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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{infobox country at games
| NOC = DEN
| NOCname = [[National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark]]
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1908
| flagcaption = 
| oldcode = 
| website = {{url|www.dif.dk }}&nbsp;{{in lang|da|en}}
| location = [[London]]
| competitors = 78
| sports = 8
| flagbearer = [[Aage Holm]]
| rank = 16
| gold = 0
| silver = 2
| bronze = 3
| officials = 
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 
| app_end_year = 
| summerappearances = 
| winterappearances = 
| seealso = [[Denmark at the 1906 Intercalated Games|1906]] Intercalated Games
}}

[[Denmark]] competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], [[England]].  No Danish athletes had competed in the [[1904 Summer Olympics]].

==Medalists==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!style="width:6em"| Medal
!style="width:15em"| Name
!style="width:12em"| Sport
!style="width:12em"| Event
!style="width:12em"| Date
|-
| {{silver medal}} 
| {{Sortname|Denmark|national football team}}<br/>{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:32em|{{ubl|[[Peter Marius Andersen|Peter Andersen]]|[[Magnus Beck]]|[[Ødbert E. Bjarnholt]]|[[Harald Bohr]]|[[Charles Buchwald]]|[[Ludvig Drescher]]|[[Johannes Gandil]]|[[Knud Hansen]]|[[August Lindgren]]|[[Einar Middelboe]]|[[Kristian Middelboe]]|[[Nils Middelboe]]|[[Sophus Nielsen]]|[[Oskar Nørland]]|[[Bjørn Rasmussen]]|[[Vilhelm Wolfhagen]]}}}}
| align=center colspan=2|[[Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Football]]
| {{dts||10|24}}
|-
| {{silver medal}} 
| {{Sortname|Ludvig|Dam}} || [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] 
| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|Men's 100 m backstroke]]
| {{dts||7|17}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} 
| {{Sortname|Anders|Andersen|Anders Andersen (wrestler)}} || [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] 
| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight|Men's Greco-Roman middleweight]]
| {{dts||7|25}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} 
| {{Sortname|Carl|Jensen|Carl Jensen (wrestler)}} || [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] 
| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight|Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight]]
| {{dts||7|22}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}} 
| {{Sortname|Søren Marinus|Jensen}} || [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] 
| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight|Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight]]
| {{dts||7|24}}
|}

==Results by event==
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}

===Athletics===
{{main|Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Athlete || Heats || Semifinals || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|Men's 100 metres]] || Heats ||align=left| [[Axel Petersen (athlete)|Axel Petersen]] || 11.5 seconds <br> 2nd, heat 9 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|Men's 1500 metres]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Kjeld Nielsen]] ||bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 6th, semifinal 2 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 5 miles|Men's 5 miles]] ||rowspan=2| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Julius Jørgensen]] ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 3 ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| Kjeld Nielsen || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 2
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Men's marathon]] || 23rd ||align=left| Julius Jørgensen ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 3:47:44.0
|- align=center
| 26th ||align=left| Rudy Hansen || 3:53:15.0
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3500 metre walk|Men's 3500 metre walk]] || 6th ||align=left| [[Charles Vestergaard]] ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 17:07.0 <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 || 17:21.8
|- align=center
| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Arne Højme]] || 17:23.4 <br> 6th, semifinal 1 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 mile walk|Men's 10 mile walk]] ||rowspan=2| — ||align=left| Arne Højme ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| Charles Vestergaard || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Athlete || Height/<br>Distance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump|Men's standing long jump]] || 8-25 ||align=left| [[Svend Langkjær]] || Unknown
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's standing high jump|Men's standing high jump]] || 8th ||align=left| Svend Langkjær || 1.42 metres
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Men's hammer throw]] || 10-19 ||align=left| [[Harald Agger]] || Unknown
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|}

===Boxing===
{{main|Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

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

{| class=wikitable
! Weight <br> class || Place || Boxer || Round <br> of 16 || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Lightweight|Lightweight]] <br> Up to 140 pounds ||rowspan=2| 7th ||align=left| [[Hemming Hansen]] || Lost to [[Harry Johnson (boxer)|Johnson]] <br> 2-0 decision ||rowspan=2 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Waldemar Holberg]] || Lost to [[Matt Wells (boxer)|Wells]] <br> 4th-round decision
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|}

{| class=wikitable
! Opponent nation || Wins || Losses || Percent
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] || 0 || 2 || .000
|-
|colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray|
|-
! Total || 0 || 2 || .000
|}

