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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = DEN
| NOCname = [[National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark]]
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1936
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|www.dif.dk }} {{in lang|da|en}}
| location = [[Berlin]]
| competitors = 121
| sports = 14
| flagbearer = [[Erik Hammer Sørensen]]
| rank = 23
| 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 [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]. 121 competitors, 105 men and 16 women, took part in 71 events in 14 sports.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1936/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041913/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1936/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Denmark at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games |access-date=13 January 2015 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>

==Medalists==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
|-
| {{silver medal}} || [[Ragnhild Hveger]] || [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] || [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle|Women's 400m freestyle]] || 15 August
|-
| {{silver medal}} || [[Harry Larsen]] [[Richard Olsen]] || [[Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Rowing]] || [[Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair|Men's coxless pair]] || 14 August
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Gerhard Pedersen]] || [[Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's welterweight|Men's welterweight]] || 15 August
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Hans Lunding]] || [[Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] || [[Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing|Three day event – Individual]] || 16 August
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Inge Sørensen]] || [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] || [[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|Women's 200m breaststroke]] || 15 August
|}

==Aquatics==

===Diving===
{{main|Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=1|[[Mette Gregaard]]
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform|10m platform]]
|27.54
|15
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=1|[[Karen Margrete Andersen]]
|27.08
|17
|}

===Swimming===
Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Danske deltagere ved OL i Berlin 1936 |url=http://www.olympiandatabase.com/index.php?id=113915&L=0 |website=Olympian Database |publisher=Sportsencyclo |access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref>

;Men
''Ranks given are within the heat.''
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[John Christensen (swimmer)|John Christensen]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]]
| 1:01.1
| 2 '''Q'''
| 1:01.6
| 8
| colspan=2 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Poul Petersen (swimmer)|Poul Petersen]]
| 1:01.6
| 5
| colspan=4 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Aage Hellstrøm
|rowspan=3 align=left|[[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle|400 m freestyle]]
| 5:18.2
| 3
| colspan=4 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Jørgen Jørgensen (swimmer)|Jørgen Jørgensen]]
| 5:17.8
| 5
| colspan=4 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Poul Petersen (swimmer)|Poul Petersen]]
| 5:20.3
| 4
| colspan=4 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Aage Hellstrøm
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|1500 m freestyle]]
| 21:16.9
| 6
| colspan=4 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Jørgen Jørgensen (swimmer)|Jørgen Jørgensen]]
| 21:42.0
| 3 '''Q'''
| 21:46.3
| 7
| colspan=2 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Børge Bæth]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]
| 1:17.3
| 5
| colspan=4 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Finn Jensen (swimmer)|Finn Jensen]]
|rowspan=3 align=left|[[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|200 m breaststroke]]
| 2:55.7
| 3 '''Q'''
| 2:54.8
| 7
| colspan=2 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Hans Malmstrøm]]
| 2:56.5
| 4
| colspan=4 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Erik Skou]]
| 2:57.6
| 4
| colspan=4 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Poul Petersen (swimmer)|Poul Petersen]] [[Jørgen Jørgensen (swimmer)|Jørgen Jørgensen]] Aage Hellstrøm [[John Christensen (swimmer)|John Christensen]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4 × 200 m freestyle relay]]
| colspan=2 {{n/a}}
| 9:39.6
| 4
| colspan=2 | Did not advance
|}

;Women
''Ranks given are within the heat.''
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Eva Arndt]]
|rowspan=3 align=left|[[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]]
| 1:10.1
| 5
| colspan=4 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Ragnhild Hveger]]
| 1:09.6
| 1 '''Q'''
| 1:14.0
| 8
| colspan=2 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Elvi Svendsen]]
| 1:10.3
| 4
| colspan=4 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Inger Carlsen]]
|rowspan=3 align=left|[[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle|400 m freestyle]]
| 5:57.1
| 1 '''Q'''
| 5:55.0
| 7
| colspan=2 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Grete Frederiksen]]
| 5:39.5
| 1 '''Q'''
| 5:42.5
| 3 '''Q'''
| 5:45.0
| 7
|-align=center
|align=left|'''[[Ragnhild Hveger]]'''
| 5:28.0 {{OlyR|swimming}}
| 1 '''Q'''
| 5:33.7
| 1 '''Q'''
| 5:27.5
| {{silver2}}
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Tove Bruunstrøm]]
|rowspan=2 align=left|[[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]
| 1:20.4
| 2 '''Q'''
| 1:19.1
| 3
| 1:20.4
| 5
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Tove Nielsen (swimmer)|Tove Nielsen]]
| 1:25.3
| 4 '''Q'''
| 1:22.0
| 6
| colspan=2 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Valborg Christensen]]
|rowspan=3 align=left|[[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|200 m breaststroke]]
| 3:07.8
| 2 '''Q'''
| 3:14.1
| 5
| colspan=2 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Edel Nielsen]]
| 3:21.3
| 4
| colspan=4 | Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|'''[[Inge Sørensen]]'''
| 3:06.7
| 1 '''Q'''
| 3:06.0
| 2 '''Q'''
| 3:07.8
| {{bronze3}}
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Ragnhild Hveger]] [[Tove Bruunstrøm]] [[Elvi Svendsen]] [[Eva Arndt]]
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4 × 100 m freestyle relay]]
| colspan=2 {{n/a}}
| 4:46.2
| 3 '''Q'''
| 4:51.4
| 7
|}

==Athletics==
{{main|Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}

==Boxing==
{{main|Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}

==Canoeing==
{{main|Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}

==Cycling==
{{main|Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1936.

