Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Archery

Individual, Men Arne Jacobsen 8
Herluf Andersen 13
Individual, Women Erna Rahbek Pedersen 26
Lilli Lentz 29

Artistic Gymnastics

Individual All-Around, Men Ole Benediktson 102 r1/2
Floor Exercise, Men Ole Benediktson 102 r1/1
Horse Vault, Men Ole Benediktson 107 r1/1
Parallel Bars, Men Ole Benediktson =63 r1/1
Horizontal Bar, Men Ole Benediktson =99 r1/1
Rings, Men Ole Benediktson 109 r1/1
Pommelled Horse, Men Ole Benediktson 74 r1/1

Athletics

1,500 metres, Men Tom Hansen 10
Gerd Larsen 10 h3 r2/3
5,000 metres, Men Gert Kærlin 10 h2 r1/2
Jørn Lauenborg 11 h4 r1/2
Marathon, Men Jørgen Jensen 30
110 metres Hurdles, Men Jesper Tørring 5 h3 r1/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Wigmar Pedersen 12 h1 r1/2
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Ole David Jensen 29
Long Jump, Men Jesper Tørring AC r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Kaj Andersen 25 r1/2
Decathlon, Men Steen Smidt-Jensen 7
800 metres, Women Annelise Damm Olesen 6 h1 r2/3
High Jump, Women Grith Ejstrup =12
Solveig Langkilde 21

Badminton

Singles, Men Svend Pri 2
Singles, Women Ulla Strand =5
Doubles, Mixed Denmark 2
Svend PriUlla Strand

Boxing

Lightweight, Men Erik Madsen =17
Welterweight, Men Ib Bøtcher =17
Middleweight, Men Poul Knudsen =5

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Erik Hansen 7
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Denmark 4 h1 r3/4
Jens SørensenJørgen Andersen
Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Denmark 4 h2 r2/4
Lennart MathiasenSøren Boysen
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women Kate Olsen 7

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Jørgen Marcussen 21
Ove Jensen 28
Henning Jørgensen 48
Eigil Sørensen DNF
100 kilometres Team Time Trial, Men Denmark 11
Jørgen Emil HansenJunker JørgensenJørn LundJørgen Marcussen

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Niels Fredborg =5
Peder Pedersen 2 h4 r6/10
1,000 metres Time Trial, Men Niels Fredborg 1 Gold
Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men Reno Olsen 13 r1/4
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men Denmark 13 r1/4
Gunnar AsmussenSvend Erik BjergReno OlsenBent Pedersen

Equestrian Dressage

Individual, Open Aksel Malling Mikkelsen 11
Ulla Petersen 14
Charlotte Ingemann 20
Team, Open Denmark 4
Aksel Malling MikkelsenUlla PetersenCharlotte Ingemann

Fencing

Épée, Individual, Men Reinhard Münster 4 p8 r2/5
Peter Askjær-Friis 6 p3 r2/5
Ivan Kemnitz 5 p10 r1/5
Épée, Team, Men Denmark 19
Torben Bjerre-PoulsenPeter Askjær-FriisIvan KemnitzReinhard MünsterJørgen Thorup
Foil, Individual, Women Max Madsen 5 p1 r2/4

Football

Football, Men Denmark =5
Allan SimonsenHeino HansenFlemming AhlbergFlemming PedersenHans HansenJack HansenJørgen RasmussenHeinz HildebrandtKeld BakKristen Nygaard KristensenLeif PrintzlauMax RasmussenMogens TherkildsenPer RøntvedSten ZieglerSvend AndresenKurt Berthelsen (DNS)Valdemar Hansen (DNS)Helge Vonsyld (DNS)

Handball

Handball, Men Denmark 13
Arne AndersenBent JørgensenClaus FromFlemming HansenFlemming LauritzenJørgen FrandsenJørgen HeidemannJørgen VodsgaardKarsten SørensenKay JørgensenKeld AndersenSøren JensenSvend LundThor MunkagerTom LundVagn Nielsen

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Jørn Steffensen 14
Klaus Petersen 37
René Heitmann 52
Team, Men Denmark 14
Jørn SteffensenKlaus PetersenRené Heitmann

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Kim Børgesen 11
Double Sculls, Men Denmark 4
Niels Henry SecherJørgen Engelbrecht
Coxless Fours, Men Denmark 6
Willy PoulsenPeter Fich ChristiansenEgon PedersenRolf Andersen
Coxed Fours, Men Denmark 5 h1 r2/4
Mogens HolmBjarne PedersenPer WindJens LindhardtKim Wind

Sailing

One Person Dinghy, Open Steen Kjølhede 19
Two Person Keelboat, Open Denmark 17
Klaus Føge JensenMogens Larsen
Three Person Keelboat, Open Denmark 7
Frank Høj JensenGunner DahlgaardPoul Richard Høj Jensen
Three Person Keelboat, Open Denmark 13
Jan KjærulffPaul ElvstrømValdemar Bandolowski
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open Denmark 7
Hans FoghUlrik Brock

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Open Lennart Christensen 44
Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Open Vagn Andersen 24
Per Weichel 26
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Open Henning Clausen 30
Per Weichel 33
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Open Henning Clausen 15
Vagn Andersen 76
Trap, Open Egon Hansen 33
Skeet, Open Niels-Ove Mikkelsen 19
Ole Justesen 46

Swimming

100 metres Backstroke, Men Ejvind Pedersen 10
Lars Børgesen 19
200 metres Backstroke, Men Ejvind Pedersen 14
Lars Børgesen 22
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Karl Christian Koch 37
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Karl Christian Koch 37
100 metres Freestyle, Women Kirsten Campbell 41
400 metres Freestyle, Women Kirsten Knudsen 27
800 metres Freestyle, Women Kirsten Knudsen 29
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Winnie Nielsen 37
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Winnie Nielsen 38
200 metres Individual Medley, Women Kirsten Campbell 32
400 metres Individual Medley, Women Kirsten Campbell 30

Weightlifting

Middleweight, Men Erling Johansen 14
Light-Heavyweight, Men Ib Bergmann 14
Heavyweight, Men Bent Harsmann 21

Wrestling

Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men Jørn Krogsgaard AC
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men Tage Juhl Weirum AC
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men John Pedersen AC