Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. The Danish contingent, 13 men, competed in 5 sports and had 30 entries in 14 events.

Gold

• Lars Jørgen Madsen
  Lars Jørgen Madsen
  Lars Jørgen Madsen was a Danish rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal in the Military Rifle standing. Twenty years later, he won another gold, in the Military Rifle Team event...
  
   - shooting, standing military rifle

Additionally, Edgar Aabye

Edgar Aabye

Edgar Lindenau Aabye was a Danish tug of war competitor who participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France.-External links:...

, Eugen Schmidt

Eugen Schmidt

Eugen Stahl Schmidt was a Danish shooter, athlete, and tug of war competitor. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris....

, and Charles Winckler

Charles Winckler

Charles "Carl" Gustav Wilhelm Winckler was a Danish athlete and tug of war competitor who participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He finished tenth in the shot put event and eighth in the discus throw event....

 were part of a mixed team

Mixed team at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Early Olympic Games allowed for individuals in a team to be from different nations. The International Olympic Committee now groups their results together under the mixed team designation . During the 1900 Summer Olympics several teams comprising international members won 12 medals in 7 different...

 (with three athletes from Sweden

Sweden at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris under the IOC country code SWE. It was the second appearance of the European nation. Swedish results are typically separated from those of Norwegian competitors despite the personal union of the two kingdoms.-Medalists:Gold medals were not...

) that won the gold medal in tug of war.

Silver

• Anders Peter Nielsen
  Anders Peter Nielsen
  Anders Peter Nielsen was a Danish shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in rifle shooting...
  
   - shooting, kneeling military rifle
• Anders Peter Nielsen - shooting, prone military rifle
• Anders Peter Nielsen - shooting, three positions military rifle

Bronze

• Peder Lykkeberg
  Peder Lykkeberg
  Peder Rudolph Lykkeberg was a Danish swimmer who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the underwater swimming competition. This event was held only in 1900....
  
   - swimming, 200 metre backstroke
• Ernst Schultz
  Ernst Schultz
  Ernst Ludvig Emanuel Schultz , born in Horsens, was an early twentieth century Danish athlete who specialised in the 400 metres. He participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the Bronze medal in the Men's 400 metres event. Member of Københavns Idræts Forening and Hellerup...
  
   - athletics, 400 metres

Athletics

Four athletes competed in six athletics events, taking a bronze medal.

Event	Place	Athlete	Heat	Semifinal	Repechage	Final
100 metres	—	Johannes Gandil	Unknown 3rd, heat 4	Did not advance
400 metres	3rd	Ernst Schulz	Unknown 2nd, heat 2	None held		Unknown
800 metres	—	Christian Christensen	Unknown 5th, heat 1	None held		Did not advance
1500 metres	5th	Christian Christensen	None held			Unknown

Event	Place	Athlete	Qualifier	Final
Shot put	10th	Charles Winckler Charles Winckler Charles "Carl" Gustav Wilhelm Winckler was a Danish athlete and tug of war competitor who participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He finished tenth in the shot put event and eighth in the discus throw event....	None held	10.76 metres
Discus throw	8th	Charles Winckler	32.50 metres 8th	Did not advance

Fencing

Denmark competed in fencing for the second time in 1900. The team won no medals that time.

Event	Place	Fencer	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
Masters foil	44-60	Jens Peter Berthelsen Jens Peter Berthelsen Jens Peter Berthelsen was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil masters event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was the father of Jens Berthelsen.-References:...	Not advanced by jury	Did not advance

Shooting

Denmark competed again at the second Olympic shooting events. Jensen, who had been more successful in weightlifting four years earlier but had won a bronze medal in shooting, returned. This time, he received no shooting medals. Madsen won an individual gold medal, while Nielsen took three individual silvers including the overall. The team did not take a medal in the team event, though they came close with a score only 13 points less than bronze medallist France's.

Event	Place	Shooter	Score
Military rifle standing	1st	Lars Jørgen Madsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Lars Jørgen Madsen was a Danish rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a gold medal in the Military Rifle standing. Twenty years later, he won another gold, in the Military Rifle Team event...	305
	11th	Viggo Jensen Viggo Jensen Alexander Viggo Jensen was a Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast, and athlete. He was the first Danish Olympic champion, at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....	277
		Anders Peter Nielsen Anders Peter Nielsen Anders Peter Nielsen was a Danish shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in rifle shooting...	277
	22nd	Axel Kristensen	261
	28th	Laurids Jensen-Kjær	238
Military rifle kneeling	2nd	Anders Peter Nielsen	314
	8th	Lars Jørgen Madsen	299
	13th	Viggo Jensen	290
	22nd	Laurids Jensen-Kjær	271
	26th	Axel Kristensen	260
Military rifle prone	2nd	Anders Peter Nielsen	330
	10th	Viggo Jensen	308
	16th	Lars Jørgen Madsen	301
	27th	Laurids Jensen-Kjær	273
	30th	Axel Kristensen	261
Military rifle three positions	2nd	Anders Peter Nielsen	921
	5th	Lars Jørgen Madsen	905
	15th	Viggo Jensen	875
	28th	Laurids Jensen-Kjær	782
		Axel Kristensen	782
Military rifle team	4th	Viggo Jensen, Laurids Jensen-Kjær, Axel Kristensen, Lars Jørgen Madsen, Anders Peter Nielsen	4265

Swimming

Denmark entered one event in its inaugural Olympic swimming appearance, with Lykkeberg taking the bronze medal.

Event	Place	Swimmer	Seconds	Metres	Score
Men's underwater swimming	3rd	Peder Lykkeberg Peder Lykkeberg Peder Rudolph Lykkeberg was a Danish swimmer who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He won the bronze medal in the underwater swimming competition. This event was held only in 1900....	90.0	28.50	147.0

Tug of war

Denmark contributed 3 of the 6 members of the gold medal winning team in the inaugural tug of war competition.

Event	Place	Athletes	Match 1
Tug of war	1st	Edgar Aabye Edgar Aabye Edgar Lindenau Aabye was a Danish tug of war competitor who participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France.-External links:...   August Nilsson August Nilsson August Nilsson was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He finished ninth in the shot put event and eighth in the pole vault competition....  (SWE Sweden at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris under the IOC country code SWE. It was the second appearance of the European nation. Swedish results are typically separated from those of Norwegian competitors despite the personal union of the two kingdoms.-Medalists:Gold medals were not... ) Eugen Schmidt Eugen Schmidt Eugen Stahl Schmidt was a Danish shooter, athlete, and tug of war competitor. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris....   Gustaf Söderström Gustaf Söderström Gustaf Söderström was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor.He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished 6th in both shot put and discus throw. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France...  (SWE) Karl Gustaf Staaf (SWE) Charles Winckler Charles Winckler Charles "Carl" Gustav Wilhelm Winckler was a Danish athlete and tug of war competitor who participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He finished tenth in the shot put event and eighth in the discus throw event....	Won vs. France France at the 1900 Summer Olympics France was the host of the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. France was one of many nations that had competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Greece and had returned to compete at the 1900 Games.... 2-0