title: Denmark at the 1960 Summer Olympics
text: # 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. Cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen died during the team time trial.
  
  ## 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 Erik Petersen — Sailing, Flying Dutchman
  * William Berntsen, Steen Christensen and Søren Hancke — Sailing, 5.5 Metre
  * Poul 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 Helmuth Nyborg — Canoeing, men's K1 4x500 metres kayak relay
  
  ## Canoeing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Erik Hansen | Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres | 3:57.04 | 1 | 3:57.51 | 1 | 3:53.00 | 1 |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Eight male cyclists represented Denmark in 1960.
  
  ### Team time trial
  
  * Knud Enemark Jensen
  * Vagn Bangsborg
  * Niels Baunsøe
  * Jørgen Jørgensen
  
  ### Team pursuit
  
  * John Lundgren
  * Leif Larsen
  * Jens Sørensen
  * Kurt vid Stein
  
  ## Fencing
  
  One fencer represented Denmark in 1960.
  
  ### Men's sabre
  
  * Palle Frey
  
  ## Modern pentathlon
  
  One male pentathlete represented Denmark in 1960.
  
  ### Individual
  
  * Benny Schmidt
  
  ## Rowing
  
  Denmark had 16 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1960.
  
  ### Men's double sculls
  
  * Jannik Madum Andersen
  * Poul Mortensen
  
  ### Men's coxless pair
  
  * Tage Grøndahl
  * Elo Tostenæs
  
  ### Men's coxed pair
  
  * Jens Berendt Jensen
  * Knud Nielsen
  * Sven Lysholt Hansen (cox)
  
  ### Men's coxless four
  
  * Hugo Christiansen
  * Mogens Jensen
  * Børge Kaas Andersen
  * Ole Kassow
  
  ### Men's coxed four
  
  * Poul Justesen
  * Mogens Pedersen
  * Svend Helge Hansen
  * Erik Rask
  * Ejgo Vejby Nielsen (cox)
  
  ## Sailing
  
  ### Open
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
  | Paul Elvstrøm | Finn | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | DNS | 8171 | |
  | Hans Fogh Ole Gunnar Petersen | Flying Dutchman | 7 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 5991 | |
  | Aage Birch Paul L. Jørgensen Niels P. Markussen | Dragon | 2 | DSQ | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4715 | 6 |
  | William Berntsen Søren Hancke Steen Christensen | 5.5 Metre | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5678 | |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Four shooters represented Denmark in 1960.
  
  ### 25 m pistol
  
  * Per Nielsen
  
  ### 300 m rifle, three positions
  
  * Uffe Schultz Larsen
  * Egon Stephansen
  
  ### 50 m rifle, three positions
  
  * Niels Petersen
  * Uffe Schultz Larsen
  
  ### 50 m rifle, prone
  
  * Egon Stephansen
  * Niels Petersen
  