1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Denmark)

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Denmark took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the US metropolis of Atlanta with 119 athletes, 65 women and 54 men, in 66 competitions in 14 sports.

Since 1896 it was Denmark's 22nd participation in the Summer Olympics .

Flag bearer

Badminton player Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen wore the Dannebrog , the flag of Denmark , during the opening ceremony on July 19 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium .

Medalist

With four won gold, a silver and a bronze medal, the Danish team finished in 19th place in the medal table .

gold

Name / s	sport	competition
Poul-Erik Høyer-Larsen	badminton	Men's singles
Thomas Poulsen , Eskild Ebbesen , Victor Feddersen and Niels Henriksen	rowing	Lightweight four without a helmsman
Kristine Roug	sailing	Europe
Dorthe Tanderup , Gitte Madsen , Lene Rantala , Gitte Sunesen , Tonje Kjærgaard , Janne Kolling , Susanne Lauritsen , Conny Hamann , Anja Byrial Hansen , Anette Hoffmann , Heidi Astrup , Tina Bøttzau , Marianne Florman , Anja Jul Andersen , Camilla Andersen and Kristine Andersen	Handball	Women tournament

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Rolf Sørensen	Cycling race	Road racing

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Trine Hansen	rowing	Ladies One

Attendees

The youngest participant in Denmark was the swimmer Ditte Jensen at 15 years and 271 days, the oldest was the shooter Anders Lau at 43 years and 48 days.

