Olympic history of Denmark

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Denmark wasadmitted tothe International Olympic Committee (IOC) in1905. In 1993 the Danish NOK merged with the Danish sports association, Danmarks Idræts-Forbund .

Danish athletes have been taking part in the Summer Olympics since 1896, and in the Winter Olympics since 1948. Except for the Games of 1904, Danish athletes were sent to all summer games. Danes also took part in the 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games. Young athletes have taken part in all of the Youth Olympic Games that have been held so far in summer and winter.

General

Viggo Jensen, Denmark's first medalist and Olympic champion

Since first participating in the Summer Olympics, Danish athletes have won at least one medal with every participation. On April 6, 1896, Viggo Jensen , Holger Louis Nielsen and Eugen Schmidt were the first Danish Olympic athletes to compete. The first Danish woman to appear at the Olympic Games was tennis player Thora Castenschiold on May 6, 1912 in Stockholm . Viggo Jensen was the first Danish medalist and Olympic champion in 1896. He won silver in one-armed weightlifting, and Olympic champion in two-armed competition. The first woman in Denmark to win an Olympic medal was Thora Castenschiold in 1912. The first Olympic champion in 1920 was the water diver Stefanie Clausen , who won in high diving.

The first winter Olympic athlete in Denmark was the speed skater Aage Justesen on January 31, 1948. On February 9, 1968, cross-country skier Kirsten Carlsen became Denmark's first woman to take part in the Winter Olympics. The only Danish medal at the Winter Games was a silver medal. The Danish women's curling team made it to the finals in 1998 and lost the gold game against Canada 5-7.

Denmark's most successful Olympic competitor, measured by Olympic victories, was the sailor Paul Elvstrøm . From 1948 to 1960 he won the regatta in the Finn dinghy or Firefly (boat class designation from 1948) four times in a row. This makes Elvstrøm the first athlete to achieve four Olympic victories in a row in the same discipline. To date, only two athletes, Al Oerter discus throw from 1956 to 1968 and Carl Lewis in the long jump from 1984 to 1996, have drawn level. Elvstrøm took part in the Olympic Games eight times, making him one of the athletes with the most Olympics . Measured by the number of medals, Eskild Ebbesen and Lars Jørgen Madsen are even more successful. Both won five medals each, the rower Ebbesen won three gold and two bronze medals between 1996 and 2012, the marksman Madsen between 1900 and 1924 two gold, two silver and one bronze medal. The most successful woman was the swimmer Karen Harup , who won one gold and two silver medals in 1948.

The 1948 London Games were Denmark's most successful Olympic Games. A total of 20 medals were won, five of which were gold, seven silver and eight bronze medals. The most successful sport in Denmark is sailing. 30 medals were won here, including 12 gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals.

Denmark has two IOC members with voting rights. The Danish Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was elected an IOC member in 2009. Former badminton player Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen , 1996 Olympic champion, has also been a member of the IOC since 2014 . From 1977 to 2002 the athlete Niels Holst-Sørensen was a voting member. In 2002 his membership ended for reasons of age, since then he has been an honorary member.

Overview of the participations

Summer games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
1896	3	3	0		1	2	3	6th	9
1900	13	13	0		1	3	2	6th	10
1904	not participated
1908	78	78	0	Aage Holm		2	3	5	16
1912	152	151	1	Arne Højme	1	6th	5	12	14th
1920	154	150	4th	Robert Johnsen	3	9	1	13	10
1924	73	63	10	Peter Ryefelt	2	5	2	9	12
1928	78	69	9	Marius Jørgensen	3	1	2	6th	13
1932	116	101	15th	Axel Bloch		3	3	6th	20th
1936	119	114	5	Erik Hammer Sørensen		2	3	5	23
1948	159	141	18th	Vagn Loft	5	7th	8th	20th	10
1952	129	115	14th	Erik Swane Lund	2	1	3	6th	15th
1956	37	31	6th	Ole Hviid Jensen (Melbourne) Lars Kirkebjerg (Stockholm)	1	2	1	4th	20th
1960	100	88	12	Benny Schmidt	2	3	1	6th	13
1964	60	53	7th	Henning Wind	2	1	3	6th	18th
1968	64	60	4th	Erik Hansen	1	4th	3	8th	22nd
1972	126	114	12	Peder Pedersen	1			1	25th
1976	66	56	10	Judith Andersen	1		2	3	24
1980	58	55	3	Jørgen Lindhardsen	2	1	2	5	16
1984	60	49	11	Michael Marcussen		3	3	6th	27
1988	78	57	21st	Anne Grethe Jensen	2	1	1	4th	23
1992	110	77	33	Jørgen Bojsen-Møller	1	1	4th	6th	30th
1996	119	54	65	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	4th	1	1	6th	19th
2000	97	53	44	Jesper Bank	2	3	1	6th	30th
2004	92	48	44	Eskild Ebbesen	2	1	5	8th	34
2008	84	64	20th	Joachim Olsen	2	2	3	7th	30th
2012	114	66	48	Kim Knudsen	2	4th	2	9	29
2016	119	78	41	Caroline Wozniacki	2	6th	7th	15th	28

Winter games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
1924-1936	not participated
1948	2	2	0	Knut Tonsberg
1952	1	1	0	Per Cock-Clausen
1956	not participated
1960	1	1	0
1964	2	2	0	Svend Carlsen
1968	3	2	1	Kirsten Carlsen
1972-1984	1	1	0	not participated
1988	1	1	0	Lars Dresler
1992	6th	4th	2	Ebb Hartz
1994	4th	4th	0	Michael Tyllesen
1998	12	5	7th	Helena Blach Lavrsen		1		1	18th
2002	11	5	6th	Ulrik Schmidt
2006	4th	0	4th	Dorthe Holm
2010	17th	9	8th	Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling
2014	10	6th	4th	Lene Nielsen
2018	17th	10	7th	Elena Møller Rigas

Interludes

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
1906	49	49	0	Rudolf Andreas Kraft	3	2	1	6th	9

Youth Summer Games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
2010	30th	10	20th	Signe Pedersen	1	1	1	3	42
2014	15th	6th	9	Emily Pedersen		1	3	4th	63

Youth Winter Games

year	Athletes			Flag bearer	Medals
	total	m	w					total	rank
2012	5	3	2	Philip Due Schmidt
2016	4th	2	2

Overview of the sports

Summer games

badminton

1	3	4th

Denmark is the most successful European nation in Olympic badminton since the sport was introduced into the Olympic program in 1992. Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen won the bronze medal in the men's singles in Barcelona. In 1996, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen became the first Danish badminton Olympic champion with a final victory over the Chinese Dong Jiong . Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen failed in the third round due to Dong. In the previous round he had defeated the Austrian Hannes Fuchs . In the women's doubles, Helene Kirkegaard and Rikke Olsen lost their game for bronze against the Chinese Qin Yiyuan and Tang Yongshu .

At the Sydney 2000 tournament, Camilla Martin reached the women's singles final. Here she was defeated by the Chinese Gong Zhichao . In the women's doubles, Ann Jørgensen and Majken Vange lost in the first round against the German duo Nicole Grether and Karen Neumann . Rikke Olsen lost a bronze medal game for the second time in a row. This time she failed in mixed doubles at the side of Michael Søgaard to the Britons Simon Archer and Joanne Goode . A Dane also reached the bronze medal match in the men's singles. However, Peter Gade could not prevail against the Chinese Xia Xuanze .

In mixed doubles, there was a purely Danish duel for the bronze medal in Athens in 2004. Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager beat their compatriots Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen. Rikke Olsen was in a bronze game for the third time in a row and lost. Jens Eriksen and his partner Martin Hansen lost the bronze medal match against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele from Indonesia. In the second round of the women's doubles, Ann-Lou Jørgensen and Rikke Olsen were able to defeat the German couple Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk .

In Beijing 2008, Denmark went home empty-handed for the first time. In the men's doubles, Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen failed in the bronze medal match against South Koreans Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man . In 2012 in London, the men's pair Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen won silver. Only in the final did they lose to the Chinese Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng . In mixed doubles, Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen won the bronze medal after defeating Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir in the bronze medal .

