Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 162 competitors, 144 men and 18 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Karen Hoff — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles

• Carl-Ebbe Andersen, Tage Henriksen, and Finn Pedersen — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs

• Greta Andersen — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle

• Karen Harup — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke

• Paul Elvstrøm — Sailing, Men's Firefly Class

Silver

• Johan Andersen — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles

• Ejvind Hansen and Jacob Jensen — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak Pairs

• Karen Lachmann — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual

• Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

• Ib Storm Larsen, Helge Schrøder, Helge Halkjær, and Aksel Hansen — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours

• Karen Harup — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle

• Eva Riise, Greta Andersen, Fritze Carstensen-Nathansen, and Karen Harup — Swimming, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Bronze

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