;[[Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Individual road race]]
* [[Frode Sørensen (cyclist)|Frode Sørensen]]
* [[Arne Petersen]]
* [[Knud Jacobsen]]
* [[Tage Møller]]

;[[Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race|Team road race]]
* [[Frode Sørensen (cyclist)|Frode Sørensen]]
* [[Arne Petersen]]
* [[Knud Jacobsen]]
* [[Tage Møller]]

;[[Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint|Sprint]]
* [[Karl Magnussen]]

;[[Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial|Time trial]]
* [[Arne Pedersen (cyclist)|Arne Pedersen]]

;[[Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem|Tandem]]
* [[Heino Dissing]]
* [[Bjørn Stiler]]

;[[Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]
* [[Karl Magnussen]]
* [[Erik Friis]]
* [[Helge Jacobsen]]
* [[Hans Christian Nielsen (cyclist)|Hans Christian Nielsen]]
* [[Arne Pedersen (cyclist)|Arne Pedersen]]

==Equestrian==
{{main|Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}
* [[Hans Lunding]]
* [[Niels Erik Leschly]]
* Peter Jensen
* [[Vincens Grandjean]]

==Fencing==
{{main|Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}
Nine fencers, six men and three women, represented Denmark in 1936.

;[[Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's foil|Men's foil]]
* [[Aage Leidersdorff]]
* [[Svend Jacobsen]]
* [[Caspar Schrøder]]

;[[Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil|Men's team foil]]
* [[Erik Hammer Sørensen]], [[Kim Bærentzen]], [[Aage Leidersdorff]], [[Caspar Schrøder]], [[Svend Jacobsen]]

;[[Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's épée|Men's épée]]
* [[Preben Christiansen]]
* [[Erik Hammer Sørensen]]
* [[Aage Leidersdorff]]

;[[Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée|Men's team épée]]
* [[Erik Hammer Sørensen]], [[Caspar Schrøder]], [[Aage Leidersdorff]], [[Preben Christiansen]]

;[[Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre|Men's sabre]]
* [[Aage Leidersdorff]]
* [[Preben Christiansen]]
* [[Erik Hammer Sørensen]]

;[[Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre|Men's team sabre]]
* [[Erik Hammer Sørensen]], [[Preben Christiansen]], [[Aage Leidersdorff]], [[Svend Jacobsen]]

;[[Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's foil|Women's foil]]
* [[Karen Lachmann]]
* [[Grete Olsen]]
* [[Ulla Barding-Poulsen]]

==Field hockey==
{{main|Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}

==Rowing==
{{main|Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}

Denmark had 16 rowers participate in five out of seven [[rowing (sport)|rowing]] events in 1936.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1936/ROW/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417091609/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1936/ROW/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Denmark Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games |access-date= 3 May 2018}}</ref>

; [[Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair|Men's coxless pair]]
* [[Richard Olsen]]
* [[Harry Larsen]]

; [[Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair|Men's coxed pair]]
* [[Remond Larsen]]
* [[Carl Berner (rower)|Carl Berner]]
* [[Aage Jensen (rowing)|Aage Jensen]] (cox)

; [[Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four|Men's coxless four]]
* [[Knud Olsen (rower)|Knud Olsen]]
* [[Keld Karise]]
* [[Bjørner Drøger]]
* [[Emil Boje Jensen]]

; [[Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four|Men's coxed four]]
* [[Hans Mikkelsen]]
* [[Gunnar Ibsen Sørensen]]
* [[Flemming Jensen (born 1914)|Flemming Jensen]]
* [[Svend Aage Holm Sørensen]]
* [[Aage Jensen (rowing)|Aage Jensen]] (cox)

; [[Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's eight|Men's eight]]
* [[Remond Larsen]]
* [[Olaf Klitgaard Poulsen]]
* [[Poul Byrge Poulsen]]
* [[Keld Karise]]
* [[Bjørner Drøger]]
* [[Carl Berner (rower)|Carl Berner]]
* [[Knud Olsen (rower)|Knud Olsen]]
* [[Emil Boje Jensen]]
* [[Harry Gregersen]] (cox)

==Sailing==
{{main|Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}

==Shooting==
{{main|Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}
Six shooters represented Denmark in 1936.

;[[Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol|25 m rapid fire pistol]]
* [[Erik Sætter-Lassen]]
* [[Axel Lerche]]
* [[Christen Møller]]

;[[Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol|50 m pistol]]
* [[Julius Lehrmann]]
* [[Christen Møller]]

;[[Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone|50 m rifle, prone]]
* [[Vilhelm Johansen]]
* [[Erik Sætter-Lassen]]
* [[Julius Hansen]]

==Wrestling==
{{main|Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}

==Art competitions==
{{main|Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nations at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Denmark At The 1936 Summer Olympics}}
[[Category:Nations at the 1936 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Denmark at the Summer Olympics by year|1936]]
[[Category:1936 in Danish sport|Summer Olympics]]

Denmark at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Revision history

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