In 2016 Viktor Axelsen won bronze in the men's singles. He won his game for bronze against the Chinese defending champion Lin Dan . In the women's doubles, Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl won silver. In the final they were defeated by the Japanese Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi .

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	1996 Atlanta	Men's singles	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Camilla Martin	2000 Sydney	Ladies singles
Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	2012 London	Men's doubles
Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Ladies doubles

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	1992 Barcelona	Men's singles	first medal win
Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	2004 Athens	Mixed
Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	2012 London	Mixed
Viktor Axelsen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Men's singles

Archery

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In 1972, the first Danes took part in Olympic archery. Arne Jacobsen came in eighth. This was the most successful placement of an archer from Denmark.

Boxing

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The first Danish boxers started in 1908. The first medals were won in 1920. Anders Pedersen in the flyweight, Gotfred Johansen in the lightweight and Søren Petersen in the heavyweight each won silver. In 1924, Hans Jacob Nielsen became the first Danish boxing Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the lightweight. Thyge Petersen in the light heavyweight division and again Søren Petersen in the heavyweight division each won silver. In 1928 Jakob Michaelsen won bronze in the heavyweight division. Peter Jørgensen won bronze in the light heavyweight division in 1932. Another bronze medal was won by Gerhard Pedersen in 1936 in the welterweight division.

Even after the Second World War, Danish boxers could initially hold their own. In 1948 Svend Vad won bronze in the lightweight, Viktor Jørgensen in 1952 in the welterweight division. It would take 40 years before another success came about. In 1992 Brian Nielsen won bronze in the super heavyweight division. This was the last Danish success in Olympic boxing.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Hans Jacob Nielsen	1924 Paris	lightweight	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Not so Pedersen	1920 Antwerp	Flyweight	first medal win
Gotfred Johansen	1920 Antwerp	lightweight
Søren Petersen	1920 Antwerp	Heavyweight
Thyge Petersen	1924 Paris	Light heavyweight
Søren Petersen	1924 Paris	Heavyweight

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Jakob Michaelsen	1928 Amsterdam	Heavyweight
Peter Jørgensen	1932 Los Angeles	Light heavyweight
Gerhard Pedersen	1936 Berlin	Welterweight
Svend Vad	1948 London	lightweight
Viktor Jørgensen	1952 Helsinki	Welterweight
Brian Nielsen	1992 Barcelona	Super heavyweight

fencing

1	2	3

Denmark was also represented in fencing as early as 1896. In saber fencing, Holger Louis Nielsen came third. In 1912 Ivan Osiier won the silver medal in the individual ranking with the sword . In 1920 the foil team reached 4th place.

The first Olympic victory was achieved in 1924. In the women's foil singles, Ellen Osiier, wife of Ivan Osiier, won the competition. Her teammate Grete Heckscher won bronze, Yutta Barding was fifth. In 1932, the men's foil team was fourth, the saber team fifth. In 1936, Karen Lachmann took 5th place with the foil.

After the Second World War, Lachmann started again in London. This time she won the silver medal. In the men's category, the epee team took 4th place. Ivan Osiier competed in the Olympic Games for the seventh time at the age of 59. In 1952, Karen Lachmann won another bronze medal. In 1956 she was the only Danish participant to come in 6th.

In the period that followed, no more successes could be achieved.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ellen Osiier	1924 Paris	Foil single	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ivan Osiier	1912 Stockholm	Epee single
Karen Lachmann	1948 London	Foil single

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Holger Louis Nielsen	1896 Athens	Saber single	first medal win
Grete Heckscher	1924 Paris	Foil single
Karen Lachmann	1952 Helsinki	Foil single

Soccer

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Denmark first took part in an Olympic football tournament in 1908. The team played the first two games against French teams. First, France's B selection was defeated 9-0. This game was also the first official game at an Olympic tournament. Nils Middelboe , who made it 1-0, was the first Olympics goalscorer. It was also in this game that the first Olympic hat trick was scored. Wilhelm Wolfhagen scored three times, but not in a row. In the second game, the semi-finals, the French A-team was beaten 17-1. The ten-time goalscorer Sophus Nielsen managed the first flawless hat trick between the third and sixth minute. This game is, together with the 16-0 victory of the German team over Russia four years later, the highest victory of a football team at an Olympic tournament. In the final it was against the host team. Denmark lost the first Olympic soccer final 2-0.

In 1912, the Danish team received a bye in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals they defeated Norway 7-0. The semi-final against the Netherlands was won 4-1. In the final Denmark played again against the British selection and lost again, this time with 2: 4. Since the Netherlands won the bronze medal, the placement from 1908 was repeated. In 1920 Denmark failed in the first round with a 0-1 defeat by Spain.

The next participation took place in 1948. After two victories over Egypt and Italy, the team had qualified for the semi-finals. They lost against Sweden 2: 4. In the game for bronze you met the host team. After the finals of 1908 and 1912 had been lost to the British, this time the Danes won 5: 3. 1952 wins against Greece and Poland. In the quarterfinals they lost to Yugoslavia 3: 5.

The preliminary round of the 1960 tournament was played in a group stage. Denmark managed three wins in three games and qualified for the semi-finals. The team won 2-0 against Hungary and lost the final against Yugoslavia 3-1. The next tournament with Danish participation did not take place until 1972. With two wins in the preliminary round you were qualified for the intermediate round, which was also played in a group system. A win, a draw and a defeat brought third place in the group, so they were eliminated.

The next tournament a Danish team could qualify for was the 1992 tournament. With two draws and one defeat, they were eliminated after the preliminary round. 1996 was the first time a women's team took part. However, without winning points, the women were eliminated after the preliminary round. The last participation of a Danish team was in the tournament in 2016. The men were able to qualify for the quarter-finals with a win and a draw, but were eliminated 2-0 by Nigeria.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of men	1908 London	Men's tournament	first medal win
National team of men	1912 Stockholm	Men's tournament
National team of men	1960 Rome	Men's tournament

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of men	1948 London	Men's tournament

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  The silver team from 1908 (from left to right): top row: two functionaries (with hat), H. Hansen, Bohr , S. Nielsen , M. Andersen, O. Nielsen; Middle: functionary, Gandil, coach Williams, von Buchwald, B. Rasmussen, K. Middelboe, N. Middelboe , Drescher; seated: Lindgren, K. Hansen, three DBU functionaries, Wolfhagen; on the floor: Bjarnholt, Beck, E. Middelboe

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  The silver team from 1912 (from left to right): A. Olsen, S. Nielsen, H. Hansen, Berth, P. Nielsen, S. Hansen, N. Middelboe, von Buchwald, O. Nielsen, Jørgensen, Wolfhagen

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  Scene from the preliminary round match against South Africa 2016: Substitute Robert Skov (2nd from right) celebrates his winning goal in the 69th minute. Gomes (4), Børsting (12), Bruun Larsen (10), Maxsø (6) and Jønsson cheer with him

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  Preliminary round match against Iraq 2016: The teams of Denmark (red) and Iraq clap each other

Weightlifting

1	2	-

Svend Olsen at the 1932 competition

The first Danish weightlifter started in 1896. With his silver medal in one-handed weightlifting, Viggo Jensen became the first ever Danish medalist at the Olympic Games. In competition with both arms, he even became Denmark's first Olympic champion.

It wasn't until 1920 that Danish weightlifters started again. In the heavyweight division, Einar Jensen took fourth place. Only in 1932 there was a Danish medal again. Svend Olsen won silver in the light heavyweight division . In the following period there were no further successes. No Dane has participated in an Olympic competition since 1992.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Viggo Jensen	1896 Athens	ambidextrous	Denmark's first ever Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Viggo Jensen	1896 Athens	one handed	Denmark's first ever medal win
Svend Olsen	1932 Los Angeles	Light heavyweight

golf

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After 1900 and 1904, golf was not included in the Olympic program again until 2016. Danish golfers also competed in Rio de Janeiro.

Handball

4th	-	-

Denmark has been taking part in Olympic handball tournaments since 1972. A men's team only reached a draw in the preliminary round and was eliminated. In 1976 the first games were won. However, two wins were only enough for group place 4 and thus for the game for seventh place. They lost against the Federal Republic of Germany with 14:18. The game for 7th place against Czechoslovakia was also lost.

In Moscow 1980 the men could only win once, against the GDR they lost 20:24. Group place 5 ultimately meant the game for place 9. Here Algeria was defeated. The men's participation in the 1984 tournament was more successful. Denmark finished second in the group with four wins in five games. Only against the Federal Republic of Germany had they lost with 18:20. This qualified for the bronze medal game. However, against Romania the team lost 19:23.

In 1996 a women's team was qualified for the first time. The team won all three preliminary round matches. In the semifinals Norway was beaten 23:19, the final against South Korea ended with a 37:33 and thus the first Olympic victory in handball for Denmark. In 2000 the title could be defended. There were three wins in four preliminary rounds, including a 30:26 over Austria. France was eliminated in the quarter-finals, and South Korea in the semi-finals. The Danish women won the final against Hungary with 31:27.

In 2004 there was the third Olympic victory in a row. Again there were three preliminary round wins for the women's team, plus one draw. China was defeated in the quarter-finals and Ukraine in the semi-finals. The final went against South Korea again. The regular playing time ended 29:29, the extra time 34:34. For the first time a handball final had to be decided in a seven-meter shootout. Denmark won 4-2.

In 2008 the men were qualified again. Two wins, including a 27:21 over Germany, and two draws brought the team to second place in the group. The quarter-finals against Croatia were lost, as was the placement game against Russia. The game for place 7 was against South Korea, Denmark won 37:26.

Both teams were qualified in London. The men reached second place in the group again, but then lost the quarter-finals against Sweden. The women were eliminated with just one win in five games after the preliminary round. In 2016 only the men were there. As third in the preliminary round you were qualified for the quarter-finals. Here Slovenia was defeated. The semi-final against Poland ended with a 29-28 win, in the final they beat France 28-26.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of women	1996 Atlanta	Women's tournament	first medal and Olympic victory
National team of women	2000 Sydney	Women's tournament
National team of women	2004 Athens	Women's tournament
National team of men	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Men's tournament

hockey

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Denmark first took part in an Olympic hockey tournament in 1920. The team secured the silver medal with two wins in three games. The 1928 tournament was played in two groups. Denmark managed two victories over Switzerland (2-1) and Austria (3-1) and lost the other two. This put the team in third place in their group and was eliminated. In 1936 they only managed a 6: 6 against Afghanistan, the game against the German Reich was lost 6: 0. The Danes were eliminated after the preliminary round.

In 1948, the team managed only one draw in four games and were eliminated. A similar picture presented itself in 1960, but this time the Danes remained without points. Until today it was the last time that a Danish hockey team could qualify for an Olympic tournament.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Men's national team	1920 Antwerp	Men's tournament

Judo

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So far, Belgian judokas have only competed at the Olympic Games twice, in 1984 and 1988.

Canoeing

3	6th	5

Danish canoeists have been taking part in Olympic regattas since 1936. In a two-person kayak over 10,000 meters, Verner Løvgreen and Axel Svendsen achieved fourth place. In 1948, the first medals and the first Olympic canoeing victory came about. The first Olympic victory was achieved by a woman. Karen Hoff won the 500 meter distance in a single kayak. In the men's category, Frederik Andersen won silver in a single kayak over 1000 meters. Knud Ditlevsen finished fourth over 10,000 meters. Ejvind Hansen and Bernhard Jensen won silver in a two-person kayak over 1000 meters. Alfred Christensen and Finn Rasmussen reached the finish in 4th place over 10,000 meters.

In 1952, Peder Rasch and Finn Haunstoft were Olympic champions in the two-man canoe over 1000 meters. In a single kayak, Ejvind Hansen took fourth place over the 10,000 meter distance. In the women’s category , Bodil Svendsen finished fifth. In 1956 a bronze medal was added. Tove Søby was third in a single kayak over 500 meters.

In 1960 Erik Hansen became Olympic champion in a single kayak over 1000 meters. He also started in the kayak relay, which went to bronze. In the two-person kayak, the brothers Kaj and Vagn Schmidt took fifth place. In the women’s category, Annemarie Werner-Hansen came fourth in the single kayak. Together with her partner Birgit Jensen, she took 5th place in the two-person kayak.

In 1964, Peer Norrbohm and John Sørensen won bronze in the two-man Canadian over 1000 meters. In the women's category, the two-man kayak with Annemarie Werner-Hansen and Birthe Hansen took fifth place. In 1968, Erik Hansen won a bronze medal in a one-man kayak over 1000 meters. In 1972 the Danish team went without medals for the first time. In 1976 and 1980 only one athlete took part.

In 1984 successes could be achieved again. The only starter, Henning Lynge Jakobsen, won two medals in the one-canoe. He won silver over 500 meters and bronze over 1000 meters. In 1988 Christian Frederiksen and Arne Nielsson reached 4th place over 1000 meters in the two-man Canadian. In 1992 they won silver and came fifth over 500 meters.

It wasn't until 2008 that a medal was won again. Kim Knudsen and René Holten Poulsen won silver in a two-person kayak over 1000 meters. Over 500 meters they took 5th place. Four years later, Poulsen went in a single kayak in 4th place over 1000 meters. The four-person kayak reached 5th place. Emma Jørgensen won a silver medal in 2016 in a single kayak over 500 meters.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Karen Hoff	1948 London	K 1,500 meters	first medal and Olympic victory
Peder Rasch Finn Haunstoft	1952 Helsinki	C 2, 1000 meters
Erik Hansen	1960 Rome	K 1, 1000 meters

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Frederik Andersen	1948 London	K 1, 1000 meters
Ejvind Hansen Bernhard Jensen	1948 London	K 2, 1000 meters
Henning Lynge Jakobsen	1984 Los Angeles	C 1,500 meters
Christian Frederiksen Arne Nielsson	1992 Barcelona	C 2, 1000 meters
Kim Knudsen René Holten Poulsen	2008 Beijing	K 2, 1000 meters
Emma Jørgensen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	K 1,500 meters

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Tove Søby	1956 Melbourne	K 1,500 meters
Erik Hansen Helmuth Nyborg Arne Høyer Erling Jessen	1960 Rome	Kayak relay
Peer Norrbohm John Sørensen	1964 Tokyo	C 2, 1000 meters
Erik Hansen	1968 Mexico City	K 1, 1000 meters
Henning Lynge Jakobsen	1984 Los Angeles	C 1, 1000 meters

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  Karen Hoff, Olympic champion in 1948

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  Erik Hansen, 1960 Olympic champion

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  The Danish kayak relay won bronze in 1960 (from left to right): Jessen, Høyer, Nyborg, Hansen

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  The women's four-person kayak 2016 (from left to right): Jørgensen (silver in K 1), Thomsen, Villumsen, Hansen

athletics

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The first Danish athletes participated in Athens in 1896. The first medal was won in Paris in 1900 by Ernst Schultz , who won bronze over 400 meters. In 1908 Charles Vestergaard was sixth in the 3500 meter walk. Aage Rasmussen reached 4th place over 10 kilometers in 1912.

In 1920 Henry Petersen won the silver medal in the pole vault. Lauritz Jørgensen came in sixth. The men's 100-meter relay reached fifth place. In the marathon, Sofus Rose took sixth place and Rudolf Hansen took eighth place. In 1924 Petersen finished fourth again.

There were no successes again until 1948 in London. Lily Carlstedt became the first Danish athlete to win an Olympic medal with her bronze medal in the javelin throw. The 100-meter relay for women took fifth place. In the men's category, Preben Larsen was fourth in the triple jump. In 1952 Carlstedt reached 5th place in the javelin throw. Gunnar Nielsen took 4th place in the 800-meter run. In the 1960 marathon, Thyge Thøgersen reached the finish in sixth. In 1972 Steen Smidt was seventh in the decathlon. In 1976 Jesper Tørring finished 8th in the high jump.

In 2000 another medal was celebrated. The naturalized Kenyan Wilson Kipketer , who competed for the Danish federation since 1995, won silver over 800 meters. A bronze medal followed in 2004. In the shot put won Joachim Olsen silver. Another silver medal was won by Sara Slott Petersen in the 400 meter hurdles in 2016 .

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Henry Petersen	1920 Antwerp	Pole vault
Wilson Kipketer	2000 Sydney	800 meters
Joachim Olsen	2004 Athens	Shot put
Sara Slott Petersen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	400 meter hurdles

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ernst Schultz	1900 Paris	400 meters	first medal win
Lily Carlstedt	1948 London	Javelin throw
Wilson Kipketer	2004 Athens	800 meters

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  Ernst Schultz, Denmark's first medalist in athletics (bronze 1900)

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  Henry Petersen, silver 1920

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  Wilson Kipketer, silver 2000, bronze 2004

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  Joachim Olsen, silver 2004

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  Sara Slott Petersen, silver 2016

Modern pentathlon

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Denmark has been represented in the modern pentathlon since 1912. Marius Christensen took fifth place in 1920, Helge Jensen came sixth in 1924. We had to wait 52 years for the next top placement. In Montreal 1976 Jørn Steffensen finished seventh.

Cycling

7th	9	10

In 1912 the first Danish cyclists started. In the 1920 road race, the Danish team finished fourth in the team standings. The first medal was won in 1924. Willy Falck Hansen and Edmund Hansen took silver in tandem.

Participation in 1928 was particularly successful. Willy Falck Hansen won the 1000 meter time trial and became the first Danish Olympic champion in cycling. He also won bronze in the sprint. Henry Hansen won the individual standings on the road , Leo Nielsen came in seventh. In the team competition, both won gold with the team. In 1932, the team won silver in the road race. Harald Christensen and Willy Gervin drove to bronze on the tandem.

Only in 1948 could a medal be won again. Axel Schandorff won bronze in the sprint. Again 16 years had to be waited for the next success. In Tokyo 1964, Kjell Rodian won silver in the road race, Preben Isaksson took bronze in the individual pursuit. The participation in 1968 turned out to be even more successful. In the team pursuit, Denmark won the Olympic Games, in the individual pursuit Mogens Frey won silver. Niels Fredborg also won silver in the 1000 meter time trial, as did Leif Mortensen in the individual classification of the road race. In the team time trial, the Danish team was fourth. In 1972, Niels Fredborg was Olympic champion in the 1000-meter time trial. In the sprint, he finished 5th. In 1976, a bronze medal followed. The Danish team also took bronze in the team time trial.

In 1980, Hans-Henrik Ørsted won the bronze medal in the individual pursuit. In 1988 Dan Frost was Olympic champion in the points race. In the 1000 meter time trial, Kenneth Røpke finished 4th. In the team pursuit, the Danish team won bronze in 1992. In the women’s race, Hanne Malmberg came fourth in the individual pursuit. Rolf Sørensen won silver in road racing in 1996.

It wasn't until 12 years later, in Beijing in 2008, that the next medal was won. The Danish team won silver in the team pursuit. In 2012 Lasse Norman Hansen became Olympic champion in the Omnium. In the team pursuit, the Danish team finished 5th in 2016, as did Lasse Norman Hansen in the Omnium. Jakob Fuglsang won silver in the road race .

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Willy Falck Hansen	1928 Amsterdam	1000 meter time trial	first Olympic victory
Henry Hansen	1928 Amsterdam	Road race singles
Henry Hansen Leo Nielsen Orla Jørgensen René Holten Poulsen	1928 Amsterdam	Road racing team
Mogens Frey Gunnar Asmussen Reno Olsen Per Lyngemark Peder Pedersen	1968 Mexico City	Team pursuit
Niels Fredborg	1972 Munich	1000 meter time trial
Dan Frost	1988 Seoul	Points race
Let Norman Hansen	2012 London	Omnium

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Willy Falck Hansen Edmund Hansen	1924 Paris	tandem	first medal win
Henry Hansen Leo Nielsen Frode Sørensen	1932 Los Angeles	Road racing team
Kjell Rodian	1964 Tokyo	Road race singles
Leif Mortensen	1968 Mexico City	Road race singles
Niels Fredborg	1968 Mexico City	1000 meter time trial
Mogens Frey	1968 Mexico City	Individual tracking
Rolf Sørensen	1996 Atlanta	Road racing
Alex Rasmussen Michael Mørkøv Casper Jørgensen Jens-Erik Madsen Michael Færk Christensen	2008 Beijing	Team pursuit
Jakob Fuglsang	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Road racing

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Willy Falck Hansen	1928 Amsterdam	sprint
Harald Christensen Willy Gervin	1932 Los Angeles	tandem
Axel Schandorff	1948 London	sprint
Preben Isaksson	1964 Tokyo	Individual tracking
Niels Fredborg	1976 Montreal	1000 meter time trial
Verner Blaudzun Gert Frank Jørgen Emil Hansen Jørn Lund	1976 Montreal	Team time trial
Hans-Henrik Ørsted	1980 Moscow	Individual tracking
Ken Frost Jimmi Madsen Jan Bo Petersen Klaus Kynde Nielsen Michael Sandstød	1992 Barcelona	Team pursuit
Let Norman Hansen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Omnium
Let Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper from Folsach Rasmus Quaade	2016 Rio de JaneiroBarcelona	Team pursuit

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  Willy Falck Hansen, gold and bronze 1928, silver 1924

• 

  The two medal winners from Tokyo 1964: left Kjell Rodian (silver), right Preben Isaksson (bronze)

• 

  The Olympic champions in the team pursuit of 1968 (from left to right): Frey, Trainer, Lyngemark, Olsen, Trainer, Asmussen (Pedersen is missing)

• 

  Niels Fredborg, silver 1968, Olympic champion 1972, bronze 1976

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  Award ceremony in the road race 1968: left with silver Leif Mortensen

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  Rolf Sørensen, silver 1996

• 

  Lasse Norman Hansen, Olympic champion 2012, bronze 2016

horse riding

-	4th	2

Danish riders have been taking part in Olympic tournaments since 1912. The first medal was won in 1924. The eventing rider Frode Kirkebjerg won silver in the individual ranking on his horse Meteor . In 1936 Hans Lunding won bronze on Jason , his teammate Vincens Grandjean took 4th place on Gray Friar .

6th place was achieved by Erik Carlsen on Esja in 1948 . Four years later Lis Hartel rode to the silver medal in the individual dressage competition on Jubilee . The eventing team reached 5th place. In 1956 Lis Hartel was able to repeat her success. Again she won silver in the individual ranking. The dressage team came in 5th.

In 1960 the riders were unsuccessful, in 1964 and 1968 no riders took part. It was not until 1972 in Munich that the dressage team achieved success with fourth place. 1984 rode Anne Grethe Jensen on Marzog to the silver medal in the dressage individual competition. With the team she reached 5th place. The team also reached 5th place in 1992. In 2000 it was fourth, in 2004 fifth again.

In 2008, a bronze medal for the dressage team followed. In 2012 the team reached 4th place, and 6th place in 2016.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Frode Kirkebjerg on Meteor	1924 Paris	Versatility single	first medal win
Lis Hartel on Jubilee	1952 Helsinki	Dressage singles
Lis Hartel on Jubilee	1956 Stockholm	Dressage singles
Anne Grethe Jensen on Marzog	1984 Los Angeles	Dressage singles

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Hans Lunding on Jason	1924 Paris	Versatility single
Anne van Olst on Clearwater Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on Digby Andreas Helgstrand on Don Schufro	2008 Beijing	Dressage team

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  Hans Lunding, bronze 1936

• 

  Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on Digby , bronze 2008

Wrestling

-	3	6th

Mark Madsen won silver in 2016

The first Danish wrestlers competed in 1908. In the Greco-Roman style light heavyweight division, Carl Jensen became the first Danish medalist in wrestling with his bronze medal. Other bronze medals went to Anders Andersen in the middleweight division and Søren Jensen in the heavyweight division. Jensen was able to repeat the medal wins in 1912.

