Mogens Vendelbo Venge (March 29, 1912 – April 16, 1996) was a Danish

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

and in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

. He was born in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

and died in

Hellebæk Hellebæk is a town located on the coast five kilometres northwest of Helsingør, North Zealand, some 40 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It has merged with the neighbouring community of Ålsgårde to form an urban area with a population of ...

Region Hovedstaden The Capital Region of Denmark (, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark, and contains Copenhagen, the national capital. The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 ...

. In 1936 he was a member of the Danish team which was eliminated in the group stage of the Olympic tournament. He played both matches as back. Twelve years later he was eliminated with the Danish team in the first round of the 1948 Olympic tournament. He played three matches as back.

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1912 births 1996 deaths Danish male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Denmark Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Helsingør Municipality Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-fieldhockey-bio-stub