Surname	Age	gender	sport	Result (s)
Hasan Al	24	male	Boxing	5th place in the welterweight division
Anja Andersen	27	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Camilla Andersen	23	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Jan Eli Andersen	30th	male	sailing	6th place in Soling
Lene Andersson	28	Female	rowing	5th place in the lightweight double scull
Heidi Astrup	24	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Jan Østergaard	35	male	Cycling	18th place in the mountain bike race
Frederik Bertelsen	22nd	male	Cycling	13th place in the team pursuit
Jan Bielecki	25th	male	athletics	31st place in the hammer throw qualification
Anni Bissø	27	Female	Shooting sports	31st place, air rifle, 22nd place
Jens Bojsen-Møller	30th	male	sailing	6th place in Soling
Christina Bonde	22nd	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Tina Bøttzau	24	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Anja Byrial Hansen	22nd	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Kenneth Carlsen	23	male	tennis	17th place in doubles, 9th place in singles
Jacob Carstensen	17th	male	swim	14th place 200 meters freestyle 8th place 400 meters freestyle 23rd place in the 1500 meter freestyle
Birgit Christensen	20th	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Lars Christensen	31	male	rowing	4th place in the double scull
Nina Christiansen	32	Female	athletics	10th place in the second semi-final over 5000 meters
Berit Christoffersen	23	Female	rowing	5th place in the lightweight double scull
Morten Egeblad Christoffersen	28	male	sailing	17th place in windsurfing
Eskild Ebbesen	24	male	rowing	Gold in the lightweight four without a helmsman
Jens Eckardt	28	male	sailing	17th place in the laser
Karen Egdal	18th	Female	swim	13th place with the 100-meter freestyle relay
Jens Eriksen	26th	male	badminton	9th place in doubles 9th place in mixed
Victor Feddersen	28	male	rowing	Gold in the lightweight four without a helmsman
Frederik Fetterlein	26th	male	tennis	17th place in doubles 17th place in singles
Eva Fjellerup	34	Female	fencing	32nd place in the epee singles
Kamma Flæng	20th	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Marianne Florman	32	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Christian Frederiksen	31	male	Canoe racing	6th place in the Canadian single over 500 meters
Torben Grimmel	20th	male	Shooting sports	39th place in the small bore
Nils Haagensen	41	male	Equestrian sport	Eventing Singles
Conny Hamann	26th	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Finn Hansen	41	male	Equestrian sport	22nd place in the dressage singles
Keld Hansen	34	male	Shooting sports	Place 37 in the trap
Martin Haldbo Hansen	27	male	rowing	4th place in the double scull
Trine Hansen	23	Female	rowing	Bronze in one
Ulla Werner Hansen	22nd	Female	rowing	4th place in the quad
Martin Hejlsberg	32	male	sailing	9th place in the Star
Niels Henriksen	30th	male	rowing	Gold in the lightweight four without a helmsman
Michael Hestbæk	27	male	sailing	9th place in the Star
Majbritt Hjortshøj	20th	Female	Shooting sports	23rd place with the air pistol
Anette Hoffmann-Møberg	25th	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Rikke Holm	24	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Jon Holst-Christensen	28	male	badminton	9th place in doubles
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	30th	male	badminton	Gold in singles
Mette Jacobsen	23	Female	swim	Place 7 over 100-meter freestyle Place 13 with the 100-meter freestyle relay Place 17 over 100-meter back position 17 over 200-meter back position 8th over 100-meter butterfly
Christian Jakobsen	24	male	badminton	9th place in doubles 9th place in mixed
Ann Jørgensen	22nd	Female	badminton	5th place in doubles
Claus Jørgensen	22nd	male	athletics	29th place over 20 kilometers of walking
Ditte Jensen	15th	Female	swim	13th place with the 100-meter freestyle relay . 13th place with the 200-meter freestyle relay
Bright Jensen	27	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Jette Jeppesen	32	Female	athletics	23rd place in the javelin qualification
Brian Johansen	24	male	Boxing	17th place in the middleweight division
Gitte Karlshøj	37	Female	athletics	marathon
Tonje Kjærgaard	21st	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Helene Kirkegaard	25th	Female	badminton	4th place in doubles place 9 in mixed
Lisbet Kolding	31	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Janne Kolling	28	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Lennie Kristensen	28	male	Cycling	7th place in the mountain bike race
Gitte Krogh	19th	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Dorthe Larsen	26th	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Not so Lau	43	male	Shooting sports	20th place with the rapid fire pistol
Susanne Munk Lauritsen	28	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Sarah Lauritzen	20th	Female	rowing	4th place in the quad
Annette Laursen	21st	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Jens Harskov Loczi	32	male	Shooting sports	28th place in the small caliber three-position fight 26th place in the small caliber
Thomas Lund	27	male	badminton	9th place in doubles
Bonny Madsen	28	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Gitte Madsen	27	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Jimmi Madsen	27	male	Cycling	13th place in the team pursuit
Lene Madsen	23	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Camilla Martin	22nd	Female	badminton	5th place in the individual
Susanne Meyerhoff	22nd	Female	Shooting sports	15th place with the air pistol 34th place with the sport pistol
Lars Michaelsen	27	male	Cycling	42nd place in the road race
Mia Muusfeldt	16	Female	swim	36th place with the 200-meter freestyle relay
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen	20th	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Mette Nørskov Nielsen	21st	Female	swim	28th place in the 50-meter freestyle . 13th place with the 100-meter freestyle relay
Michael Steen Nielsen	21st	male	Cycling	13th place in the team pursuit
Thor Nielsen	37	male	Canoe racing	9th place in the two-man kayak over 500 meters, 6th place in the two-man kayak over 1000 meters
Arne Nielsson	34	male	Canoe racing	3rd place in the first semi-final in the Canadian single over 1000 meters
Lotte Olsen	29	Female	badminton	5th place in doubles place 9 in mixed
Rikke Olsen	21st	Female	badminton	4th place in doubles 5th place in mixed
Dorthe Pedersen	18th	Female	rowing	4th place in the quad
Merete Pedersen	23	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Christina Petersen	21st	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Jan Bo Petersen	25th	male	Cycling	18th place in the points race
Lars Petersen	30th	male	Equestrian sport	12th place in the dressage singles
Jacob Piil	23	male	Cycling	13th place in the team pursuit
Inger Pors Olsen	30th	Female	rowing	4th place in the quad
Thomas Poulsen	26th	male	rowing	Gold in the lightweight four without a helmsman
Berit Puggaard	23	Female	swim	13th place with the 200-meter freestyle relay
Renata Pytełewska-Nielsen	30th	Female	athletics	Long jump qualification
Britt Raaby	18th	Female	swim	25th place in the 400-meter freestyle . 13th place with the 200-meter freestyle relay
Lene Rantala	27	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Ole Riber Rasmussen	40	male	Shooting sports	4th place in the skeet
Bjarne Riis	32	male	Cycling	87th place in the road race 14th place in the time trial
Kristine Roug	21st	Female	sailing	Gold in Europe
Michael Søgaard	27	male	badminton	5th place in mixed place 9th in doubles
Anne Søndergaard	23	Female	badminton	17th place in the individual
Brian Holm Sørensen	33	male	Cycling	40th place in the road race
Jesper Skibby	32	male	Cycling	11th place in the road race
Sophia Skou	20th	Female	swim	11th place over 100 meters butterfly place 9 over 200 meters butterfly
Rolf Sørensen	31	male	Cycling	Silver in the road race
Jesper Møllegaard Staal	24	male	Canoe racing	9th place in the two-man kayak over 500 meters, 6th place in the two-man kayak over 1000 meters
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	27	Female	badminton	5th place in doubles
Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	25th	male	badminton	9th place in the individual
Gitte Sunesen	24	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Henrik Svarrer	32	male	badminton	9th place in doubles
Anne Dorthe Tanderup	24	Female	Handball	Gold with the team
Lene Terp	23	Female	Soccer	8th place with the team
Marlene Thomsen	25th	Female	badminton	5th place in doubles
Britta Vestergaard	21st	Female	swim	13th place with the 200-meter freestyle relay, 14th place over 200 meters medley, 20th place over 400 meter medley
Martin Voss	28	male	athletics	26th place in the pole vault qualification
Susanne Ward	22nd	Female	sailing	6th place in the 470
Michaëla Ward-Meehan	25th	Female	sailing	6th place in the 470
Bjørn Westergaard	33	male	sailing	6th place in Soling
Stig Westergaard	32	male	sailing	6th place in Soling

literature

• Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .
• Official report on the 1996 Summer Olympics, part three . (PDF file; 26.90 MB).

Web links

• Danish Olympic team 1996 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )