Denmark at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 43 competitors, 35 men and 8 women, took part in 34 events in 9 sports.^[1]

Denmark at the 1932 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Los Angeles
Competitors	43 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Axel Bloch
Medals Ranked 20th	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Silver

• Henry Hansen, Leo Nielsen, and Frode Sørensen — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
• Svend Olsen — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
• Abraham Kurland — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

Bronze

• Peter Jørgensen — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
• Harald Christensen and Willy Gervin — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem
• Else Jacobsen — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1932.

Individual road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Leo Nielsen
• Henry Hansen
• Gunnar Andersen

Team road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Leo Nielsen
• Henry Hansen

Sprint

• Willy Gervin

Time trial

• Harald Christensen

Tandem

• Harald Christensen
• Willy Gervin

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Ingrid Larsen	3 m springboard	57.26	8
	10 m platform	31.96	5

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Seven fencers, four men and three women, represented Denmark in 1932.

Men's foil

• Axel Bloch
• Ivan Osiier
• Erik Kofoed-Hansen

Men's team foil

• Axel Bloch, Aage Leidersdorff, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Ivan Osiier

Men's épée

• Aage Leidersdorff
• Erik Kofoed-Hansen

Men's team épée

• Axel Bloch, Aage Leidersdorff, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Ivan Osiier

Men's sabre

• Ivan Osiier
• Axel Bloch
• Aage Leidersdorff

Men's team sabre

• Ivan Osiier, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Aage Leidersdorff, Axel Bloch

Women's foil

• Gerda Munck
• Grete Olsen
• Inger Klint

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lilli Andersen	100 m freestyle	1:11.6	8	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	6:05.1	10 Q	6:05.5	6	Did not advance
Else Jacobsen	200 m breaststroke	—		3:12.1	3 Q	3:07.1

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics