Niels Bertelsen

Denmark competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 129 competitors, 115 men and 14 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports.

Men's Flyweight

• Kjeld Steen (16th=)

Men's Lightweight

• Niels Bertelsen (17th=)

Men's Light welterweight

• Hans Petersen (17th=)

Men's Welterweight

• Victor Jörgensen  Bronze

Men's Light middleweight

• Ebbe Kops (17th=)

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• Hans Andresen — 5:11:18.5 (→ 8th place)
• Jørgen Frank Rasmussen — 5:14:09.4 (→ 19th place)
• Wedell Østergaard — 5:22:34.1 (→ 37th place)
• Helge Hansen — 5:27:08.8 (→ 52nd place)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Ib Vagn Hansen
  • Final — 1:14.4 (→ 6th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• Ove Krogh Rants — 12th place

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

• Bent Jørgensen, Jean Hansen, Knud Andersen, Preben Lundgren Kristensen, and Henning R. Larsen
  • Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 6th place)

Men

12 fencers, 9 men and 3 women, represented Denmark in 1952.

Men's épée

• Mogens Lüchow
• René Dybkær
• Raimondo Carnera

Men's team épée

• Raimondo Carnera, Erik Swane Lund, René Dybkær, Mogens Lüchow, Ib Nielsen, Jakob Lyng

Men's sabre

• Palle Frey
• Raimondo Carnera
• Ivan Ruben

Men's team sabre

• Paul Theisen, Raimondo Carnera, Ivan Ruben, Palle Frey, Jakob Lyng

Women's foil

• Karen Lachmann
• Ulla Barding-Poulsen
• Kate Mahaut

First round

Second round

Quarter finals

• Team roster
  • Poul Andersen, B 93
  • Steen Blicher, AB
  • Jens Peter Hansen, Esbjerg fB
  • Jørgen W. Hansen, KB
  • Jørgen Johansen, KB (goalkeeper)
  • Knud Lundberg, AB
  • Svend Nielsen, B 93
  • Poul Petersen, AB
  • Poul Erik Petersen, Køge BK
  • Holger Seebach, AB
  • Erik Terkelsen, Esbjerg fB
  • Reserve: Søren Andersen, Esbjerg fB
  • Reserve: Henry From, AGF
  • Reserve: Ralf Ginsborg, Hellerup IK
  • Reserve: Carl Holm, B 1903
  • Reserve: Aage Rou Jensen, AGF
  • Reserve: Knud Blak Jensen, KB
  • Reserve: Per Knudsen, AGF
  • Reserve: Jørgen Olesen, AGF
  • Reserve: Jens Torstensen, Odense KFUM

Head coach: Axel Bjerregaard

Denmark had 25 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1952.

Men

Open

Five shooters represented Denmark in 1952.

Men

Men

Women

Men