In 1920 Poul Hansen won silver in the heavyweight division. Johannes Eriksen won bronze in the light heavyweight division. The next medal was won in Los Angeles in 1932. Abraham Kurland won silver in the lightweight . In 1948 Henrik Hansen won bronze in the welterweight division. In the following period there were no further successes. Only 68 years later could a medal be won again. In the middleweight division, Mark Madsen won silver.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Poul Hansen	1920 Antwerp	Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Abraham Courland	1932 Los Angeles	Lightweight, Greco-Roman
Mark Madsen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Middleweight, Greco-Roman

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Carl Jensen	1908 London	Light heavyweight, Greco-Roman	first medal win
Andersen is different	1908 London	Middleweight, Greco-Roman
Søren Jensen	1908 London	Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Søren Jensen	1912 Stockholm	Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Johannes Eriksen	1920 Antwerp	Light heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Henrik Hansen	1948 London	Greterweight, Greco-Roman

rowing

7th	5	12

Danish boats first took part in an Olympic regatta in 1912. In Stockholm the gunwale quad, a boat class that was only driven in 1912, won the first Danish rowing medal and was also the first Danish boat to win the Olympic Games. The four-man with helmsman won bronze a day later.

Success did not return until 1936. The two without a helmsman won silver, the two with a helmsman took fourth place. In 1948 the two with a helmsman won the Olympic Games. The double scull and the four with no helmsman won silver, the four with helmsman bronze. In 1952 the two with helmsman won bronze. In 1960 this boat reached number 4.

In 1964 a medal could be won again after 12 years. The four without a helmsman drove to Olympic victory. In 1968 two bronze medals were won by the two with a helmsman and the two without a helmsman. In 1972 the double scull took fourth place. In 1976 women from Denmark took part in Olympic rowing regattas for the first time.

In 1984 there were again two bronze medals. The male four without a helmsman and the women's double four finished third. In 1996 the lightweight four without a helmsman became Olympic champion. The men's double scull came fourth, as did the women's double quad. In one of the women Trine Hansen won bronze. In 2000, the lightweight four-man won the bronze medal without a helmsman. 2004 in Athens this boat drove again to the Olympic victory. The men's lightweight double scull finished fourth.

In 2008, the lightweight four-man without a helmsman was able to repeat his Olympic victory as defending champion. The lightweight double scull won bronze. In 2012 in London the picture was exactly the opposite. This time the lightweight double scull won gold, the lightweight four without a helmsman won bronze. In the four was Eskild Ebbesen , who has been involved in all five medals the boat has won since 1996. With three gold and two bronze medals, Ebbesen is one of two Danish athletes who have won five Olympic medals. In the women's category , Fie Udby Erichsen won silver in single. The lightweight double scull reached 4th place.

In 2016, the success story of the lightweight four-wheeler without a helmsman continued without Eskild Ebbesen. This time the crew won silver. The two without a helmsman drove to the bronze medal.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ejler Allert Jørgen Hansen Carl Møller Carl Pedersen Poul Hartmann	1912 Stockholm	Gunwale quad	first medal and Olympic victory
Finn Pedersen days Henriksen Carl-Ebbe Andersen	1948 London	Two with a helmsman
John Ørsted Hansen Bjørn Hasløv Erik Petersen Kurt Helmudt	1964 Tokyo	Foursome without a helmsman
Victor Feddersen Niels Henriksen Thomas Poulsen Eskild Ebbesen	1996 Atlanta	Lightweight four without a helmsman
Thor Kristensen Thomas Ebert Stephan Mølvig Eskild Ebbesen	2004 Athens	Lightweight four without a helmsman
Thomas Ebert Morten Jørgensen Mads Kruse Andersen Eskild Ebbesen	2008 Beijing	Lightweight four without a helmsman
Mads Rasmussen Rasmus Quist	2012 London	Lightweight double scull

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Harry Larsen Richard Olsen	1936 Berlin	Two without a helmsman
Ebbe Parsner Aage Larsen	1948 London	Double scull
Helge Halkjær Axel Bonde Hansen Helge Schrøder Ib Storm Larsen	1948 London	Foursome without a helmsman
Fie Udby Erichsen	2012 London	One
Jacob Barsøe Jacob Larsen Kasper Winther Morten Jørgensen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Lightweight four without a helmsman

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Erik Bisgaard Rasmus Frandsen Mikael Simonsen Poul Thymann Ejgil Clemmensen	1912 Stockholm	Foursome with a helmsman
Erik Larsen Børge Nielsen Henry Larsen Ib Olsen	1948 London	Foursome with a helmsman
Svend Petersen Poul Svendsen Jørgen Frantzen	1952 Helsinki	Two with a helmsman
Peter Fich Christiansen Ivan Larsen	1968 Mexico City	Two without a helmsman
Jørn Krab Preben Krab Harry Jørgensen	1968 Mexico City	Two with a helmsman
Michael Jessen Lars Nielsen Per Rasmussen Erik Christiansen	1984 Los Angeles	Foursome without a helmsman
Hanne Eriksen Birgitte Hanel Inger Køfød Bodil Rasmussen Jette Sørensen	1984 Los Angeles	Double fours
Trine Hansen	1996 Atlanta	One
Søren Madsen Thomas Ebert Eskild Ebbesen Victor Feddersen	2000 Sydney	Lightweight four without a helmsman
Mads Rasmussen Rasmus Quist	2008 Beijing	Lightweight double scull
Kasper Winther Morten Jørgensen Jacob Barsøe Eskild Ebbesen	2012 London	Lightweight four without a helmsman
Anne Andersen Hedvig Rasmussen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Two without a helmsman

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  The Danish gunwale foursome, 1912 Olympic champion

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  Aage Larsen (left) and Ebbe Parsner, silver 1948

• 

  The Danish four-man without a helmsman (Olympic champion from 1964) with (from left to right): Hansen, Helmudt, Petersen and Hasløv

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  Eskild Ebbesen, Denmark's most successful rower

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  Mads Rasmussen (left) and Rasmus Quist, 2012 Olympic champions

shoot

3	10	5

Niels Larsen, Olympic victory and silver in 1920, bronze in 1912 and 1924

Sports shooters were already there when Denmark took part in the Olympics for the first time. In Athens, Holger Louis Nielsen won silver with a revolver and bronze with a pistol. Viggo Jensen won bronze over 300 meters with the military rifle . In 1900 Lars Jørgen Madsen became the first Danish Olympic champion in shooting with his victory with the military rifle in the standing position. Anders Peter Nielsen won three silver medals, also with the military rifle. He finished second in the kneeling, prone and three-position fight. In the team standings, Denmark took fourth place. The team repeated this ranking in 1908.

In 1912 Lars Jørgen Madsen won silver with the free rifle, Niels Larsen took bronze. Both won a bronze medal with the team. Madsen and Larsen were members of the team that won the team competition in 1920 with a standing military rifle. In the individual ranking, Madsen took silver, Erik Sætter-Lassen came fourth. Larsen won silver in a three-position battle with the free rifle. The team with the small bore rifle came fourth in the standing position. Laurits Larsen achieved 4th place with the free pistol and Niels Larsen 5th place. In 1924, Niels Larsen won another bronze medal with the free rifle, this time prone. Erik Sætter-Lassen and Anders Peter Nielsen took fourth place with their small bore rifle in prone position.

These were the last successes of Danish shooters for the time being. It was not until 1976 that Henning Clausen achieved a good position with 7th place in the three-position battle with the small-bore rifle. In 1980 Kjeld Rasmussen became Olympic champion in skeet shooting. Ole Riber Rasmussen won silver in this discipline in 1984. In the three-position battle with the small bore rifle, Bo Lilja reached 5th place. Here Klavs Jørn Christenen came fourth in 1988. Ole Riber Rasmussen reached 4th place in skeet shooting in 1996.

In 2000 Torben Grimmel won silver with the small bore rifle in the prone position. In 2012, Anders Golding won silver in skeet shooting, and in 2016 Jesper Hansen took 5th place in this discipline.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Lars Jørgen Madsen	1900 Paris	Standing military rifle	first Olympic victory
Niels Larsen Erik Sætter-Lassen Lars Jørgen Madsen Anders Peter Nielsen Anders Petersen	1920 Antwerp	Standing military rifle, crew
Kjeld Rasmussen	1980 Moscow	Skeet

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Holger Louis Nielsen	1896 Athens	revolver	first medal win
Peter Nielsen is different	1900 Paris	Kneeling military rifle
Peter Nielsen is different	1900 Paris	Lying military rifle
Peter Nielsen is different	1900 Paris	Military rifle three position combat
Lars Jørgen Madsen	1912 Stockholm	free rifle
Lars Jørgen Madsen	1920 Antwerp	Standing military rifle
Niels Larsen	1920 Antwerp	free rifle three position fight
Ole Riber Rasmussen	1984 Los Angeles	Skeet
Torben Grimmel	2000 Sydney	Small caliber rifle lying
Golding is different	2012 London	Skeet

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Holger Louis Nielsen	1896 Athens	gun
Viggo Jensen	1896 Athens	Military rifle 300 meters
Niels Larsen	1912 Stockholm	free rifle
Niels Andersen Jens Hajslund Laurits Larsen Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Ole Olsen	1912 Stockholm	free rifle, team ranking
Niels Larsen	1924 Paris	lying free rifle

swim

3	5	6th

Denmark has been represented in Olympic swimming since 1900. In Paris, Peder Lykkeberg won the first Danish swimming medal with bronze in underwater swimming. Ludwig Dam won silver over 100 meters back in 1908.

In 1924 the first Danish women also started. The women's 100-meter freestyle relay came fourth. In 1928 Else Jacobsen was fourth over 200 meters breast. Four years later in Los Angeles she won bronze on this route. In 1936 Ragnhild Hveger won silver in the 400 meter freestyle. Inge Sørensen took bronze over 200 meters chest . Sørensen had just turned 12, making him one of the youngest medalists in Olympic history.

In 1948 there were only women in the Danish swimming team. Greta Andersen won over 100 meters freestyle and thus achieved Denmark's first Olympic victory in swimming. Karen Harup finished fourth here. A few days later she became Olympic champion over 100 meters back. Over 400 meters freestyle also won silver. The women's 100-meter freestyle relay also won silver. In 1952 the season reached number 4.

After 28 years, a medal could not be won again until 1980. Susanne Nielsson won bronze over 100 meters chest. She finished fourth over 200 meters. In 1988 Benny Nielsen took silver in the 200 meter butterfly. The women's 100 meter freestyle relay reached 6th place in 1992. In 2000 in Sydney, Mette Jacobsen took 4th place over the 200 meter butterfly. In 2004 she was sixth. Louise Ørnstedt also achieved this placement over 200 meters back.

In 2008 Lotte Friis won bronze in the 800 meters freestyle. In the 100 meter freestyle, Jeanette Ottesen took 5th place. In 2012 Lotte Friis was fourth in the 400 meter freestyle and fifth in the 800 meter distance. Jeanette Ottesen took 6th place over 100 meters butterfly, Rikke Møller Pedersen 4th place over 200 meters breaststroke. The 100-meter freestyle relay for women was sixth.

Pernille Blume became the 2016 Olympic champion in the 50 meter freestyle. The women's tier relay won bronze. Mie Nielsen was fifth over 100 meters back, Viktor Bromer sixth over 200 meters butterfly.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Greta Andersen	1948 London	100 meters freestyle
Karen Harup	1948 London	100 meters back
Pernille flower	2016 Rio de Janeiro	50 meters freestyle

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Ludwig Dam	1908 London	100 meters back
Ragnhild Hveger	1936 Berlin	400 meters freestyle
Karen Harup	1948 London	400 meters freestyle
Eva Arndt-Riise Karen Harup Greta Andersen Fritze Carstensen Elvi Svendsen	1948 London	100 meter freestyle relay
Benny Nielsen	1988 Seoul	200 meter butterfly

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Peder Lykkeberg	1900 Paris	Underwater swimming	first medal win
Else Jacobsen	1932 Los Angeles	200 meters chest
Inge Sørensen	1936 Berlin	200 meters chest
Susanne Nielsson	1980 Moscow	100 meters chest
Lotte Friis	2008 Beijing	800 meters freestyle
Mie Nielsen Rikke Møller Pedersen Jeanette Ottesen Pernille Blume	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Layer scale

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  Ragnhild Hveger, silver 1936

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  Inge Sørensen, bronze 1936

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  Greta Andersen (front), Olympic champion from 1948

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  Karen Harup, 1948 Olympic champion

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  Lotte Friis, bronze 2008

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  Jeanette Ottesen, relay bronze 2016

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  Viktor Bromer

sailing

12	9	9

The first sailing regatta with Danish participation took place in 1912. The only Danish boat, a 6 m class sailing boat, won silver and thus Denmark's first Olympic sailing medal. Further silver medals were won in the same class in 1924 and 1928.

In 1948 the first Olympic victory could be celebrated. In the Firefly, the forerunner of the Finn dinghy, Paul Elvstrøm became the first Danish Olympic champion in sailing. The dragon class boat won bronze. In 1952 and 1956 Elvstrøm was able to repeat his Olympic victories, this time in the Finn dinghy. In Melbourne, the dragon class boat won silver. In 1960 the boats of the 5.5 m class and the Flying Dutchman class each won silver. Paul Elvstrøm achieved the fourth Olympic victory in a row. He was the first Olympian to achieve four Olympic victories in a row. To this day he is the most successful athlete in terms of Olympic victories.

In 1964, the dragon class boat went to Olympic victory. Henning Wind won bronze in the Finn dinghy. The Flying Dutchman sailed in fourth place. In 1968 the dragon boat won silver. Paul Elvstrøm had switched to the star boat and finished fourth. In 1972 the Danish team came away empty-handed. In 1976 the boat of the Soling class won. In 1980 the Olympic victory could be repeated. The Danish boat won silver in the Tornado class. In 1984 the boats in the Tornado class and in the Flying Dutchman each achieved fourth place.

In 1988 the Flying Dutchman became Olympic champion. Bronze was won in the Soling class. In the Tornado-class boat, Paul Elvstrøm competed in the Olympic Games for the eighth time. At the age of 60 he is one of the oldest Danish starters at the Olympics. In the Soling class, the Danish boat went to Olympic victory in 1992. The Flying Dutchman took bronze. In 1996 the first Danish female sailor became Olympic champion. Kristine Roug won the regatta in the Europe class. In 2000 the Danish Soling boat won.

In 2004 the women were successful. Signe Livbjerg won bronze in Europe, and the boat in the Yngling class also won a bronze medal. In 2008 the 49er sailed to an Olympic gold medal. In 2012, Jonas Høgh-Christensen won silver in the Finn dinghy. The 49er won bronze. In 2016, the 49er finished 4th. Anne-Marie Rindom won bronze in the Laser Radial. The 49erFX also won bronze.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Paul Elvstrøm	1948 London (Torbay)	Firefly	first Olympic victory
Paul Elvstrøm	1952 Helsinki	Finn dinghy
Paul Elvstrøm	1956 Melbourne	Finn dinghy
Paul Elvstrøm	1960 Rome (Naples)	Finn dinghy
Ole Berntsen Christian von Bülow Ole Poulsen	1960 Tokyo	Dragons
Poul Høj Jensen Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen	1976 Montreal (Kingston)	Soling
Poul Høj Jensen Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen	1980 Moscow (Tallinn)	Soling
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Christian Grønborg	1988 Seoul (Busan)	Flying Dutchman
Jesper Bank Jesper Seier Steen Secher	1992 Barcelona	Soling
Kristine Roug	1996 Atlanta (Savannah)	Europe
Jesper Bank Henrik Blakskjær Thomas Jacobsen	2000 Sydney	Soling
Jonas Warrer Martin Kirketerp	2008 Beijing (Qingdao)	49er

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Hans Meulengracht-Madsen Steen Herschend Sven Thomsen	1912 Stockholm (Nynäshamn)	6 meter class	first medal win
Vilhelm Vett Knud Degn Christian Nielsen	1924 Paris (Le Havre)	6 meter class
Vilhelm Vett Aage Høy-Petersen Sven Linck Niels Møller Peter Schlütter	1928 Amsterdam	6 meter class
Ole Berntsen Cyril Andresen Christian von Bülow	1956 Melbourne	Dragons
Hans Fogh Ole Gunnar Petersen	1960 Rome (Naples)	Flying Dutchman
William Berntsen Steen Christensen Søren Hancke	1960 Rome (Naples)	5.5 meter class
Aage Birch Paul Lindemark Jørgensen Niels Markussen	1968 Mexico City (Acapulco)	Dragons
Peter Due Per Kjærgaard Nielsen	1980 Moscow (Tallinn)	tornado
Jonas Høgh-Christensen	2012 London (Weymouth)	Finn dinghy

