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Denmark at the 1932 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Los Angeles
Competitors	43 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Axel Bloch
Medals Ranked 20th	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 6
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1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 43 competitors, 35 men and 8 women, took part in 34 events in 9 sports.

Medalists

Silver

• Henry Hansen, Leo Nielsen, and Frode Sørensen — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
• Svend Olsen — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
• Abraham Kurland — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

Bronze

• Peter Jørgensen — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
• Harald Christensen and Willy Gervin — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem
• Else Jacobsen — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Six cyclists, all men, represented Denmark in 1932.

Individual road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Leo Nielsen
• Henry Hansen
• Gunnar Andersen

Team road race

• Frode Sørensen
• Leo Nielsen
• Henry Hansen

Sprint

• Willy Gervin

Time trial

• Harald Christensen

Tandem

• Harald Christensen
• Willy Gervin

Diving

Fencing

Seven fencers, four men and three women, represented Denmark in 1932.

Men's foil

• Axel Bloch
• Ivan Osiier
• Erik Kofoed-Hansen

Men's team foil

• Axel Bloch, Aage Leidersdorff, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Ivan Osiier

Men's épée

• Aage Leidersdorff
• Erik Kofoed-Hansen

Men's team épée

• Axel Bloch, Aage Leidersdorff, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Ivan Osiier

Men's sabre

• Ivan Osiier
• Axel Bloch
• Aage Leidersdorff

Men's team sabre

• Ivan Osiier, Erik Kofoed-Hansen, Aage Leidersdorff, Axel Bloch

Women's foil

• Gerda Munck
• Grete Olsen
• Inger Klint

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

1. "Denmark at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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