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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 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics

1904 Summer Olympics

The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
National football team	Football Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics Bohemia were forced to withdraw before the tournament started after losing their FIFA membership.-Semi-finals:-Bronze medal match:The French were so shocked by their humiliating 17-1 defeat against Denmark that they declined to play for the bronze medal; therefore, the Netherlands played Sweden for...	Men's competition
Ludvig Dam Ludvig Dam Hans Peter Ludvig Dam was a Danish freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics....	Swimming Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, six swimming events were contested. These were the first Olympic Games in which a 100 metre pool had been especially constructed . Previous Olympic events were swum in open water...	Men's 100m Backstroke
Anders Andersen Anders Andersen (wrestler) Anders Peter Andersen was a Danish sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class....	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, nine wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were four weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five weight classes in freestyle wrestling....	Men's Greco-Roman 73kg
Carl Jensen	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, nine wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were four weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five weight classes in freestyle wrestling....	Men's Greco-Roman 93kg
Søren Marinus Jensen Søren Marinus Jensen Søren Marinus Jensen was a Danish sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, nine wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were four weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five weight classes in freestyle wrestling....	Men's Greco-Roman +93kg

Athletics

Event	Place	Athlete	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres was the shortest of the sprint races at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held over the course of three days...	Heats	Axel Petersen	11.5 seconds 2nd, heat 9	Did not advance

Men's 1500 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth times at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 13, 1908 and on July 14, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference...	Semi- finalist	Kjeld Nielsen	None held	Unknown 6th, semifinal 2	Did not advance

Men's 5 miles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5 miles The men's 5 miles race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was discontinued after that in favour of the metric races of 5,000 and 10,000 metres. The competition was held on July 15, 1908 and July 18, 1908...	Semi- finalist	Julius Jørgensen	None held	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3	Did not advance
	Semi- finalist	Kjeld Nielsen	None held	Unknown 4th, semifinal 2	Did not advance

Men's marathon Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The men's marathon race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The race was held on July 24, 1908.The distance was the now-standard length of 26 miles, 385 yards . 75 competitors entered. 55 runners from 16 nations began the race, with 27 athletes finishing.The most famous incident of...	23rd	Julius Jørgensen	None held		3:47:44.0
	26th	Rudy Hansen	None held		3:53:15.0

Men's 3500 metre walk Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3500 metre walk The men's 3500 metre walk race was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 14, 1908.It was held in two rounds...	6th	Charles Vestergaard	None held	17:07.0 2nd, semifinal 2	17:21.8
	Semi- finalist	Arne Højme	None held	17:23.4 6th, semifinal 1	Did not advance

Men's 10 mile walk Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 mile walk The men's 10 miles walk race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. This event was held for the only time. The competition was held on Thursday, July 16, 1908 and on Friday, July 17, 1908.The competition was held in two rounds...	—	Arne Højme	None held	Did not finish —, semifinal 1	Did not advance
	—	Charles Vestergaard	None held	Did not finish —, semifinal 2	Did not advance

Event	Place	Athlete	Height/ Distance

Men's standing long jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing long jump The men's standing long jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Monday, July 20, 1908.Twenty-five long jumpers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...	8-25	Svend Langkjær	Unknown

Men's standing high jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing high jump The men's standing high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 23, 1908.23 high jumpers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...	8th	Svend Langkjær	1.42 metres

Men's hammer throw Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw The men's hammer throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 14, 1908.19 throwers from eight nations competed.-Records:...	10-19	Harald Agger	Unknown

Boxing

2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout.

Weight class	Place	Boxer	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Lightweight Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Lightweight -Competition:Round of 16Wells and Holberg split the judges over the course of the first three rounds. The referee declared a fourth round, which Wells won in a contest with involved much grappling rather than punching. Bouvier was knocked down several times by Holmes before the referee stopped... Up to 140 pounds	7th	Hemming Hansen Hemming Hansen Hemming Emil Hansen was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kværkeby, Zealand and died in Frederiksberg....	Lost to Johnson Harry Johnson (boxer) Herbert Henry "Harry" Johnson was a British lightweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Frederick Spiller in the semi-finals.-References:*... 2-0 decision	Did not advance
	7th	Valdemar Holberg Valdemar Holberg Valdemar Birger Holberg was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Copenhagen, and died the same place....	Lost to Wells Matt Wells (boxer) Matthew "Matt" Wells was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.- Amateur career :During his amateur career, he won four consecutive ABA Lightweight titles .- Olympics :... 4th-round decision	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Great Britain	0	2	.000

Total	0	2	.000

Fencing

Event	Place	Fencer	First round	Second round	Semi- final	Final

Men's épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's épée The men's épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The medals were swept by the French fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team épée event.-First round:...	Semi- finalist	Lauritz Christian Østrup Lauritz Christian Østrup Lauritz Christian Østrup was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...	5-1 (1st in A)	3-1 (1st in 2)	5-5 (6th in 2)	Did not advance
	Second round	Ivan Osiier	5-3 (2nd in E)	2-2 (3rd in 2)	Did not advance
	Second round	Ejnar Levison Ejnar Levison Ejnar Levison was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.-References:...	3-2 (2nd in C)	1-4 (5th in 1)	Did not advance
	First round	Herbert Sander Herbert Sander Herbert Sander was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1906 and 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	2-4 (4th in B)	Did not advance
		Otto Becker Otto Becker (fencer) Otto Becker was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	4-4 (4th in D)
		Frantz Jørgensen Frantz Jørgensen Frantz Jørgensen was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	3-4 (5th in I)

Men's sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:...	Semi- finalist	Lauritz Østrup	4-1 (1st in I)	2-1 (2nd in 8)	3-4 (6th in 2)	Did not advance
	Second round	Einar Schwartz-Nielsen Einar Schwartz-Nielsen Einar Schwartz-Nielsen was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	2-1 (1st in E)	0-3 (4th in 8)	Did not advance
	First round	Harald Krenchel Harald Krenchel Harald Krenchel was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	1-3 (5th in D)	Did not advance

Event	Place	Fencers	Play-in match	First round	Semi- finals	Final	Repechage	Silver medal match

Men's team épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team épée The men's team épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the French team, who also swept the medals in the individual épée event.-Play-in match:...	4th	Ejnar Levison (all) Ivan Osiier (all) Lauritz Østrup (1st) Herbert Sander Herbert Sander Herbert Sander was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1906 and 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:... (all) Otto Becker (rep)	Bye	Lost to France France at the 1908 Summer Olympics -Medalists:France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.-Archery:The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the... 10-6 Relegated to repechage	Did not advance		Lost to Great Britain 9-8 Out 4th place	Did not advance

Football

Denmark was represented by the Denmark national football team

Denmark national football team

The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...

Event	Place	Players	First round	Semifinals	Final	Bronze match

Men's football	2nd	P. Marius Andersen, Harald Bohr Harald Bohr Harald August Bohr was a Danish mathematician and football player. After receiving his doctorate in 1910, Bohr became an eminent mathematician, founding the field of almost periodic functions. His brother was the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Niels Bohr... , Charles Buchwald Charles Buchwald Charles von Buchwald was a Danish amateur football player, who played seven games as a defender for the Denmark national football team. He was Jewish.... , Ludvig Drescher Ludvig Drescher Ludvig Drescher was a Danish amateur football player in the goalkeeper position. He played four games for the Denmark national football team, and won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics... , Johannes Gandil Johannes Gandil Johannes Gandil was a Danish amateur footballer, who played one game as a forward for the Denmark national football team, winning a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics... , Harald Hansen Harald Hansen Harald Hansen was a Danish amateur football player, who played as a defender for the Denmark national football team, with whom he won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics... , August Lindgren August Lindgren August Ludvig Lindgren was a Danish amateur football player in the midfielder position, who won a silver medal with the Danish national team in the 1908 Summer Olympics football tournament. He scored two goals in three games at the tournament. In all, Lindgren played four games and scored three... , Kristian Middelboe Kristian Middelboe Kristian Middelboe was a Danish amateur football player in the defender position, who won a silver medal with the Danish national team in the 1908 Summer Olympics football tournament. He played a total four games for the Danish national team... (captain), Nils Middelboe Nils Middelboe Nils Middelboe was a Danish athlete and football player as well as a football referee, who most prominently represented the Denmark national football team at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics, winning silver medals in 1908 and 1912... , Sophus Nielsen Sophus Nielsen Sophus Erhard "Krølben" Nielsen was a Danish amateur football player and manager, and the first player in history to score ten goals in a full national team match. Nielsen scored a total 16 goals in 20 games for the Denmark national football team, and won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912... , Oscar Nielsen-Nørland, Bjørn Rasmussen Bjørn Rasmussen Bjørn Vilhelm Ravn Rasmussen was a Danish amateur football player in the striker position, who won a silver medal with the Danish national team in the 1908 Summer Olympics football tournament. Rasmussen played two games for the Danish national team. He played his club football with Kjøbenhavns... , Vilhelm Wolffhagen	Won vs. France France at the 1908 Summer Olympics -Medalists:France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.-Archery:The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the... B 9-0	Won vs. France A 17-1	Lost vs. Great Britain 2-0	Not relegated

Gymnastics

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score

Men's team Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team The men's team was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Each team was composed of between 16 and 40 gymnasts, with a time limit of 30 minutes for the performance. Free gymnastics and hand apparati were allowed...	4th	Carl Andersen, Hans Bredmose, Jens Chievitz Jens Chievitz William Poul Jens Chievitz was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished fourth with the Danish team in the team competition.-External links:... , Arvor Hansen Arvor Hansen Arvor Hansen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish team, which finished fourth in the gymnastics team event in 1908.... , Christian Hansen, Ingvardt Hansen, Einar Hermann, Knud Holm Knud Holm Knud Olaf Holm was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Poul Holm, Oluf Husted-Nielsen Oluf Husted-Nielsen Oluf Husted-Nielsen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished fourth with the Danish team in the team competition.-External links:... , Charles Jensen, Gorm Jensen Gorm Jensen Gorm W. Decem Jensen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished fourth with the Danish team in the team competition.-External links:*... , Hendrik Johansen, Harald Klem Harald Klem Harald Robert Severin Klem was a Danish gymnast and swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Robert Madsen Robert Madsen Robert Christian Klein Madsen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Viggo Meulengracht-Madsen, Lukas Nielsen Lukas Nielsen Lukas Fredrik Christian Nielsen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics and perhaps also in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... , Oluf Olsson Oluf Olsson Oluf Olsson was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... , Niels Petersen, Nicolai Philipsen, Hendrik Rasmussen, Viktor Rasmussen Viktor Rasmussen Viktor Kristoffer Rasmussen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Marius Thuesen Marius Thuesen Marius Laurits Theodor Jensen Thuesen was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Niels Turin-Nielsen	378

Shooting

Event	Place	Shooter	Score

Men's 300 metre free rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle The men's free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, July 11, 1908.Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed.-Results:...	14th	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...	813
	18th	Christian Pedersen	780
	21st	Hans Christian Schultz	769
	33rd	Niels Laursen	712
	42nd	Poul Liebst	645
	48th	Christian Christensen Christian Christensen (sport shooter) Niels Christian Olesen Christensen was a Danish sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Sundby, but represented the club Kjøbenhavns Skytteforening. In the 1908 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the team free rifle event, eighth in the ream military rifle event...	501
	51st	Lorents Jensen	321

Men's team free rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifle The men's team free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, July 9, 1908 and on Friday, July 10, 1908.Fifty-four sport shooters from nine nations competed....	4th	Niels Andersen Lars Jørgen Madsen Ole Olsen Ole Olsen (sport shooter) Ole Olsen was a Danish sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... Christian Christensen Christian Pedersen Hans Christian Schultz	4543

Men's team military rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team military rifle The men's team military rifle, also referred to as the International, was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of six shooters, with each shooter firing 90 shots at targets at varying distances. 15 shots were fired at each of 6 distances: 200,...	8th	Niels Andersen Christian Christensen Lorents Jensen Niels Laursen Julius Hillemann-Jensen Ole Olsen	1909

Swimming

Event	Place	Swimmer	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 100 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle The men's 100 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the shortest of the three individual freestyle events, as the 50 yard freestyle had been dropped after its one appearance on the 1904 Summer Olympics programme...	Heats	Harald Klem Harald Klem Harald Robert Severin Klem was a Danish gymnast and swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Unknown 3-6, heat 1	Did not advance
		Poul Holm	Unknown 3-5, heat 3
		Hjalmar Saxtorph	Unknown 4-5, heat 5