===Fencing===
{{main|Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Fencer || First <br> round || Second <br> round || Semi-<br>final || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=6 align=left| [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's épée|Men's épée]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Lauritz Christian Østrup]] || 5-1 (1st in A) || 3-1 (1st in 2) || 5-5 (6th in 2) ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|rowspan=2| Second <br> round ||align=left| [[Ivan Osiier]] || 5-3 (2nd in E) || 2-2 (3rd in 2) ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Ejnar Levison]] || 3-2 (2nd in C) || 1-4 (5th in 1)
|- align=center
|rowspan=3| First <br> round ||align=left| [[Herbert Sander]] || 2-4 (4th in B) ||rowspan=3 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Otto Becker (fencer)|Otto Becker]] || 4-4 (4th in D)
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Frantz Jørgensen]] || 3-4 (5th in I)
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre|Men's sabre]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| Lauritz Østrup || 4-1 (1st in I) || 2-1 (2nd in 8) || 3-4 (6th in 2) ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
| Second <br> round ||align=left| [[Einar Schwartz-Nielsen]] || 2-1 (1st in E) || 0-3 (4th in 8) ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
| First <br> round ||align=left| [[Harald Krenchel]] || 1-3 (5th in D) ||colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Fencers || Play-in <br> match || First <br> round || Semi-<br>finals || Final || Repechage || Silver <br> medal match
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée|Men's team épée]] || 4th ||align=left| Ejnar Levison (all) <br> Ivan Osiier (all) <br> Lauritz Østrup (1st) <br> [[Herbert Sander]] (all) <br> Otto Becker (rep) || Bye || Lost to [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] <br> 10-6 <hr> Relegated to <br> repechage ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance || Lost to [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] <br> 9-8 <hr> Out <br> 4th place ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || || 
|}

===Football===
{{main|Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

Denmark was represented by the [[Denmark national football team]].

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Players || First round || Semifinals || Final || Bronze match
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|- align=center
| Men's football ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[P. Marius Andersen]], [[Harald Bohr]], [[Charles Buchwald]], [[Ludvig Drescher]], [[Johannes Gandil]], <br> [[Harald Hansen (footballer)|Harald Hansen]], [[August Lindgren]], [[Kristian Middelboe]] (captain), [[Nils Middelboe]], <br> [[Sophus Nielsen]], [[Oscar Nielsen-Nørland]], [[Bjørn Rasmussen]], [[Vilhelm Wolffhagen]] || Won vs. <br> [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] B <br> 9-0 || Won vs. <br> France A <br> 17-1 || Lost vs. <br> [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] <br> 2-0 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Not relegated
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|}

===Gymnastics===
{{main|Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Gymnast || Score
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team|Men's team]] || 4th ||align=left| [[Carl Andersen (gymnast)|Carl Andersen]], [[Hans Bredmose]], [[Jens Chievitz]], [[Arvor Hansen]], [[Christian Hansen (gymnast)|Christian Hansen]], [[Ingvardt Hansen]], [[Einar Hermann]], [[Knud Holm]], [[Poul Holm (sportsman)|Poul Holm]], [[Oluf Husted-Nielsen]], [[Charles Jensen (gymnast)|Charles Jensen]], [[Gorm Jensen]], [[Hendrik Johansen]], [[Harald Klem]], [[Robert Madsen]], [[Viggo Meulengracht-Madsen]], [[Lukas Nielsen]], [[Oluf Olsson]], [[Niels Petersen (gymnast)|Niels Petersen]], [[Nicolai Philipsen]], [[Hendrik Rasmussen]], [[Viktor Rasmussen]], [[Marius Thuesen]], [[Niels Turin-Nielsen]] || 378
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|}

===Shooting===

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Shooter || Score
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|-
|rowspan=7| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle|Men's 300 metre free rifle]] ||align=center| 14th || [[Lars Jørgen Madsen]] ||align=center| 813
|-
|align=center| 18th || [[Christian Pedersen (sport shooter)|Christian Pedersen]] ||align=center| 780
|-
|align=center| 21st || [[Hans Christian Schultz]] ||align=center| 769
|-
|align=center| 33rd || [[Niels Laursen]] ||align=center| 712
|-
|align=center| 42nd || [[Poul Liebst]] ||align=center| 645
|-
|align=center| 48th || [[Christian Christensen (sport shooter)|Christian Christensen]] ||align=center| 501
|-
|align=center| 51st || [[Lorents Jensen]] ||align=center| 321
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|-
| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team free rifle|Men's team free rifle]] ||align=center| 4th || [[Niels Andersen (sport shooter)|Niels Andersen]] <br> Lars Jørgen Madsen <br> [[Ole Olsen (sport shooter)|Ole Olsen]] <br> Christian Christensen <br> Christian Pedersen <br> Hans Christian Schultz ||align=center| 4543
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|-
| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team military rifle|Men's team military rifle]] ||align=center| 8th || Niels Andersen <br> Christian Christensen <br> Lorents Jensen <br> Niels Laursen <br> Julius Hillemann-Jensen <br> Ole Olsen ||align=center| 1909
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|}

