# Denmark at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 154 competitors, 150 men and 4 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.

## Medalists
### Gold

* Stefani Fryland Clausen — Diving, Women's 10m Platform
* Men's Team (Free system) — Gymnastics
* Lars Madsen, Niels Larsen, Anders Petersen, Erik Sætter-Lassen and Anders Peter Nielsen — Shooting, Men's Team 300m military rifle, standing

### Silver

* Henry Petersen — Athletics, Pole vault
* Sören Petersen — Boxing, Heavyweight
* Anders Petersen — Boxing, Flyweight
* Gotfred Johansen — Boxing, Lightweight
* Men's Team (Swedish system) — Gymnastics
* Men's Team — Field Hockey
* Niels Larsen — Shooting, Men's 300m free rifle, 3 positions
* Lars Madsen — Shooting, Men's 300m military rifle, standing
* Poul Hansen — Wrestling, Greco-Roman heavyweight

### Bronze

* Johannes Eriksen — Wrestling, Greco-Roman light heavyweight

## Athletics

18 athletes represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in athletics, a sport in which Denmark had competed each time the country appeared at the Olympics. Henry Petersen took the country's only medal, a silver in the pole vault. This was Denmark's best ever result in athletics at the time, topping Ernst Schulz's bronze from 1900, and remains tied for best result through the 2008 Games.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Albert Andersen | 10000 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 32:58.4 | 3 Q | did not finish | did not finish |
| Albert Andersen | Cross country | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 20 |
| Fritiof Andersen | 100 m | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julius Ebert | 10000 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julius Ebert | Cross country | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 35 |
| Rudolf Hansen | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:41:39.4 | 8 |
| Axel Jensen | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Jón Jónsen | 5000 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jón Jónsen | Cross country | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 28 |
| Artur Nielsen | 5000 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance |
| Artur Nielsen | Cross country | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Niels Pedersen | 3 km walk | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:06.3 | 5 Q | 13:36.8 | 11 |
| Niels Pedersen | 10 km walk | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gunnar Rasmussen | 3 km walk | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gunnar Rasmussen | 10 km walk | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sofus Rose | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2:41:18.0 | 5 |
| August Sørensen | 100 m | 11.3 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| August Sørensen | 200 m | 23.8 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henrik Sørensen | Cross country | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 27 |
| Marinus Sørensen | 100 m | 11.2 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henri Thorsen | 110 m hurdles | N/A | N/A | 16.8 | 1 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not finish | did not finish |
| Fritiof Andersen August Sørensen Marinus Sørensen Henri Thorsen | 4 × 100 m relay | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 43.8 | 2 Q | 43.3 | 5 |
| Albert Andersen Julius Ebert Jón Jónsen Artur Nielsen Henrik Sørensen | Team cross country | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 53 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Valther Jensen | Discus throw | 38.23 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Laurits Jørgensen | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | 3.60 | 6 |
| Frederik Petersen | Shot put | 12.525 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Frederik Petersen | Javelin throw | 42.13 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henry Petersen | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | 3.70 | |

## Boxing

12 boxers represented Denmark at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. Three boxers advanced to the finals in their weight classes, but none was able to win a gold medal. The three silvers were Denmark's first Olympic boxing medals, and placed the nation in sixth for the boxing medal count in 1920.
| Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | Final / Bronze match |
| Boxer | Weight class | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Emil Andreasen | Light heavyweight | N/A | Bye | White (GBR) L | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Nick Clausen | Featherweight | Bye | Newton (CAN) W | Zivic (USA) L | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Einer Jensen | Flyweight | N/A | Cuthbertson (GBR) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Johan Jensen | Lightweight | N/A | Newton (CAN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Gotfred Johansen | Lightweight | N/A | Neys (BEL) W | Cassidy (USA) W | Newton (CAN) W | Mosberg (USA) L | |
| Georg Kruse | Middleweight | Bye | Rey-Golliet (FRA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Hans Jacob Nielsen | Featherweight | Bye | Cater (GBR) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Martin Olsen | Middleweight | Bye | White (GBR) W | Strømme (NOR) L | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Anders Pedersen | Flyweight | N/A | van Dijk (NED) W | Zivic (USA) W | Cuthbertson (GBR) W | Genaro (USA) L | |
| Søren Petersen | Heavyweight | N/A | Bye | Dove (GBR) W | Spengler (USA) W | Rawson (GBR) L | |
| Ivan Schannong | Welterweight | Heuckelbach (NED) W | Colberg (USA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| August Suhr | Welterweight | Bye | Smet (BEL) W | Ireland (GBR) L | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| France | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| United States | 3 | 4 | .429 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | .500 |
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Round of 16 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Quarterfinals | 3 | 4 | .429 |
| Semifinals | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Final | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Bronze match | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 12 | 12 | .500 |

