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.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Albert Andersen | 10000 m | N/A | 32:58.4 | 3 Q | Did not finish | ||||
| Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 20 | ||||||
| Fritiof Andersen | 100 m | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Julius Ebert | 10000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 35 | ||||||
| Rudolf Hansen | Marathon | N/A | 2:41:39.4 | 8 | |||||
| Axel Jensen | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| Jón Jónsen | 5000 m | N/A | Unknown | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 28 | ||||||
| Artur Nielsen | 5000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
| Cross country | N/A | Did not finish | |||||||
| Niels Pedersen | 3 km walk | N/A | 14:06.3 | 5 Q | 13:36.8 | 11 | |||
| 10 km walk | N/A | Disqualified | Did not advance | ||||||
| Gunnar Rasmussen | 3 km walk | N/A | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||||
| 10 km walk | N/A | Disqualified | Did not advance | ||||||
| Sofus Rose | Marathon | N/A | 2:41:18.0 | 5 | |||||
| August Sørensen | 100 m | 11.3 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 23.8 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Henrik Sørensen | Cross country | N/A | Unknown | 27 | |||||
| Marinus Sørensen | 100 m | 11.2 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Henri Thorsen | 110 m hurdles | N/A | 16.8 | 1 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not finish | ||
| Fritiof Andersen August Sørensen Marinus Sørensen Henri Thorsen |
4x100 m relay | N/A | 43.8 | 2 Q | 43.3 | 5 | |||
| Albert Andersen Julius Ebert Jón Jónsen Artur Nielsen Henrik Sørensen |
Team cross country | N/A | 53 | 7 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Valther Jensen | Discus throw | 38.23 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Laurits Jørgensen | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | 3.60 | 6 |
| Frederik Petersen | Shot put | 12.525 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Javelin throw | 42.13 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Henry Petersen | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | 3.70 | 2 ! |
Read more about this topic: Denmark At The 1920 Summer Olympics