===Swimming===
{{main|Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Swimmer || Heats || Semifinals || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle|Men's 100 metre freestyle]] ||rowspan=3| Heats ||align=left| [[Harald Klem]] || Unknown <br> 3-6, heat 1 ||rowspan=3 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Poul Holm (sportsman)|Poul Holm]] || Unknown <br> 3-5, heat 3
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Hjalmar Saxtorph]] || Unknown <br> 4-5, heat 5
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle|Men's 400 metre freestyle]] ||rowspan=2| Heats ||align=left| [[Aage Holm]] || 8:08.8 <br> 2nd, heat 5 ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| Hjalmar Saxtorph || Unknown <br> 4-5, heat 7
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|Men's 100 metre backstroke]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Ludvig Dam]] || 1:26.4 <br> 2nd, heat 4 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 || 1:26.6
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|Men's 200 metre breaststroke]] || Heats ||align=left| Harald Klem || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 6 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| Poul Holm <br> Harald Klem <br> John Ludvig Dam <br> Hjalmar Saxtorph ||bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 12:53.0 <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|}

===Wrestling===
{{Main|Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Wrestler || Round <br> of 32 || Round <br> of 16 || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman lightweight|Greco-Roman lightweight]] || 5th ||align=left| [[Anders Møller (wrestler)|Anders Møller]] || Defeated <br> [[Albert Whittingstall|Whittingstall]] || Defeated <br> [[George Faulkner (wrestler)|Faulkner]] || Lost to <br> [[Arvo Lindén|Lindén]] ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
| 9th ||align=left| [[Carl Carlsen]] || Defeated <br> [[Fernand Steens|Steens]] || Lost to <br> [[Arvo Lindén|Lindén]] ||colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
| 17th ||align=left| [[Christian Carlsen]] || Lost to <br> [[Albert Hawkins (wrestler)|Hawkins]] ||colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman middleweight|Greco-Roman middleweight]] ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Anders Andersen (wrestler)|Anders Andersen]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Jacobus Lorenz|Lorenz]] || Defeated <br> [[Jaap Belmer|Belmer]] || Lost to <br> [[Frithiof Mårtensson|Mårtensson]] ||bgcolor=pink| Defeated (walkover) <br> [[Jóhannes Jósepsson|Jósepsson]]
|- align=center
|rowspan=2| 5th ||align=left| [[Johannes Eriksen]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Edgar Bacon|E. Bacon]] || Lost to <br> [[Mauritz Andersson|Andersson]] ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Axel Larsson (Danish wrestler)|Axel Larsson]] || Defeated <br> [[Gerrit Duijm|Duijm]] || Defeated <br> [[Aäron Lelie|Lelie]] || Lost to <br> [[Frithiof Mårtensson|Mårtensson]]
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman light heavyweight|Greco-Roman light heavyweight]] ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Carl Jensen (wrestler)|Carl Jensen]] || Bye || Defeated <br> [[Leendert van Oosten|Oosten]] || Defeated <br> [[Arthur Banbrook|Banbrook]] || Lost to <br> [[Yrjö Saarela|Saarela]] ||bgcolor=pink| Defeated <br> [[Hugó Payr|Payr]]
|- align=center
|rowspan=2| 17th ||align=left| [[Harald Christiansen]] || Lost to <br> [[Fritz Larsson|Larsson]] ||colspan=4 rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Henri Nielsen]] || Lost to <br> [[Yrjö Saarela|Saarela]]
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman super heavyweight|Greco-Roman super heavyweight]] ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Søren Marinus Jensen]] ||rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Bye || Lost to <br> [[Richárd Weisz|Weisz]] ||bgcolor=pink| Defeated <br> [[Hugó Payr|Payr]]
|- align=center
| 5th ||align=left| Carl Jensen || Lost to <br> [[Richárd Weisz|Weisz]] ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || 
|}

{| class=wikitable
! Opponent nation || Wins || Losses || Percent
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Belgium]] || 1 || 0 || 1.000
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Finland at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Finland]] || 0 || 4 || .000
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] || 4 || 1 || .800
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Hungary]] || 3 || 2 || .600
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] || 5 || 0 || 1.000
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] || 1 || 5 || .167
|-
|colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| 
|- align=center
|align=left| ''Total international'' || 14 || 12 || .538
|- align=center
|align=left| Denmark || 1 || 1 || .500
|-
|colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray|
|-
! Total || 15 || 13 || .536
|}

==Sources==
* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}
* {{cite web|last=De Wael |first=Herman |year=2001 |url=http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/toplon08.html |title=Top London 1908 Olympians |work=Herman's Full Olympians |access-date=10 June 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712020925/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/toplon08.html |archive-date=12 July 2006 }}
* {{cite web | last = Reyes | first = Macario | year = 2001 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1908f.html | title = IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2 May 2006 }}

{{Nations at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

[[Category:Nations at the 1908 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Denmark at the Summer Olympics by year|1908]]
[[Category:1908 in Danish sport|Olympics]]