## Cycling

Six cyclists represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The road cycling team came in fourth in the team time trial, the closest the Danish cyclists had come to a medal in either Games to that point.

### Road cycling

| Cyclist | Event | Final | Final |
| Cyclist | Event | Result | Rank |
| Georg Claussen | Time trial | 5:02:12.2 | 20 |
| Kristian Frisch | Time trial | 5:01:18.8 | 19 |
| Johan Johansen | Time trial | 4:52:00.2 | 11 |
| Johan Lundgren | Time trial | 4:58:01.0 | 17 |
| Georg Claussen Kristian Frisch Johan Johansen Johan Lundgren | Team time trial | 19:52:32.2 | 4 |

### Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.
| Cyclist | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Repechage semis | Repechage semis | Repechage final | Repechage final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Cyclist | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Henri Andersen | Sprint | 13.6 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 R | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Axel Hansen | Sprint | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henri Andersen Axel Hansen | Tandem | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Diving

Five divers, three men and two women, represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Clausen took the nation's only diving medal of the Games, winning the gold in the women's 10 metre platform event.

### Men

Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Diver | Event | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank |
| Herold Jansson | Plain high dive | 13 | 152.0 | 2 Q | 27 | 159.0 | 6 |
| Paul Køhler | 10 m platform | 23 | 387.40 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Svend Sørensen | 10 m platform | 21 | 414.80 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Svend Sørensen | Plain high dive | 27 | 1370 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Diver | Event | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank |
| Stefanie Clausen | 10 m platform | 15 | 153.0 | 3 Q | 6 | 173.0 | |
| Louise Petersen | 10 m platform | 34 | 130.0 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Fencing

Eight fencers represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport—the most of any nation in 1920. The country's best individual result was Osiier's eighth-place finish in the foil, with the best team finish also coming in the foil with a fourth-place showing.
Ranks given are within the group.
| Fencer | Event | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Fencer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Otto Bærentzen | Épée | 4–4 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aage Berntsen | Épée | 3–4 | 4 Q | 4–7 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aage Berntsen | Foil | N/A | N/A | 0–5 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aage Berntsen | Sabre | N/A | N/A | 5–2 | 4 Q | 0–6 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Verner Bonde | Foil | N/A | N/A | 0–4 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Georg Hegner | Épée | 1–7 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Georg Hegner | Foil | N/A | N/A | 4–4 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Einar Levison | Épée | 4–2 | 3 Q | 4–4 | 3 Q | 0–11 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Einar Levison | Foil | N/A | N/A | 4–2 | 3 Q | 1–4 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ivan Osiier | Épée | 3–6 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ivan Osiier | Foil | N/A | N/A | 4–2 | 2 Q | 3–2 | 3 Q | 4–7 | 8 |
| Poul Rasmussen | Épée | 6–3 | 2 Q | 4–6 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kay Schrøder | Épée | 3–4 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kay Schrøder | Foil | N/A | N/A | 0–8 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aage Berntsen Verner Bonde Einar Levison Ivan Osiier Poul Rasmussen | Team sabre | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2–5 | 6 |
| Georg Hegner Einar Levison Ivan Osiier Poul Rasmussen Kay Schrøder | Team foil | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3–1 | 2 Q | 1–3 | 4 |
| Otto Bærentzen Aage Berntsen Georg Hegner Einar Levison Ivan Osiier Poul Rasmussen | Team épée | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1–4 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Field hockey