Men's 400 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle The men's 400 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the 3 individual freestyle event distances. It was the first time an event over 400 metres was held at the Olympics...	Heats	Aage Holm	8:08.8 2nd, heat 5	Did not advance
	Heats	Hjalmar Saxtorph	Unknown 4-5, heat 7	Did not advance

Men's 100 metre backstroke Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke The men's 100 metre backstroke was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only backstroke event on the schedule. It was the first appearance of the event, after a 100 yard event was held in 1904...	2nd	Ludvig Dam Ludvig Dam Hans Peter Ludvig Dam was a Danish freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics....	1:26.4 2nd, heat 4	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1	1:26.6

Men's 200 metre breaststroke Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke The men's 200 metre breaststroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only breaststroke event on the schedule...	Heats	Harald Klem	Unknown 3rd, heat 6	Did not advance

Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay The men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay, or 800 metre team race, was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme...	Semi- finalist	Poul Holm Harald Klem John Ludvig Dam Hjalmar Saxtorph	None held	12:53.0 2nd, semifinal 1	Did not advance

Wrestling

Event	Place	Wrestler	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Greco-Roman lightweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman lightweight The Greco-Roman lightweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men...	5th	Anders Møller	Defeated Whittingstall	Defeated Faulkner	Lost to Lindén	Did not advance
	9th	Carl Carlsen	Defeated Steens	Lost to Lindén	Did not advance
	17th	Christian Carlsen	Lost to Hawkins	Did not advance

Greco-Roman middleweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman middleweight Jósepsson broke his arm in his semifinal and was forced to withdraw from the bronze medal match; Andersen received third place....	3rd	Anders Andersen Anders Andersen (wrestler) Anders Peter Andersen was a Danish sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class....	Bye	Defeated Lorenz	Defeated Belmer	Lost to Mårtensson Frithiof Mårtensson Frithiof M. Mårtensson was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class.-External links:*...	Defeated (walkover) Jósepsson
	4th	Jóhannes Jósepsson	Bye	Defeated Orosz	Defeated Frank	Lost to Andersson Mauritz Andersson Mauritz Olof Andersson was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the silver medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class....	Lost (walkover) to Andersen Anders Andersen (wrestler) Anders Peter Andersen was a Danish sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class....
	5th	Johannes Eriksen Johannes Eriksen Johannes Thorvald Eriksen was a Danish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Frederiksberg....	Bye	Defeated E. Bacon Edgar Bacon Edgar Hugh Bacon was an English freestyle and Greco-Roman sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Camberwell...	Lost to Andersson Mauritz Andersson Mauritz Olof Andersson was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the silver medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class....	Did not advance
	5th	Axel Larsson	Defeated Duijm	Defeated Lelie	Lost to Mårtensson Frithiof Mårtensson Frithiof M. Mårtensson was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class.-External links:*...	Did not advance

Greco-Roman light heavyweight	3rd	Carl Jensen	Bye	Defeated Oosten	Defeated Banbrook	Lost to Saarela Yrjö Saarela Yrjö Erik Mikael Saarela was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....	Defeated Payr
	17th	Harald Christiansen	Lost to Larsson	Did not advance
	17th	Henri Nielsen	Lost to Saarela Yrjö Saarela Yrjö Erik Mikael Saarela was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....	Did not advance

Greco-Roman super heavyweight	3rd	Søren Marinus Jensen Søren Marinus Jensen Søren Marinus Jensen was a Danish sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....	None held		Bye	Lost to Weisz Richárd Weisz Richárd Weisz was a Hungarian sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Budapest....	Defeated Payr
Greco-Roman super heavyweight	5th	Carl Jensen	None held		Lost to Weisz Richárd Weisz Richárd Weisz was a Hungarian sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Budapest....	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Belgium Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics Belgium competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.It was the second appearance of the European nation, which had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:-Cycling:...	1	0	1.000
Finland Finland at the 1908 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. The Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire at the time, but Finland's results are kept separate from those of Russia.Medalists=...	0	4	.000
Great Britain	4	1	.800
Hungary Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.- Gold:...	3	2	.600
Netherlands Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:-Cycling:-Fencing:-Football:The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.-Gymnastics:-Rowing:...	5	0	1.000
Sweden Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:...	1	5	.167

Total international	14	12	.538
Denmark	1	1	.500

Total	15	13	.536

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