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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Anton Andersen | 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 878 | Unknown |
| 300 m military rifle, prone | 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 |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 989 | 2 ! | |
| 300 m military rifle, prone | Unknown | ||
| 300 m military rifle, standing | 51 | Unknown | |
| 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 |
| 50 m small-bore rifle | 378 | Unknown | |
| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 951 | Unknown | |
| 300 m military rifle, prone | 57 | Unknown | |
| 300 m military rifle, standing | 55 | 2 ! | |
| 600 m military rifle, prone | 55 | Unknown | |
| Christen Møller | 50 m small-bore rifle | 359 | Unknown |
| 300 m military rifle, prone | Unknown | ||
| 600 m military rifle, prone | 55 | Unknown | |
| Anders Peter Nielsen | 50 m small-bore rifle | 374 | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 300 m military rifle, prone | Unknown | ||
| 300 m military rifle, standing | 54 | 4 | |
| Otto Wegener | 50 m small-bore rifle | 373 | Unknown |
| 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 | 1 ! |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen Christen Møller Anders Peter Nielsen Erik Sætter-Lassen Otto Wegener |
50 m team small-bore rifle | 1862 | 4 |
Read more about this topic: Denmark At The 1920 Summer Olympics
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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There are twenty people in my belly,
there is a magnitude of wings,
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All be born in the yellow wind.”
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