Denmark_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Denmark at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Denmark at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	31 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Ole Hviid Jensen (Melbourne)
Medals; Ranked 20th	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

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 edit

Women's 10m Platform

One fencer represented Denmark in 1956.

Denmark had seven male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
Paul Elvstrøm	Finn	1	8	15	1	1	1	1	7509
Ole Berntsen Cyril Andresen Christian von Bülow	Dragon	1	4	4	2	2	2	6	5723

Two shooters represented Denmark in 1956.

^ "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.