Danish athletes in the Melbourne 1956 Olympics

Danish athletes at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics*

Facts Medals Athletes Sports


Event	Athletes


Athletics
800 m M	DEN	Gunnar Nielsen

1500 m M	DEN	Gunnar Nielsen

5000 m M	DEN	Thyge Thøgersen

10000 m M	DEN	Thyge Thøgersen


Boxing
Bantamweight M	DEN	Henrik Ottesen

Light-welterweight M	DEN	Hans V. Petersen

Middleweight M	DEN	Jens Andersen


Canoe & Kayak
K1 500 m W	DEN	Tove Søby

K1 1000 m M	DEN	Villy Christiansen

K1 10000 m M	DEN	Svend Frømming

C2 1000 m M	DEN	Kaj Sylvan
		Gerner Christiansen

C2 10000 m M	DEN	Aksel Dunn
		Finn Haunstoft


Cycling
1000 m time trial M	DEN	Allan Juel Larsen


Diving
Platform W	DEN	Hanna Laursen


Equestrian
Dressage individual	DEN	Hermann Zobel
		Lis Hartel
		Inger Lemvigh-Müller

Dressage team	DEN	Hermann Zobel
		Lis Hartel
		Inger Lemvigh-Müller


Fencing
Foil individual W	DEN	Karen Lachmann


Sailing
Dragon	DEN	Ole Berntsen
		Christian von Bülow
		Cyril Andresen

Finn M	DEN	Paul Elvstrøm


Shooting
Rifle three positions M	DEN	Ole Hviid Jensen
		Uffe Schultz Larsen

Rifle prone M	DEN	Ole Hviid Jensen
		Uffe Schultz Larsen


Swimming
200 m breaststroke W	DEN	Jytte Hansen

200 m breaststroke M	DEN	Knud Gleie

* The list of Danish athletes in the 1956 Olympic Games is not yet complete
This information about Danish athletes in the Olympic Summer Games in Melbourne 1956 is based on the official olympic reports and Olympian Database

Danish athletes at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics*