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
Silver
- Lis Hartel — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
- Ole Berntsen, Christian von Bülow and Cyril Andresen — Sailing, Men's Dragon Team Competition
Bronze
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
- Allan Juel Larsen — 1:14.3 (→ 13th place)
- 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.
Rowing
Denmark had seven male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
Sailing
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Paul Elvstrøm | Finn | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7509 | 
| |
| Ole Berntsen Cyril Andresen Christian von Bülow |
Dragon | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5723 | 
| |
Shooting
Two shooters represented Denmark in 1956.
Swimming
References
- ^ "Denmark at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ 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.
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