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
William Berntsen Klaus Baess Ole Berntsen	1948 London (Torbay)	Dragons
Henning Wind	1960 Tokyo	Finn dinghy
Jesper Bank Jan Mathiasen Steen Secher	1988 Seoul (Busan)	Soling
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller	1992 Barcelona	Flying Dutchman
Signe Livbjerg	2004 Athens	Europe
Dorte Jensen Helle Jespersen Christina Otzen	2004 Athens	Yngling
Allan Nørregaard Peter Lang	2012 London (Weymouth)	49er
Anne-Marie Rindom	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Laser Radial
Jena Hansen Katja Salskov-Iversen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	49erFX

• 

  Paul Elvstrøm, four-time Olympic champion from 1948 to 1960

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  Hans Fogh, silver 1960

• 

  The medal winners from 1964 (from left to right) Wind (bronze in the Finn-Dinghi), Berntsen, von Bülow and Poulsen (gold in the kite)

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  Jonas Warrer, 2008 Olympic Champion

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  Award ceremony 2016: far right with bronze Jena Hansen (2nd from 4th) and Katja Salskov-Iversen (r.)

Taekwondo

-	-	-

Taekwondo was first performed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. In Sydney Hanne Høgh Poulsen reached the fight for bronze in the flyweight, but lost 4-0 to the Taiwanese Chi Shu-ju.

Tug of war

-	-	-

Three Danes, Edgar Aabye , Eugen Schmidt and Charles Winckler , took part in a Scandinavian team in the tug of war in 1900. Since there was no nation ranking in the early days of the Olympic Games and a medal table was also unknown, teams were formed with athletes from different nations. These mixed teams are evaluated separately by the IOC today, the medals won are not attributed to any individual nation. The Scandinavian team, which consisted of the above-mentioned three Danes and three Swedes, won their duel with France and thus became Olympic champions. This medal is assigned separately to the mixed teams in the medal table.

tennis

-	1	-

The first Danish tennis players started in Stockholm in 1912. Thora Castenschiold won the silver medal in the women's individual in the indoor tournament. It was the first medal from a Danish woman at the Olympic Games. In 1920 the mixed doubles Amory Hansen and Erik Tegner failed in the match for bronze. There were no further successes in the period that followed.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Thora Castenschiold	1912 Stockholm	Ladies singles	first medal win

Table tennis

-	-	1

In 1988 table tennis became an Olympic sport. Danish players have only participated in tournaments since 2000. In 2004 Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell won bronze in men's doubles.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Michael Maze Finn Tugwell	2004 Athens	Men's doubles	first medal win

Triathlon

-	-	-

Triathlon was included in the 2000 Olympic program in Sydney. Two triathletes from Denmark also took part in the first event. In 2004 Rasmus Henning reached 7th place and 8th place in 2008.

do gymnastics

1	2	1

Denmark has been represented in Olympic gymnastics since 1896. In 1912, the team with silver in the Swedish system won Denmark's first Olympic medal in gymnastics. The team took bronze in the free system. In 1920 the all-around team became Olympic champions, and there was another silver medal in the Swedish system.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of men	1920 Antwerp	All-around team	first Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of men	1912 Stockholm	All-around team Swedish system	first medal win
National team of men	1920 Antwerp	All-around team Swedish system

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
National team of men	1912 Stockholm	All-around team

Diving

1	-	1

Danish water divers have been at the start since 1920. In Antwerp Stefanie Clausen became Olympic champion in high diver. She was the first Danish woman to achieve an Olympic victory. Edith Nielsen was fourth in diving in 1924. In 1932 Ingrid Larsen jumped from the tower in 5th place. In 1948 Birte Christoffersen won bronze in diving.

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Stefanie Clausen	1920 Antwerp	Diving	first medal and Olympic victory

Surname	Games	discipline	annotation
Birte Christoffersen	1948 London	Diving

Winter games

-	1	-

Denmark has been taking part in the Winter Olympics since 1948. The speed skater Aage Justesen was the first Danish winter Olympic athlete.

In addition to speed skating, Danish winter sports enthusiasts also took part in figure skating (from 1948), cross-country skiing (from 1964), alpine skiing (from 1992), curling and snowboarding (from 1998) as well as in biathlon and freestyle skiing (from 2010). In 1968, Kirsten Carlsen, Denmark's first woman, started cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics.

The first and so far only winter sports medal in Denmark was won by the women's curling team in 1998. The team consisted of players from the club Hvidovre CC and was able to achieve five wins in seven preliminary round matches. Against Germany, the team managed a 6-5 victory. The semi-final against Sweden was won 7-5, in the final they lost to Canada 5-7.

Surname	Games	sport	discipline	annotation
National team of women	1998 Nagano	Curling	Women's tournament

Olympic arts competitions

-	5	4th

For the first time, Danish artists were represented in the art competitions of 1924 . Two artists were honored with medals. The writer Josef Petersen received the silver medal for his work Euryale . The sculptor Jean René Gauguin, a son of the French artist Paul Gauguin and his Danish wife Mette-Sophie Gad, received a bronze medal for his sculpture Boxer . The sculptor Johannes Kragh submitted the works Return of the Runners , Sporting Match and Ancient Gymnastics , but could not be placed. Five architects submitted their works, but could not be placed. Oscar Gundlach-Pedersen was represented with Velodrome , Jens Christian Kofoed with Plan of Stadium , Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen with High School and Gymnasium for Ollerup , Kay Schrøder with Fencing Palace and Sonja Carstensen with Grand Salon for Tennis Tournament . Danish painters also took part, but were also unable to place themselves. Sigurd Swane submitted four works: The Great Chiefs of Persia , The Champion , Avant l'exercise and The Dance . Knud Merrild was even represented with six works: The Beautiful Suzanne , Baseball , The Boxer , The Swimmer , Jeu de Paume and Female Gymnasts . Aase Lundsteen submitted his works Gymnastics Poster and Football Poster , Sigurd Kielland his works Rally of Yachts Crossing and Wrestling . Christian Asmussen was represented with On the Hands , Folmer Bonnén with Signal Attendent and Mogens Lorentzen with Marathon .

In 1928 the architect Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen was honored with a silver medal for his swimming pool design . The works of the architects Arthur Wittmaack, Frederik Hyalsö, Constantin Krage and Niels Knudsen are unknown, they could not be placed any more than Frits Schlegel with Projets de Stade and Axel Høg-Hansen with Projets de Stade d'Aarhus . The literature was divided into the categories of epic and poetry. In the epic category Edvard Nielsen-Stevns could not place with his work Sejerherren . In the poetry category, Johannes Weltzer won a bronze medal for his Symphonica Heroica, and Charles Lindberg tilegnet . Aage Hermann could not place with Bryderen Ursus . The composer Rudolf Simonsen received another bronze medal for his orchestral work Symphony No.2 Hellas . Knudåge Riisager could not place with Jabiru T-Doxe . The sculptor Viggo Jarl was also unable to place his statue Le Coureur de Marathon .

In 1932 two silver medals were won. Jens Houmøller Klemmensen received an award for his urban design Design for a Stadium and Public Park , while Niels Rohweder was left with nothing with his eight-part Swimming Hall design . The writer Josef Petersen received his second silver medal after 1924 for The Argonauts . Anders Holm and Marinus Børup, whose works are unknown, could not place themselves. The composer Hakon Børresen also received nothing , and his work is also unknown. The painters Philip Kran Paval with Shell Race , Knud Merrild with Soccer , Swimming and Tennis , Julius Paulsen with The Archer , Man in Posture of Defense and Portrait of a Young Athlete , Harald Hansen with Boxing (3 parts), were also not placed. Sporting Man and Horseman (3 parts), Ernst Hansen with portrait: Knud Rasmussen and Hunting Polar Bears , Erik Raadal with Boxing and Andreas Friis with Riders in the Forest as well as the sculptors Gerhard Henning with Studies in Sporting Figures (3 parts), Thyra Boldsen with The Start and Genius of Gymnastics , Sigurd Forchhammer with A Shot Putter , Hugo Liisberg with The Hunters , Einar Utzon-Frank with The Archer and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen with Dancer in Silver , Woman Swimmer , Wrestler Attacking (2 parts), Young Wrestler at Rest , Disc Thrower , Shot Putter (3 parts), Starting Runner , Long Distance Runner and Race Walker . Gerhard Henning received an honorable mention for his statue Modern Woman .

