailing

Open

Shooting

Two shooters represented Denmark in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions

• Uffe Schultz Larsen
• Ole Hviid Jensen

50 m rifle, prone

• Uffe Schultz Larsen
• Ole Hviid Jensen

Swimming

References

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.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database