Denmark at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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.

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.

Dressage

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.)

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.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Record	Rank	Record	Rank	Record	Rank	Record	Rank
Oluf Berntsen	Foil	3 losses	4	Did not advance
	Épée	4 losses	5	Did not advance
	Sabre	2 wins	2 Q	2 losses	3 Q	0 wins	6	Did not advance
Jens Berthelsen	Foil	3 losses	3 Q	3 losses	4	Did not advance
	Épée	3 losses	3 Q	5 losses	6	Did not advance
	Sabre	1 win	3 Q	3 losses	4	Did not advance
Einar Levison	Foil	0 losses	1 Q	3 losses	4	Did not advance
	Épée	1 loss	1 Q	2 losses	3 Q	4 losses	4	Did not advance
	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	4 losses	5	Did not advance
Hans Olsen	Foil	4 losses	6	Did not advance
	Épée	6 losses	8	Did not advance
Ivan Osiier	Foil	0 losses	1 Q	1 loss	1 Q	?	5	Did not advance
	Épée	0 losses	1 Q	1 loss	1 Q	2 losses	1 Q	5–2
Lauritz Østrup	Foil	2 losses	3 Q	3 losses	4	Did not advance
	Épée	3 losses	4	Did not advance
Oluf Berntsen Jens Berthelsen Ejnar Levison Hans Olsen Ivan Osiier Lauritz Østrup	Team épée	N/A		2–0	1 Q	1–2	3	Did not advance
Jens Berthelsen Ejnar Levison Hans Olsen Ivan Osiier Lauritz Østrup	Team sabre	N/A		0–2	3	Did not advance

Quarterfinals

1912-06-30

Denmark	7 – 0	Norway
Olsen  4'  70'  88' S. Nielsen  60'  85' Wolfhagen  25' Middelboe  37'

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 700

Semifinals

1912-07-02

Denmark	4 – 1	Netherlands
Olsen  14'  87' Jørgensen  7' P. Nielsen  37'		H. Hansen  85' (o.g.)

Olympiastadion, Stockholm

Attendance: 6,000

Final

1912-07-04

Great Britain	4 – 2	Denmark
Hoare  22'  41' Walden  10' Berry  43'		Olsen  27'  81'

Olympiastadion, Stockholm

Attendance: 25,000

Final rank

 Silver

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

Gymnast	Events	Final
		Result	Rank
Axel Andersen	All-around	98.75	33
Arvor Hansen	All-around	107.50	26
Charles Jensen	All-around	103.75	30
Einar Møbius	All-around	86.75	40
Carl Pedersen	All-around	97.25	34
Niels Petersen	All-around	97.25	34
Denmark	Team, free system	21.25
	Team, Swedish system	898.84

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.)

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.)

Rower	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mikael Simonsen	Single sculls	8:14.0	1 Q	Did not start		Did not advance
Erik Bisgaard Ejgil Clemmensen (cox) Rasmus Frandsen Mikael Simonsen Poul Thymann	Coxed 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 Pedersen	Coxed four, inriggers	N/A		7:52.0	1 Q	7:59.5	1 Q	7:44.6

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.)

Sailors	Event	Race 1			Race 2			Total
		Time	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Race-off	Rank
Steen Herschend Hans Meulengracht-Madsen Sven Thomsen	6 metre class	2:34:41	7	1	2:26:07	3	2	10	2:41:40

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.

Rower	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Hans Denver	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Did not finish
Rasmus Friis	600 m free rifle	74	48
Povl Gerlow	50 m rifle, prone	167	38
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	772	60
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	64	74
	25 m small-bore rifle	174	31
Jens Hajslund	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Did not finish
Laurits Larsen	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	894	33
	50 m pistol	432	21
Niels Larsen	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	962
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	70	63
	50 m pistol	405	41
Lars Jørgen Madsen	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	981
	50 m pistol	452	14
Anders Peter Nielsen	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	849	47
	50 m pistol	355	50
Frants Nielsen	50 m rifle, prone	180	26
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	851	46
	50 m pistol	406	40
Peter Sofus Nielsen	50 m pistol	397	43
Ole Olsen	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	926	12
Hans Schultz	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	808	52
	600 m free rifle	75	44
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	82	36
Hans Tauson	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	921	16
Hans Denver Povl Gerlow Lars Jørgen Madsen Frants Nielsen	50 m team small-bore rifle	708	5
Niels Andersen Rasmus Friis Jens Hajslund Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Hans Schultz	Team rifle	1419	8
Niels Andersen Jens Hajslund Laurits Larsen Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Ole Olsen	Team rifle	5570

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

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

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Jørgen Arneholt	Outdoor singles	Bye	Ingerslev (DEN) L 6-2, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4	Did not advance					31
Ove Fredriksen	Outdoor singles	Bye	von Müller (GER) L 6-2, 6-1, 6-4	Did not advance					31
Ernst Frigast	Outdoor singles	Bye	Winslow (RSA) L 7-5, 6-2, 6-3	Did not advance					31
Victor Hansen	Outdoor singles	Bye	Bye	Kehrling (HUN) L 6-2, 6-1, 6-8, 6-4	Did not advance				17
Vagn Ingerslev	Outdoor singles	Bye	Arneholt (DEN) W 6-2, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4	Grönfors (DEN) W 6-1, 6-2, 6-2	Winslow (RSA) L 6-4, 8-6, 6-4	Did not advance			9
Erik Larsen	Indoor singles	N/A		Gobert (FRA) L 8-6, 6-1, 5-7, 8-6	Did not advance				16
Aage Madsen	Outdoor singles	Bye	Thayssen (DEN) L 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3	Did not advance					31
Ludvig Rovsing	Outdoor singles	Bye	Bye	Wennergren (SWE) L 4-6, 9-7, 6-8, 6-1, 6-1	Did not advance				17
Axel Thayssen	Outdoor singles	Bye	Madsen (DEN) W 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3	Winslow (RSA) L 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4	Did not advance				17
Jørgen Arenholt Vagn Ingerslev	Outdoor doubles	N/A		Kitson & Winslow (RSA) L 6-4, 6-1, 6-4	Did not advance				15
Victor Hansen Ludvig Rovsing	Outdoor doubles	N/A		Bye	Alejnicyn & Sumarokow (RUS) L 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3	Did not advance			9
Aage Madsen Axel Thayssen	Outdoor doubles	N/A		Hykš-Černý & Šebek (BOH) W 6-3, 6-4, 6-4	Nylén & Wennergren (SWE) L 6-1, 6-2, 6-4	Did not advance			9
Ove Frederiksen Ernst Frigast	Outdoor doubles	N/A		Bye	Heyden & Spiess (GER) L 6-2, 7-5, 6-3	Did not advance			9

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Thora Castenschiold	Indoor singles	Bye	Aitchison (GBR) W 2-6, 6-2, 6-1	Fick (SWE) W 6-4, 6-4	Hannam (GBR) L 6-4, 6-3

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Thora Castenschiold Erik Larsen	Indoor doubles	Bye	Aitchison & Barrett (GBR) L 6-0, 6-3	Did not advance		5

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