In 1936 the sculptor Knut Gleerup received an honorable mention for his statue Clear at the Start . The painters Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsen with a swimmer and Poul Bille-Holst with a soccer match as well as the sculptors Aage Nielsen-Edwin with swimmers on the beach and Anne-Marie Carl-Nielsen with the Nordic legendary hero couldn't place themselves .

In 1948 artists were awarded again. The writer Josef Petersen received a silver medal for his work The Olympic Champion , his third overall at the art competitions. The composer Erling Brene received the bronze medal for his work Viguer . The sculptor Knud Nellemose submitted the works Head of a Boxer (granite) and Young Man with a Discus (bronze) and received honorable mentions. With his bronze work Football Players and Group of Wrestlers he could not place himself.

Olympic Intermediate Games

At the Olympic Intermediate Games in 1906 , a 49-strong Danish team competed. A total of six medals were won, three gold, two silver and one bronze medal. The Greco-Roman wrestler Søren Marinus Jensen won two gold medals, one in the heavyweight division and the second in the open class. The third gold medal was won by the Danish football selection, which was made by a Copenhagen city selection. With a 5: 1 against a city selection from Smyrna , the Danes qualified for the final. Here you played against the Greek team from Ethnikos Athens. After it was 9-0 for the Danes at the break, the game was abandoned and counted as a victory for Denmark. The wrestlers provided two more medals. Carl Carlsen won silver in the lightweight, and Robert Behrens won bronze in the middleweight division. The all-around gymnastics team also won silver. Further top placements were achieved with 4th place in the rowing of the two-man with helmsman over a mile and the four-man with helmsman.

Youth games

Youth Summer Games

At the first edition of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore , the Danish participants, 30 young people, including ten boys and 20 girls, won a total of three medals.

Youth Olympic champions became the girls' handball team who could win all of their games. In the final, Russia was beaten 28:26. The athlete Stina Troest won silver over the 400 meter hurdles. Phuc Cai won bronze in the judo lightweight.

Four years later, the Youth Summer Games were held in Nanjing . This time 15 young people, six boys and nine girls, took part, who won four medals, one silver and three bronze medals. The cyclists Mikkel Honore and Rasmus Salling won silver in the boys' team classification. Bronze went to the girls' team with Anna Madsen and Pernille Mathiesen , to the triathlete Emil Hansen and the athlete Anne Sofie Kirkegaard, who came third in the 400 meter hurdles. Emil Hansen won a gold medal in a mixed team, which is not included in Denmark's medal balance, with the mixed relay Europe 1 .

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  Stina Troest, silver 2010

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  Pernille Mathiesen, 2014 bronze in the team classification

Youth Winter Games

The first Winter Youth Games took place in Innsbruck in 2012 . The Danish team consisted of five athletes, three boys and two girls, who competed in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and speed skating.

In 2016 the second Winter Youth Games were held in Lillehammer . Four young Danes, two boys and two girls, competed in alpine skiing, freestyle skiing and cross-country skiing. Ski racer Marcus Vorre achieved the best results with 5th place in the Super-G and 8th place in the slalom.

Participants by sport

Summer games

sport	year
	1896	1900	1908	1912	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016
badminton																					12	16	18th	12	10	9	8th
Archery																4th	1			3	3		1	1	2	3
Boxing			2		12	8th	6th	2	8th	6th	5	3	5	4th	2	3	3	3		5	4th	2				1
fencing	1	1	8th	6th	8th	11	10	7th	9	15th	12	1	1			6th	1	1				1
Soccer			13	15th	11					13	11		12			16					16	15th					17th
Weightlifting	1				5		1	1		4th	3					3	1	1	1	2	2
golf																											4th
hockey					12		13		16	16			16			16
Judo																			1	1
Canoeing									4th	7th	9	7th	9	7th	5	6th	1	1	1	6th	6th	4th	3	2	4th	5	5
athletics	3	4th	8th	14th	18th	9	10	2	10	16	11	2	9	4th	6th	13	3	2	3	5	3	7th	4th	5	3	6th	8th
Modern pentathlon				4th	4th	3	2						1		1	3	2			1			1
Cycling				8th	6th	6th	5	6th	11	11	13	2	8th	12	13	13	11	11	13	9	11	12	9	8th	15th	10	13
horse riding				4th		1	3		4th	6th	5	6th	4th			3	3		3	4th	7th	3	6th	5	4th	4th	4th
Wrestling			10	9	10	11	7th	3	5	5	5		4th	3	3	3		2						1	2	2	1
rowing				15th	1		10		16	25th	25th	7th	16	14th	10	12	7th	7th	10	3	13	13	10	12	10	10	13
shoot	3	5	10	14th	15th	7th			6th	7th	5	2	4th	2	6th	7th	7th	4th	3	6th	7th	8th	4th	5	1	5	3
swim		1	5	1		4th	5	2	18th	6th	9	2	4th	3	3	6th	2	1	3	15th	8th	10	7th	6th	9	10	15th
sailing				3		4th	5		7th	11	7th	4th	9	9	12	11	10	10	8th	14th	16	11	12	14th	6th	13	11
Taekwondo																							2	2
Tug of war		3
tennis				10	3	5														3	2	2	1		1	1	1
Table tennis																							2	2	1	3	1
Triathlon																							2	1	1	2	1
do gymnastics	1		24	49	45					8th	7th				3	1	1			1				1	1	1
Diving				5	4th	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	2				1

Winter games

sport	year
	1948	1952	1960	1964	1968	1988	1992	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018
biathlon												1
Curling									5	10	4th	9	8th	10
figure skating	1	1				1	2	1	1
Speed ​​skating	1		1	1								1		3
Freestyle ski												1		1
Alpine skiing							2	1	3			3	1	2
Cross-country skiing				1	3		2	2	1			1	1	1
Snowboard									1			1

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Medal table

Olympic games

				total	rank
Olympic Summer Games	45	74	75	194	24
winter Olympics	0	1	0	1	38
total	45	75	75	195	26th

Youth Olympic Games

				total	rank
Youth Olympic Summer Games	1	2	4th	7th	52
Youth Olympic Winter Games	0	0	0	0	-
total	1	2	4th	7th	56

Medals by sport

Summer games

sport	gold	silver	bronze	total
sailing	12	9	9	30th
Cycling	7th	9	10	26th
rowing	7th	5	12	24
Handball	4th	0	0	4th
shoot	3	10	5	18th
Canoeing	3	6th	5	14th
swim	3	5	6th	14th
Boxing	1	5	6th	12
badminton	1	3	4th	8th
fencing	1	2	3	6th
do gymnastics	1	2	1	4th
Weightlifting	1	2	0	3
Diving	1	0	1	2
athletics	0	4th	3	7th
horse riding	0	4th	2	6th
Wrestling	0	3	6th	9
Soccer	0	3	1	4th
hockey	0	1	0	1
tennis	0	1	0	1
Table tennis	0	0	1	1
total	45	74	75	194

Winter games

sport	gold	silver	bronze	total
Curling	0	1	0	1
total	0	1	0	1

See also

• Medals balance

Web links

• Danmarks Idræts-Forbund - Olympisk Komite (Danish, English)
• Denmark in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Denmark on Olympic.org  - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ including six athletes at the Equestrian Games in Stockholm had participated
2. ↑ All three athletes participated in several sports. Viggo Jensen competed in athletics, gymnastics, weightlifting and shooting, Holger Louis Nielsen in athletics, fencing and shooting, Eugen Schmidt in athletics and shooting