Denmark competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Danish contingent, 11 men, competed in 4 sports and had 30 entries in 14 events. 3 Danish athletes also competed in Tug-of-War under the mixed team flag.
Medalists
Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. MedalNameSportEventDateShootingMen's 300 metre free rifle, standingEugen SchmidtCharles WincklerTug of warMen'sShootingMen's 300 metre free rifle, kneelingShootingMen's 300 metre free rifle, proneShootingMen's 300 metre free rifle, three positionsAthletics400 mSwimmingUnderwater swimming
Medals by sportSportTotalAthletics 0011Shooting1304Swimming 0011Total1326
Multiple medalists The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1900 Olympic Games. Name Medal Sport Event Shooting Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneelingMen's 300 metre free rifle, proneMen's 300 metre free rifle, three positions
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 4 0 4Fencing 1 0 1Shooting 5 0 5Swimming 1 0 1Tug of war 3 0 3 Total 13Charles Winckler competed in athletics and tug of war. 0 13
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.
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJohannes Gandil100 mUnknown3Did not advanceErnst SchultzDid not advanceJohannes Gandil400 mcolspan=4 Did not advanceErnst SchultzUnknown2 Qcolspan=4 51.5Christian Christensen800 mUnknown5colspan=4 Did not advanceChristian Christensen1500 mcolspan=6 Unknown5
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionCharles WincklerMen's shot put10.7610Did not advanceCharles WincklerMen's discus throw32.50=8Did not advance Fencing
Denmark competed in fencing for the second time in 1900. The team won no medals that time.
AthleteEventRound 1QuarterfinalRepechageSemifinalFinalRankRankRankRankRankJens Peter BerthelsenMen's masters foilDid not advance
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.
AthleteEventFinalScoreRankViggo JensenMen's 300 metre free rifle, standing277=11Laurids Jensen-Kjær238=28Axel Kristensen261=22Lars Jørgen Madsen305Anders Peter Nielsen277=11Viggo JensenMen's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling290=13Laurids Jensen-Kjær271=22Axel Kristensen26026Lars Jørgen Madsen2998Anders Peter Nielsen314Viggo Jensen Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone308=10Laurids Jensen-Kjær27327Axel Kristensen26130Lars Jørgen Madsen301=16Anders Peter Nielsen330Viggo JensenMen's 300 metre free rifle, three positions87515Laurids Jensen-Kjær782=28Axel Kristensen782=28Lars Jørgen Madsen9055Anders Peter Nielsen921Lars Jørgen MadsenViggo JensenAnders Peter NielsenAxel KristensenLaurids Jensen-KjærMen's 300 metre free rifle, team42654 Swimming
Denmark entered one event in its inaugural Olympic swimming appearance, with Lykkeberg taking the bronze medal.
AthleteEventFinalScoreRankPeder LykkebergUnderwater147.0 Tug of war
TeamEventQuarterfinalsFinalOppositionScoreRankMen's W 2-0
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