Denmark competed in field hockey for the first time. The team took second place in the four-team round robin, losing to Great Britain but defeating Belgium and France.
| Team | Event | Final | Final |
| Team | Event | Result | Rank |
| Denmark men's national field hockey team | Field hockey | 2–1 | |

## Football

* First round
** Lost to Spain (0-1)
* → Did not advance
* Team roster
** Sophus Hansen, BK Frem (goalkeeper)
** Steen Steensen Blicher, KB
** Christian Grøthan, B 93
** Ivar Lykke, KB
** Nils Middelboe, KB
** Gunnar Aaby, AB
** Bernhard V. Andersen, BK Frem
** Leo Dannin, KB
** Viggo Jørgensen, B 1903
** Alf Olsen, KB
** Michael Rohde, B 93
** Reserve: Paul Berth, AB
** Reserve: Poul Graae, KB
** Reserve: Carl Hansen, B 1903
** Reserve: Jens Jensen, B 1903
** Reserve: Vilhelm Jørgensen, B 1903
** Reserve: Poul Nielsen, ØB
** Reserve: Svend Ringsted, AB
** Reserve: Fritz Tarp, B 93
** Reserve: Samuel Thorsteinsson, AB
Head coach: Jack Carr

## Gymnastics

Forty-five gymnasts represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Denmark sent teams in two out of the three team events, but no individual all-around competitors. The Danish gymnasts took the gold medal in the free system and the silver medal in the Swedish system.

### Artistic gymnastics

| Gymnast | Event | Final | Final |
| Gymnast | Event | Result | Rank |
| Georg Albertsen Rudolf Andersen Viggo Dibbern Fritz Eisenøe Aage Frandsen Hans Hansen Hugo Helsteen Harry Holm Herold Jansson Robert Johnsen Christian Juhl Vilhelm Lange Svend Madsen Peder Marcussen Peder Møller Lukas Nielsen Niels Turin Nielsen Oluf Olsson Steen Olsen Hans Rønne Harry Sørensen Christian Thomas Knud Vermehren | Team, free system | 51.35 | |
| Johannes Birk Frede Hansen Frederik Hansen Kristian Hansen Hans Hovgaard Aage Jørgensen Alfred Frøkjær Jørgensen Alfred Ollerup Jørgensen Arne Jørgensen Knud Kirkeløkke Jens Lambæk Kristian Larsen Kristian Madsen Niels Kristian Nielsen Niels Erik Nielsen Hans Pedersen Johannes Pedersen Peter Dorf Pedersen Rasmus Rasmussen Dynes Pedersen Hans Christian Sørensen Hans Laurids Sørensen Søren Sørensen Aage Walther Georg West | Team, Swedish system | 1324.833 | |

## Modern pentathlon

Four pentathletes represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed at both instances of the Olympic modern pentathlon.
A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.
| Pentathlete | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Pentathlete | Riding | Fencing | Shooting | Swimming | Running | Total | Rank |
| Ejner Augsburg | 14 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 9 |
| Harry Bjørnholm | 8 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 12 |
| Marius Christensen | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 5 |
| Johan Skjoldager | 7 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 77 | 20 |

## Rowing

A single rower represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Denmark's lone sculler placed second in his quarterfinal heat, not advancing to the semifinals.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Cox | Event | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Rower | Cox | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Theodor Eyrich | N/A | Single sculls | 8:11.0 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Shooting

