Denmark at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 60 competitors, 53 men and 7 women, took part in 40 events in 10 sports.

Denmark at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Tokyo
Competitors60 (53 men, 7 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer Henning Wind
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

  • Ole Berntsen, Christian von Bülow and Ole Poulsen – Sailing, Men's Dragon Class
  • John Hansen, Bjørn Hasløv, Erik Petersen and Kurt Helmudt – Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours

Silver

  • Kjell Rodian – Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race

Bronze

  • Henning Wind – Sailing, Men's Finn Class
  • Preben Isaksson – Cycling, Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit
  • Peer Nielsen and John Sørensen – Canoeing, Men's C-2 1.000m

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented Denmark in 1964.

Individual road race
  • Kjell Rodian
  • Ole Højlund Pedersen
  • Flemming Gleerup Hansen
  • Ole Ritter
Team time trial
  • Flemming Gleerup Hansen
  • Henning Petersen
  • Ole Højlund Pedersen
  • Ole Ritter
Sprint
  • Niels Fredborg
  • Peder Pedersen
1000m time trial
  • Jan Ingstrup-Mikkelsen
Tandem
  • Niels Fredborg
  • Per Sarto Jørgensen
Individual pursuit
  • Preben Isaksson
Team pursuit
  • Bent Hansen
  • Preben Isaksson
  • Jan Ingstrup-Mikkelsen
  • Kurt vid Stein

Diving

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Søren Svejstrup 10 m platform 85.36 20 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Kirsten Velin 10 m platform 43.85 17 Did not advance

Rowing

Sailing

Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Henning Wind Finn 14 20 3 4 2 1 10 6190
Hans Fogh
Ole Gunnar Petersen
Flying Dutchman 6 DNF 4 1 5 13 7 4500 4
Ole Berntsen
Christian von Bülow
Ole Poulsen
Dragon 1 16 4 10 3 1 7 5854
William Berntsen
Carl Christian Lassen
Per Holm
5.5 Metre 5 7 12 10 8 13 11 2095 12

Shooting

Two shooters represented Denmark in 1964.

50 m rifle, three positions
  • Niels Petersen
  • Ole Hviid Jensen
50 m rifle, prone
  • Ole Hviid Jensen
  • Niels Petersen

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lars Kraus Jensen 200 m backstroke 2:23.3 25 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kirsten Strange 100 m freestyle 1:05.3 30 Did not advance
Kirsten Michaelsen 100 m backstroke 1:11.2 18 N/a Did not advance
Kirsten Strange 400 m individual medley 5:44.4 16 N/a Did not advance

Wrestling

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