Denmark at the 1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. 49 athletes, all men, competed in 24 events in 8 sports.[1]

Denmark at the
1906 Intercalated Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Athens
Competitors49 in 8 sports
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
6
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Søren JensenWrestlingHeavyweightApril 28
Søren JensenWrestlingAll-roundApril 30
FootballFootballApril 25
Carl CarlsenWrestlingLightweightApril 26
GymnasticsTeam All-roundApril 23
Robert BehrensWrestlingMiddleweightApril 27

Athletics

Track
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Otto Bock100 metresUnknown2 QUnknown3did not advance
Aage PetersenUnknownUnknowndid not advance
Aage Petersen400 metresUnknown3did not advance
Valdemar LorentzenMarathonn/adid not finish
Field
AthleteEventsFinal
ResultRank
Aage PetersenHigh JumpUnknownUnknown
Niels LøwUnknownUnknown
Otto BockUnknownUnknown
Aage PetersenLong Jump5.55521
Niels Løw5.47022
Otto Bock5.77015
Aage PetersenStanding Long Jump2.55525
Niels Løw2.52027
Niels LøwTriple Jump12.00014

Cycling

AthleteEventsHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Carl AndresenIndividual road racen/aUnknown7
20 Kilometresdid not finishdid not advance

Fencing

AthleteEventsHeat GroupSemifinal GroupFinal Group
RankRankRank
Herbert SanderIndividual Foil1 QUnknowndid not advance
Villiam WilkenschildtUnknowndid not advance
Magnus JensenIndividual Épée3did not advance
Villiam WilkenschildtUnknowndid not advance
Herbert SanderIndividual Sabre1 QUnknowndid not advance

Football

Smyrna were a team from the Ottoman Empire, although none of the players were from Turkey and actually included some English players, the final against Greek side Athens was abandoned at half-time with the Danish team leading 9-0, the Greeks refused to come out for the second half.

  • Squad

Semifinals

Denmark  5–1 Smyrna
Report
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Gösta Drake (Sweden) [2]

Final

Denmark  9–0
Awarded
Athens
1' 7' 19' 22' 24' 26' 27' 34' 40'Report
Referee: Gösta Drake (Sweden)
Final rank
 Gold

Gymnastics

In the team all-round event, teams could consist of between 8 and 20 gymnasts, Denmark won the silver medal behind Norway.

  • Team

Rowing

AthleteEventsFinal
ResultRank
Frederik Bielefeldt
Emanuel Saugman
Knud Bay
Coxed pairs (1 km)UnknownUnknown
Hannibal Østergaard
Henning Rasmussen
Harald Steinthal
Coxed pairs (1 mile)Unknown4
Frederik Bielefeldt
Emanuel Saugman
Knud Bay
Hannibal Østergaard
Henning Rasmussen
Coxed foursUnknown4

Swimming

AthleteEventsHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Ludvig Dam100 metres freestyleUnknown6did not advance
Hjalmar Saxtorph400 metres freestylen/adid not finish
One mile freestylen/a38:24.011

Wrestling

Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal Group
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Carl CarlsenLightweight  Colombani (EGY)
W
n/a  Halík (BOH)
W
 Holubán (HUN)
W
 Watzl (AUT)
L
Robert BehrensMiddleweight  Höltl (AUT)
W
 Hradecký (BOH)
W
 Goldbach (AUT)
W
 Weckman (FIN)
W
 Lindmayer (AUT)
L
Søren JensenHeavyweightbye  Rondi (GER)
W
 Dubois (BEL)
W
n/a  Baur (AUT)
W
Søren JensenAll-Roundn/a  Watzl (AUT)
W
 Weckman (FIN)
W

References