Fifteen shooters represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Olympics; Denmark was one of three nations (along with France and Great Britain) to have competed in each edition of the Olympic shooting events to that point. With a victory in the standing military rifle, Denmark took its first gold in shooting since 1900. Larsen and Madsen (both among the members of that five-man team) also added a silver medal each.
| Shooter | Event | Final | Final |
| Shooter | Event | Result | Rank |
| Anton Andersen | 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 878 | Unknown |
| Anton Andersen | 300 m military rifle, prone | Unknown | Unknown |
| Christian Andersen | 50 m free pistol | 407 | Unknown |
| Povl Gerlow | 600 m military rifle, prone | 57 | 8 |
| Laurits Larsen | 50 m free pistol | 475 | 4 |
| Niels Larsen | 50 m free pistol | 470 | 5 |
| Niels Larsen | 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 989 | |
| Niels Larsen | 300 m military rifle, prone | Unknown | Unknown |
| Niels Larsen | 300 m military rifle, standing | 51 | Unknown |
| Niels Larsen | 600 m military rifle, prone | 55 | Unknown |
| Niels Laursen | 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 903 | Unknown |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 50 m free pistol | 450 | Unknown |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 50 m small-bore rifle | 378 | Unknown |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 951 | Unknown |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 300 m military rifle, prone | 57 | Unknown |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 300 m military rifle, standing | 55 | |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | 600 m military rifle, prone | 55 | Unknown |
| Christen Møller | 50 m small-bore rifle | 359 | Unknown |
| Christen Møller | 300 m military rifle, prone | Unknown | Unknown |
| Christen Møller | 600 m military rifle, prone | 55 | Unknown |
| Anders Peter Nielsen | 50 m small-bore rifle | 374 | Unknown |
| Anders Peter Nielsen | 300 m military rifle, standing | 53 | 7 |
| Carl Pedersen | 50 m free pistol | 413 | Unknown |
| Anders Petersen | 300 m military rifle, standing | 53 | 7 |
| Peter Petersen | 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 923 | Unknown |
| Otto Plantener | 50 m free pistol | 419 | Unknown |
| Erik Sætter-Lassen | 50 m small-bore rifle | 378 | Unknown |
| Erik Sætter-Lassen | 300 m military rifle, prone | Unknown | Unknown |
| Erik Sætter-Lassen | 300 m military rifle, standing | 54 | 4 |
| Otto Wegener | 50 m small-bore rifle | 373 | Unknown |
| Otto Wegener | 600 m military rifle, prone | 56 | Unknown |
| Anton Andersen Niels Larsen Niels Laursen Lars Jørgen Madsen Peter Petersen | Team free rifle | 4644 | 5 |
| Anton Andersen Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Peter Petersen Otto Plantener | 300 m team military rifle, prone | 268 | 13 |
| Christian Andersen Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Carl Pedersen Otto Plantener | 50 m team free pistol | 2159 | 8 |
| Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Anders Peter Nielsen Anders Petersen Erik Sætter-Lassen | 300 m team military rifle, standing | 266 | |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen Christen Møller Anders Peter Nielsen Erik Sætter-Lassen Otto Wegener | 50 m team small-bore rifle | 1862 | 4 |

## Tennis

Three tennis players, one man and two women, competed for Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The team won no medals, but the mixed pair of Hansen and Tegner took fourth place after winning two matches to advance to the semifinals before losing there and in the bronze medal match.
| Player | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
| Player | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Elsebeth Brehm | Women's singles | N/A | Dupont (BEL) W 6–3, 6–4 | Strömberg (SWE) L 7–5, 6–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Amory Hansen | Women's singles | N/A | Bye | D'Ayen (FRA) L 6–2, 6–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Erik Tegner | Men's singles | Bye | Kashio (JPN) L 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| Elsebeth Brehm Amory Hansen | Women's doubles | N/A | N/A | Bye | Arendt & Storms (BEL) L 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Amory Hansen Erik Tegner | Mixed doubles | N/A | Bye | de Borman & Washer (BEL) W 4–6, 8–6, 6–3 | Malström & Strömberg (SWE) W 0–6, 6–1, 6–2 | Décugis & Lenglen (FRA) L 6–0, 6–1 | Skrbková & Žemla-Rázný (TCH) L 8–6, 6–4 | 4 |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Belgium | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| France | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Total | 3 | 6 | .333 |
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Round of 64 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Round of 32 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Round of 16 | 1 | 2 | .667 |
| Quarterfinals | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Semifinals | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | – |
| Bronze match | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 3 | 6 | .333 |

## Weightlifting

Five weightlifters, one in each weight class, represented Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed in 1896 but not in 1900. Ejnar Jensen had the best result, placing fourth in the unlimited heavyweight class.
| Weightlifter | Weight class | Final | Final |
| Weightlifter | Weight class | Result | Rank |
| Niels Florin | 60 kg | 180.0 | 10 |
| Thorvald Hansen | 67.5 kg | 202.5 | 11 |
| Christian Jensen | 75 kg | 215.0 | 6 |
| Ejnar Jensen | +82.5 kg | 250.0 | 4 |
| Søren Petersen | 82.5 kg | 217.5 | 10 |

## Wrestling

Ten wrestlers competed for Denmark in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. All of the Danish wrestlers competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, with none participating in the freestyle competitions. Hansen was the only Dane to win a medal match, taking the heavyweight silver. Eriksen also won a bronze medal, after losing the silver medal match in the only weight class in which no bronze tournament was held. Frisenfeldt reached a silver medal final, while Torgensen reached a bronze match; both lost those matches.

