Denmark at the 1900 Summer Olympics


Denmark competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Danish contingent, 13 men, competed in 5 sports and had 30 entries in 14 events.

Medalists

Additionally, Edgar Aabye, Eugen Schmidt, and Charles Winckler were part of a mixed team that won the gold medal in tug of war.

Athletics

Denmark competed in athletics for the second time. Four athletes competed in six athletics events, taking a bronze medal. It was Denmark's first athletics medal.

Fencing

Denmark competed in fencing for the second time in 1900. The team won no medals that time.

Shooting

Denmark competed again at the second Olympic shooting events. Jensen, who had been more successful in weightlifting four years earlier but had won a bronze medal in shooting, returned. This time, he received no shooting medals. Madsen won an individual gold medal, while Nielsen took three individual silvers including the overall. The team did not take a medal in the team event, though they came close with a score only 13 points less than bronze medallist France's.
ShooterEventScoreRank
Lars Jørgen MadsenMen's 300 metre free rifle, standing305
Viggo JensenMen's 300 metre free rifle, standing27711
Anders Peter NielsenMen's 300 metre free rifle, standing27711
Axel KristensenMen's 300 metre free rifle, standing26122
Laurids Jensen-KjærMen's 300 metre free rifle, standing23828
Anders Peter NielsenMen's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling314
Lars Jørgen MadsenMen's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling2998
Viggo JensenMen's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling29013
Laurids Jensen-KjærMen's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling27122
Axel KristensenMen's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling26026
Anders Peter Nielsen Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone330
Viggo Jensen Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone30810
Lars Jørgen Madsen Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone30116
Laurids Jensen-Kjær Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone27327
Axel Kristensen Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone26130
Anders Peter NielsenMen's 300 metre free rifle, three positions921
Lars Jørgen MadsenMen's 300 metre free rifle, three positions9055
Viggo JensenMen's 300 metre free rifle, three positions87515
Laurids Jensen-KjærMen's 300 metre free rifle, three positions78228
Axel KristensenMen's 300 metre free rifle, three positions78228
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Viggo Jensen
Anders Peter Nielsen
Axel Kristensen
Laurids Jensen-Kjær		Men's 300 metre free rifle, team42654

Swimming

Denmark entered one event in its inaugural Olympic swimming appearance, with Lykkeberg taking the bronze medal.
AthleteEventSecondsMetresScoreRank
Peder LykkebergUnderwater swimming90.028.50147.0