Denmark at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| Denmark at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm | ||||||||||
| Competitors | ||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Ole Hviid Jensen (Melbourne) | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 20 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 4 |
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Denmark competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).
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[edit] Medals
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Gold
- Paul Elvstrøm — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition
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Silver
- Lis Hartel — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
- Ole Berntsen, Christian von Bülow and Cyril Andresen — Sailing, Men's Dragon Team Competition
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Bronze
- Tove Søby — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 metres Kayak Singles
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Cycling
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Allan Juel Larsen — 1:14.3 (→ 13th place)
Men's Individual Road Race
- Palle Lykke Jensen — did not finish (→ no ranking)
[edit] Diving
Women's 10m Platform
- Hanna Laursen
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- Preliminary Round — 35.39 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
[edit] References
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