Denmark competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 152 competitors, 151 men and 1 woman, took part in 46 events in 13 sports.
Medalists
Gold Ejler Allert, Christian Hansen, Carl Møller, Carl Pedersen and Poul Hartmann — Rowing, Men's coxed fours, inriggers
Silver Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier — Fencing, Men's Épée Men's Team — Football Men's Team (Swedish system) — Gymnastics Steen Herschend, Sven Thomsen and Hans Meulengracht-Madsen — Sailing, Men's 6m class Lars Madsen — Shooting, Men's 300m free rifle, three positions Sofie Castenschiold — Tennis, Women's singles indoor
Bronze Men's Team, free system — Gymnastics Erik Bisgaard, Rasmus Frandsen, Mikael Simonsen, Poul Thymann and Ejgil Clemmensen — Rowing, Men's coxed fours Niels Larsen — Shooting, Men's 300m free rifle, three positions Ole Olsen, Lars Madsen, Niels Larsen, Niels Andersen, Laurits Larsen and Jens Hajslund — Shooting, Men's Team free rifle Søren Jensen — Wrestling, Greco-Roman heavyweight
Athletics
14 athletes represented Denmark. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in athletics, which Denmark had competed in each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Aage Rasmussen's fourth-place finish in the racewalk was Denmark's best athletics result in 1912.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Holger BadenInd. cross country N/A Did not finish Johannes ChristensenMarathon N/A 3:21:57.4 29 Karl ChristiansenInd. cross country N/A 49:06.4 14 Fritz DanildInd. cross country N/A Did not finish Vilhelm Gylche10 km walk N/A 51:13.8 4 Did not finish Karl Julius JensenInd. cross country N/A Did not finish Svend LangkjærDecathlon N/A 1830.850 26 Olaf LodalMarathon N/A 3:21:57.6 30 Niels Petersen10 km walk N/A Disqualified Did not advance Viggo PetersenInd. cross country N/A 53:00.8 23 Aage Rasmussen10 km walk N/A 48:15.8 3 48:00.0 4 Steen RasmussenInd. cross country N/A 55:27.0 28 Gerhard ToppInd. cross country N/A 54:24.9 26 Fritz VikkePole vault N/A 3.40 16 Did not advance Karl Christiansen Viggo Petersen Gerhard ToppTeam cross country N/A 36 5
Cycling
Eight cyclists represented Denmark. It was the first appearance of the nation in cycling. Olaf Meyland-Smith had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, placing 25th. The top four Danish cyclists had a combined time that placed them 8th of the 15 teams.
Road cycling
CyclistEventsFinalResultRank Charles HansenInd. time trial 11:40:04.0 32 Otto JensenInd. time trial Did not finish Olaf Meyland-SmithInd. time trial 11:32:24.2 25 Valdemar NielsenInd. time trial 12:33:09.2 72 Valdemar Christoffer NielsenInd. time trial Did not finish Godtfred OlsenInd. time trial 12:06:18.8 53 Hans OlsenInd. time trial Did not finish Johannes ReinwaldtInd. time trial 11:57:20.0 48 Charles Hansen Olaf Meyland-Smith Godtfred Olsen Johannes ReinwaldtTeam time trial 47:16:07.0 8
Equestrian
Dressage
RiderHorseEventFinalPenaltiesRank Rudolf Keyper Kinley Princess Individual 111 16 Carl Saunte Streg Individual 120 18
Eventing (The maximum score in each of the five events was 10.00 points. Ranks given are for the cumulative score after each event. Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)
RiderHorseEventLong distanceCross countrySteeplechaseShow jumpingDressageTotalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank Frode Kirkebjerg Dibbe-Lippe Individual 10.00 1 5.69 23 10.00 20 Did not start Retired Did not finish Carl Kraft Gorm Individual 10.00 1 10.00 1 Did not start Retired Did not finish Carl Saunte Streg Individual Did not finish Retired Did not finish Frode Kirkebjerg Carl Kraft Carl Saunte Dibbe-Lippe Gorm Streg Team Did not finish Retired Did not finish
Fencing
Six fencers represented Denmark. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Denmark had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Ivan Osiier was the only Danish fencer to advance to the final in an event, eventually capturing the silver medal in the épée. His second-place finish was the best in Danish Olympic fencing history at the time, as no Danish fencer had gotten to a final since Holger Nielsen won the bronze in the 1896 sabre competition.
FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRecordRankRecordRankRecordRankRecordRank Oluf BerntsenFoil 3 losses 4 Did not advanceÉpée 4 losses 5 Did not advanceSabre 2 wins 2 Q 2 losses 3 Q 0 wins 6 Did not advance Jens BerthelsenFoil 3 losses 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advanceÉpée 3 losses 3 Q 5 losses 6 Did not advanceSabre 1 win 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance Einar LevisonFoil 0 losses 1 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advanceÉpée 1 loss 1 Q 2 losses 3 Q 4 losses 4 Did not advanceSabre 3 wins 1 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance Hans OlsenFoil 4 losses 6 Did not advanceÉpée 6 losses 8 Did not advance Ivan OsiierFoil 0 losses 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q ? 5 Did not advanceÉpée 0 losses 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q 2 losses 1 Q 5–2 Lauritz ØstrupFoil 2 losses 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advanceÉpée 3 losses 4 Did not advance Oluf Berntsen Jens Berthelsen Ejnar Levison Hans Olsen Ivan Osiier Lauritz ØstrupTeam épée N/A 2–0 1 Q 1–2 3 Did not advance Jens Berthelsen Ejnar Levison Hans Olsen Ivan Osiier Lauritz ØstrupTeam sabre N/A 0–2 3 Did not advance
Football
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Final rank
Gymnastics
Forty-nine gymnasts represented Denmark. It was the third appearance of the nation in gymnastics. Denmark had a team compete in two of the three team competitions. The Danish teams won the nation's first gymnastics medals, placing third of five in the free system and second of three in the Swedish system. Six Danish gymnasts competed in the individual competition, with Arvor Hansen's 26th-place finish the best of the six.
Artistic
GymnastEventsFinalResultRank Axel AndersenAll-around 98.75 33 Arvor HansenAll-around 107.50 26 Charles JensenAll-around 103.75 30 Einar MøbiusAll-around 86.75 40 Carl PedersenAll-around 97.25 34 Niels PetersenAll-around 97.25 34 DenmarkTeam, free system 21.25 Team, Swedish system 898.84
Modern pentathlon
Denmark had four competitors in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. The Danish pentathletes had little success, with three of them not finishing and the fourth coming in last among the finishers, nearly 30 points behind the next nearest competitor.
(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)
AthleteShootingSwimmingFencingRidingRunningTotal pointsRank Score Points Time Points Wins Touches Points Penalties Time Points Time Points Kai Jølver52329:32.626713221410:49.52126:08.62212322 Vilhelm Laybourn1402512:09.62961024 Disqualified Retired Did not finish Johannes Ussing57317:40.2206823011:21.09 Did not finish Did not finish Theodor Zeilau93307:59.4224726 Did not finish Retired Did not finish
Rowing
Fifteen rowers represented Denmark. It was the nation's first appearance in rowing. Denmark's debut was successful, especially in the coxed fours events, with the team winning a gold medal in the inriggers competition and a bronze in the outriggers.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
RowerEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Mikael SimonsenSingle sculls 8:14.0 1 Q Did not start Did not advance Erik Bisgaard Ejgil Clemmensen (cox) Rasmus Frandsen Mikael Simonsen Poul ThymannCoxed four 7:20.0 1 Q 7:09.0 1 Q Unknown 2 Did not advance () Theodor Eyrich Knud Gøtke Hans Jørgensen Johan Praem Silva Smedberg (cox)Coxed four Unknown 2 Did not advance Ejler Allert Christian Hansen Poul Hartmann (cox) Carl Møller Carl PedersenCoxed four, inriggers N/A 7:52.0 1 Q 7:59.5 1 Q 7:44.6
Sailing
Three sailors represented Denmark. It was the nation's first appearance in sailing. Denmark sent only one boat, which took the silver medal in the six metre class.
(7 points for 1st in each race, 3 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd. Race-off to break ties in total points if necessary.)
SailorsEventRace 1Race 2Total Time Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Race-off Rank Steen Herschend Hans Meulengracht-Madsen Sven Thomsen6 metre class 2:34:41 7 1 2:26:07 3 2 10 2:41:40
Shooting
Fourteen shooters represented Denmark. It was the nation's fourth appearance in shooting, in which Denmark had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Madsen and Niels Larsen took second and third, respectively, in the 300 metre free rifle from three positions to take the nation's only individual shooting medals in 1912; both were also on the six-man team which earned a bronze medal in the team rifle competition. They were the first medals won by Denmark in shooting since 1900.
RowerEventFinal Result Rank Hans Denver300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Did not finish Rasmus Friis600 m free rifle 74 48 Povl Gerlow50 m rifle, prone 167 38300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 772 60300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 64 7425 m small-bore rifle 174 31 Jens Hajslund300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Did not finish Laurits Larsen300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 894 3350 m pistol 432 21 Niels Larsen300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 962 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 70 6350 m pistol 405 41 Lars Jørgen Madsen300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 981 50 m pistol 452 14 Anders Peter Nielsen300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 849 4750 m pistol 355 50 Frants Nielsen50 m rifle, prone 180 26300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 851 4650 m pistol 406 40 Peter Sofus Nielsen50 m pistol 397 43 Ole Olsen300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 926 12 Hans Schultz300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 808 52600 m free rifle 75 44300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 82 36 Hans Tauson300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 921 16 Hans Denver Povl Gerlow Lars Jørgen Madsen Frants Nielsen50 m team small-bore rifle 708 5 Niels Andersen Rasmus Friis Jens Hajslund Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Hans SchultzTeam rifle 1419 8 Niels Andersen Jens Hajslund Laurits Larsen Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Ole OlsenTeam rifle 5570
Swimming
One swimmer competed for Denmark at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the nation had competed in swimming. Hedegaard was unable to advance out of the first round in either of his two events.
Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.
Men
SwimmerEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Harry Hedegaard400 m freestyle N/A 7:07.8 5 Did not advance1500 m freestyle N/A 28:32.4 3 Did not advance
Tennis
Ten tennis players, including one woman, represented Denmark at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's debut appearance in tennis. The lone Danish woman was also the lone Danish medalist, taking the silver medal in the indoor singles. She, along with Larsen, advanced to the quarterfinals in the indoor mixed doubles event as well. None of the other players advanced past the round of 16.
Men