### Greco-Roman

| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Silver quarters | Silver semis | Silver match | Rank |
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Bronze quarters | Bronze semis | Bronze match | Rank |
| Emil Christensen | Middleweight | Lindfors (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| 5 |||
| Emil Christensen | Middleweight | Lindfors (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | Bye | Johnsen (NOR) (L) | Did not advance | 5 |
| Fritz Christiansen | Lightweight | Väre (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Fritz Christiansen | Lightweight | Väre (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | Janssens (BEL) (L) | did not advance | did not advance | | 9 |
| 9 |||
| Johannes Eriksen | Light heavyweight | Bye | Pendleton (USA) (W) | Johansson (SWE) (L) | did not advance | did not advance | |
| Johannes Eriksen | Light heavyweight | Bye | Pendleton (USA) (W) | N/A | Sint (NED) (W) | Rosenqvist (FIN) (L) | |
| Frants Frisenfeldt | Lightweight | Pavlidis (GRE) (W) | Savonet (BEL) (W) | Metropoulos (USA) (W) | Väre (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 7 |
| Frants Frisenfeldt | Lightweight | Pavlidis (GRE) (W) | Savonet (BEL) (W) | Bye | Rohon (FRA) (W) | Tamminen (FIN) (L) | 7 |
| Frants Frisenfeldt | Lightweight | Pavlidis (GRE) (W) | Savonet (BEL) (W) | Andersen (NOR) (L) | did not advance | did not advance | | 7 |
| Poul Hansen | Heavyweight | Bye | Weyand (USA) (W) | Nieminen (FIN) (W) | Lindfors (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | |
| Poul Hansen | Heavyweight | Bye | Weyand (USA) (W) | Dame (FRA) (W) | Gasiglia (FRA) (W) | Willkie (USA) (W) | |
| Svend Jensen | Featherweight | Bye | Svensson (SWE) (L) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 11 |
| Svend Jensen | Featherweight | Bye | Svensson (SWE) (L) | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | | 11 |
| 11 |||
| Emil Larsen | Heavyweight | Bye | Nieminen (FIN) (L) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 12 |
| 12 |||
| 12 |||
| Svend Nielsen | Middleweight | Leloux (NED) (W) | Perttilä (FIN) (L) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 12 |
| 12 |||
| 12 |||
| Axel Tetens | Light heavyweight | Bye | Kruusenberg (EST) (W) | Maichle (USA) (W) | Johansson (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | 4 |
| Axel Tetens | Light heavyweight | Bye | Kruusenberg (EST) (W) | N/A | Rosenqvist (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 4 |
| 4 |||
| Rasmus Torgensen | Featherweight | Řezáč (TCH) (W) | Bovis (FRA) (W) | Kähkönen (FIN) (L) | did not advance | did not advance | 4 |
| Rasmus Torgensen | Featherweight | Řezáč (TCH) (W) | Bovis (FRA) (W) | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | | 4 |
| Rasmus Torgensen | Featherweight | Řezáč (TCH) (W) | Bovis (FRA) (W) | Brian (USA) (W) | Pütsep (EST) (W) | Svensson (SWE) (L) | 4 |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Estonia | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Finland | 1 | 10 | .091 |
| France | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Norway | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Sweden | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| United States | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 18 | 17 | .514 |
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Round of 32 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Round of 16 | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Quarterfinals | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Semifinals | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | – |
| Silver quarterfinals | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Silver semifinals | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Silver match | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Bronze quarterfinals | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Bronze semifinals | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Bronze match | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 18 | 17 | .514 |