🇩🇰Denmark at Rome 1960

summer Games

100

Athletes

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total Medals

Medalists

Athlete	Event	Sport
Erik Hansen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Paul Elvstrøm	Sailing One Person Dinghy, Open (Olympic)	Sailing
Jørn Sørensen	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
Poul Pedersen	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
Tommy Troelsen	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
Poul Andersen	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
John Danielsen	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
Henning Enoksen	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
Henry From	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
Bent Hansen	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
Poul Jensen	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
Flemming Nielsen	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
Hans Christian Nielsen	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
Harald Nielsen	Football (Football) Football, Men (Olympic)	Football (Football)
Steen Christensen	Sailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)	Sailing
Søren Hancke	Sailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)	Sailing
William Berntsen	Sailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)	Sailing
Ole Gunnar Petersen	Sailing Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open (Olympic)	Sailing
Arne Høyer	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Relay, 4 × 500 metres, Men (Olympic)	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Helmuth Nyborg Sørensen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Relay, 4 × 500 metres, Men (Olympic)	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Erling Jessen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Relay, 4 × 500 metres, Men (Olympic)	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Erik Hansen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Relay, 4 × 500 metres, Men (Olympic)	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)

All Results by Sport

Athletics

6th	Vivi Markussen	Athletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)
25th	Leo Rosschou	Athletics 20 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
15th	Tommy Kristensen	Athletics 20 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
17th	Karen Inge Halkier	Athletics Discus Throw, Women (Olympic)
18th	Mette Oxvang	Athletics High Jump, Women (Olympic)
18th	Lise Koch	Athletics Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic)
6th	Thyge Thøgersen	Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
41st	Johannes Lauridsen	Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
=23rd	Bjørn Andersen	Athletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)

Boxing

=17th	Børge Krogh	Boxing Featherweight, Men (Olympic)
=17th	Villy Bækgaard Andersen	Boxing Flyweight, Men (Olympic)
=17th	Leif Hansen	Boxing Light-Middleweight, Men (Olympic)
=17th	Achton Mikkelsen	Boxing Middleweight, Men (Olympic)
=17th	Benny Nielsen	Boxing Welterweight, Men (Olympic)

Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)

9th	Erik Christensen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
5th	Vagn Schmidt	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
5th	Kaj Schmidt	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
5th	Birgit Jensen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic)
5th	Anni Werner-Hansen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic)
3rd	Arne Høyer	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Relay, 4 × 500 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Helmuth Nyborg Sørensen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Relay, 4 × 500 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Erling Jessen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Relay, 4 × 500 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Erik Hansen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Relay, 4 × 500 metres, Men (Olympic)
1st	Erik Hansen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
4th	Anni Werner-Hansen	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic)

Cycling Road (Cycling)

-	Vagn Bangsborg	Cycling Road (Cycling) 100 kilometres Team Time Trial, Men (Olympic)
-	Niels Baunsøe	Cycling Road (Cycling) 100 kilometres Team Time Trial, Men (Olympic)
-	Knud Enemark Jensen	Cycling Road (Cycling) 100 kilometres Team Time Trial, Men (Olympic)
-	Jørgen Jørgensen	Cycling Road (Cycling) 100 kilometres Team Time Trial, Men (Olympic)

Cycling Track (Cycling)

=5th	Leif Larsen	Cycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
=5th	John Lundgren	Cycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
=5th	Jens Sørensen	Cycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
=5th	Kurt vid Stein	Cycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)

Diving (Aquatics)

14th	Hanna Laursen	Diving (Aquatics) Platform, Women (Olympic)
16th	Bende Velin	Diving (Aquatics) Platform, Women (Olympic)

Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian)

32nd	Arne Preben Jensen	Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Individual, Men (Olympic)
28th	Ib Bjørke	Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Individual, Men (Olympic)
-	Peter Zobel	Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Individual, Men (Olympic)
-	Poul Erik Bæk	Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Individual, Men (Olympic)
-	Peter Zobel	Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Team, Men (Olympic)
-	Arne Preben Jensen	Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Team, Men (Olympic)
-	Poul Erik Bæk	Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Team, Men (Olympic)
-	Ib Bjørke	Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) Team, Men (Olympic)

Fencing

5th

Palle Frey

Fencing Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)

Football (Football)

Hockey

Modern Pentathlon

47th

Benny Schmidt

Modern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)

Rowing

3rd	Ejgo Vejby Nielsen	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Svend Helge Hansen	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Mogens Pedersen	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Erik Rask	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Poul Justesen	Rowing Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic)
4th	Knud Nielsen	Rowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)
4th	Sven Lysholt Hansen	Rowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)
4th	Jens Berendt Jensen	Rowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Børge Kaas Andersen	Rowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Ole Kassow	Rowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Hugo Christiansen	Rowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Mogens Jensen	Rowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
AC h1 r3/4	Elo Tostenæs	Rowing Coxless Pairs, Men (Olympic)
AC h1 r3/4	Tage Grøndahl	Rowing Coxless Pairs, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Poul Mortensen	Rowing Double Sculls, Men (Olympic)
3rd	Jannik Madum Andersen	Rowing Double Sculls, Men (Olympic)

Sailing

2nd	Steen Christensen	Sailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)
2nd	Søren Hancke	Sailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)
2nd	William Berntsen	Sailing 5.5 metres, Open (Olympic)
1st	Paul Elvstrøm	Sailing One Person Dinghy, Open (Olympic)
6th	Aage Birch	Sailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
6th	Niels Markussen	Sailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
6th	Paul Lindemark Jørgensen	Sailing Three Person Keelboat, Open (Olympic)
2nd	Ole Gunnar Petersen	Sailing Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open (Olympic)

Shooting

29th	Egon Stephansen	Shooting Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)
21st	Uffe Schultz Larsen	Shooting Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)
51st	Per Nielsen	Shooting Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men (Olympic)
23rd	Niels Petersen	Shooting Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
16th	Egon Stephansen	Shooting Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
23rd	Niels Petersen	Shooting Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
53rd	Uffe Schultz Larsen	Shooting Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)

Swimming (Aquatics)

18th	Kirsten Michaelsen	Swimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)
9th	Ethel Ward Petersen	Swimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)
8th	Dorrit Kristensen	Swimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)
15th	Inge Andersen	Swimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)

Wrestling

17th	Rudolf Pedersen	Wrestling Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
=14th	Jørgen Jensen	Wrestling Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
=13th	Erik Thomsen	Wrestling Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
=9th	Bjarne Ansbøl	Wrestling Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)

16th	Poul Moll Nielsen	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
16th	Carsten Bruun	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
16th	Erik Frandsen	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
16th	Hans Glendrup	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
16th	Jesper Guldbrandsen	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
16th	Torben Alstrup Jensen	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
16th	Bent Kilde	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
16th	Flemming Kristiansen	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
16th	Willy Kristoffersen	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
16th	Erling Nielsen	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
16th	Villy Moll Nielsen	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
16th	Vagn Pejtersen	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
-	Henrik Sørensen	Hockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)