Denmark at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 100 competitors, 88 men and 12 women, took part in 46 events in 15 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Paul Elvstrøm — Sailing, men's Finn individual competition
• Erik Hansen — Canoeing, men's K1 1,000 metres kayak singles

Silver

• Hans Fogh and Ole Petersen — Sailing, Flying Dutchman
• William Berntsen, Steen Christensen and Søren Hancke — Sailing, 5.5 Metre
• Paul Andersen, John Danielsen, Henning Enoksen, Henry From, Bent Hansen, Poul Jensen, Flemming Nielsen, Hans Nielsen, Harald Nielsen, Poul Pedersen, Jørn Sørensen and Tommy Troelsen — Football (soccer), men's team competition

Bronze

• Erik Hansen, Arne Høyer, Erling Jessen and Helmut Sørensen......
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