Petersen's fourth-place finish in the pole vault was the best result for the Danish athletes in Paris.

Hans Jacob Nielsen became the first Danish Olympic champion in boxing after moving up from featherweight in 1920 to lightweight in 1924.

The Hansens won Denmark's first Olympic cycling medal, with a silver in the tandem competition.

It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games; Denmark had competed in fencing more often than any other country.

Denmark was one of six nations to have competed in each edition of the Olympic modern pentathlon.

The 6 metre class boat took silver, matching the nation's previous best result in sailing.

Larsen took the bronze in the 600 metre free rifle for Denmark's only shooting medal in 1924.