Denmark at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. The Danish contingent, 13 men, competed in 5 sports and had 30 entries in 14 events.

Gold

  • Lars Jørgen Madsen
    Lars Jørgen Madsen
    Lars Jørgen Madsen was a Danish rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal in the Military Rifle standing. Twenty years later, he won another gold, in the Military Rifle Team event...

     - shooting, standing military rifle

Additionally, Edgar Aabye
Edgar Aabye
Edgar Lindenau Aabye was a Danish tug of war competitor who participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France.-External links:...

, Eugen Schmidt
Eugen Schmidt
Eugen Stahl Schmidt was a Danish shooter, athlete, and tug of war competitor. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris....

, and Charles Winckler
Charles Winckler
Charles "Carl" Gustav Wilhelm Winckler was a Danish athlete and tug of war competitor who participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He finished tenth in the shot put event and eighth in the discus throw event....

 were part of a mixed team
Mixed team at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Early Olympic Games allowed for individuals in a team to be from different nations. The International Olympic Committee now groups their results together under the mixed team designation . During the 1900 Summer Olympics several teams comprising international members won 12 medals in 7 different...

 (with three athletes from Sweden
Sweden at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris under the IOC country code SWE. It was the second appearance of the European nation. Swedish results are typically separated from those of Norwegian competitors despite the personal union of the two kingdoms.-Medalists:Gold medals were not...

) that won the gold medal in tug of war.

Silver

  • Anders Peter Nielsen
    Anders Peter Nielsen
    Anders Peter Nielsen was a Danish shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in rifle shooting...

     - shooting, kneeling military rifle
  • Anders Peter Nielsen - shooting, prone military rifle
  • Anders Peter Nielsen - shooting, three positions military rifle

Bronze

  • Peder Lykkeberg
    Peder Lykkeberg
    Peder Rudolph Lykkeberg was a Danish swimmer who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the underwater swimming competition. This event was held only in 1900....

     - swimming, 200 metre backstroke
  • Ernst Schultz
    Ernst Schultz
    Ernst Ludvig Emanuel Schultz , born in Horsens, was an early twentieth century Danish athlete who specialised in the 400 metres. He participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the Bronze medal in the Men's 400 metres event. Member of Københavns Idræts Forening and Hellerup...

     - athletics, 400 metres

Athletics

Four athletes competed in six athletics events, taking a bronze medal.
Event Place Athlete Heat Semifinal Repechage Final
100 metres Johannes Gandil  Unknown
3rd, heat 4
Did not advance
400 metres 3rd Ernst Schulz  Unknown
2nd, heat 2
None held Unknown
800 metres Christian Christensen  Unknown
5th, heat 1
None held Did not advance
1500 metres 5th Christian Christensen None held Unknown

Event Place Athlete Qualifier Final
Shot put 10th Charles Winckler
Charles Winckler
Charles "Carl" Gustav Wilhelm Winckler was a Danish athlete and tug of war competitor who participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He finished tenth in the shot put event and eighth in the discus throw event....

 
None held 10.76 metres
Discus throw 8th Charles Winckler 32.50 metres
8th
Did not advance

Fencing

Denmark competed in fencing for the second time in 1900. The team won no medals that time.
Event Place Fencer Round 1 Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final
Masters foil 44-60 Jens Peter Berthelsen
Jens Peter Berthelsen
Jens Peter Berthelsen was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil masters event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was the father of Jens Berthelsen.-References:...

 
Not advanced
by jury
Did not advance

Shooting

Denmark competed again at the second Olympic shooting events. Jensen, who had been more successful in weightlifting four years earlier but had won a bronze medal in shooting, returned. This time, he received no shooting medals. Madsen won an individual gold medal, while Nielsen took three individual silvers including the overall. The team did not take a medal in the team event, though they came close with a score only 13 points less than bronze medallist France's.
Event Place Shooter Score
Military rifle
standing
1st Lars Jørgen Madsen
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Lars Jørgen Madsen was a Danish rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal in the Military Rifle standing. Twenty years later, he won another gold, in the Military Rifle Team event...

 
305
11th Viggo Jensen
Viggo Jensen
Alexander Viggo Jensen was a Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast, and athlete. He was the first Danish Olympic champion, at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....

 
277
Anders Peter Nielsen
Anders Peter Nielsen
Anders Peter Nielsen was a Danish shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in rifle shooting...

 
277
22nd Axel Kristensen  261
28th Laurids Jensen-Kjær  238
Military rifle
kneeling
2nd Anders Peter Nielsen 314
8th Lars Jørgen Madsen 299
13th Viggo Jensen 290
22nd Laurids Jensen-Kjær 271
26th Axel Kristensen 260
Military rifle
prone
2nd Anders Peter Nielsen 330
10th Viggo Jensen 308
16th Lars Jørgen Madsen 301
27th Laurids Jensen-Kjær 273
30th Axel Kristensen 261
Military rifle
three positions
2nd Anders Peter Nielsen 921
5th Lars Jørgen Madsen 905
15th Viggo Jensen 875
28th Laurids Jensen-Kjær 782
Axel Kristensen 782
Military rifle
team
4th Viggo Jensen, Laurids Jensen-Kjær, Axel Kristensen, Lars Jørgen Madsen, Anders Peter Nielsen 4265

Swimming

Denmark entered one event in its inaugural Olympic swimming appearance, with Lykkeberg taking the bronze medal.
Event Place Swimmer Seconds Metres Score
Men's underwater swimming 3rd Peder Lykkeberg
Peder Lykkeberg
Peder Rudolph Lykkeberg was a Danish swimmer who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the underwater swimming competition. This event was held only in 1900....

 
90.0 28.50 147.0

Tug of war

Denmark contributed 3 of the 6 members of the gold medal winning team in the inaugural tug of war competition.
Event Place Athletes Match 1
Tug of war 1st Edgar Aabye
Edgar Aabye
Edgar Lindenau Aabye was a Danish tug of war competitor who participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France.-External links:...

 
August Nilsson
August Nilsson
August Nilsson was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He finished ninth in the shot put event and eighth in the pole vault competition....

 (SWE
Sweden at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris under the IOC country code SWE. It was the second appearance of the European nation. Swedish results are typically separated from those of Norwegian competitors despite the personal union of the two kingdoms.-Medalists:Gold medals were not...

)
Eugen Schmidt
Eugen Schmidt
Eugen Stahl Schmidt was a Danish shooter, athlete, and tug of war competitor. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris....

 
Gustaf Söderström
Gustaf Söderström
Gustaf Söderström was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor.He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished 6th in both shot put and discus throw. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France...

 (SWE)
Karl Gustaf Staaf (SWE)
Charles Winckler
Charles Winckler
Charles "Carl" Gustav Wilhelm Winckler was a Danish athlete and tug of war competitor who participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He finished tenth in the shot put event and eighth in the discus throw event....

 
Won vs. France
France at the 1900 Summer Olympics
France was the host of the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. France was one of many nations that had competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Greece and had returned to compete at the 1900 Games....


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