2016 Summer Olympics / Participant (Denmark)

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Denmark took part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . It was the 27th participation in the Summer Olympics. The Danmarks Idrætsforbund nominated a total of 121 athletes in 16 sports.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the tennis player Caroline Wozniacki . At the closing ceremony , the swimmer Pernille Blume represented the delegation.

Medals

Medal table

Medal table Denmark
space	sport				total
1	swim	1	-	1	2
2	Handball	1	-	-	1
3	Cycling	-	1	2	3
4th	badminton	-	1	1	2
	rowing	-	1	1	2
5	Wrestling	-	1	-	1
	canoe	-	1	-	1
	athletics	-	1	-	1
6th	sailing	-	-	2	2

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Pernille flower	swim	50 m freestyle
Niklas Landin Jacobsen Jannick Green Krejberg Lasse Svan Casper Ulrich Mortensen Henrik Toft Hansen Jesper Nøddesbo René Toft Hansen Morten Olsen Mads Mensah Larsen Mikkel Hansen Michael Damgaard Henrik Møllgaard Jensen Mads Christiansen Kasper Søndergaard	Handball	team

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Sara Slott Petersen	athletics	400 m hurdles
Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	badminton	Double
Emma Jørgensen	canoe	K-1 500 m
Jakob Fuglsang	Cycling	Road racing
Jacob Barsøe Morten Jørgensen Kasper Winther Jacob Larsen	rowing	Lightweight four without a helmsman
Mark Overgaard Madsen	Wrestling	Greco-Roman up to 75 kg

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Viktor Axelsen	badminton	singles
Let Norman Hansen	Cycling	Omnium
Let Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach	Cycling	Team pursuit
Anne Dsane Andersen Hedvig Lærke Rasmussen	rowing	Two without a helmsman
Jena Hansen Katja Salskov-Iversen	sailing	49erFX
Anne-Marie Rindom	sailing	Laser Radial
Mie Østergaard Nielsen Rikke Møller Pedersen Jeanette Ottesen Pernille Blume	swim	4 × 100 m layers

Participants by sport

badminton

Athletes	competition	Group stage				Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	Points	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Line Kjærsfeldt	singles	Nanna Vainio Carolina Marín	2: 0 (21: 9, 21: 8) 0: 2 (16:21, 13:21)	71:59	2/3	eliminated
Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Double	Luo Ying Luo Yu Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obanana Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan	0: 2 (11:21, 18:21) 2: 0 (21: 9, 21: 6) 2: 0 (21:16, 21:18)	113: 91	2/4	-		Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee	2: 1 (21:16, 14:21, 21:19)	Tang Yuanting Yu Yang	2: 1 (28:26, 18:21, 21:15)	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	1: 2 (21:18, 21: 9, 19:21)	silver
Men
Viktor Axelsen	singles	Lee Dong-keun Boonsak Ponsana	2: 0 (21:11, 21:13) 2: 0 (21:14, 21:13)	84:51	1/3	Scott Evans	2: 0 (21:16, 21:12)	Rajiv Ouseph	2: 0 (21:12, 21:16)	Chen Long	0: 2 (14:21, 15:21)	Play for 3rd place Lin Dan	2: 1 (21:15, 21:10, 21:17)	bronze
Jan Ø. Jørgensen	singles	Raul Must Brice Leverdez	2: 0 (21: 8, 21:15) 2: 0 (21:11, 21:18)	84:52	1/3	Srikanth Kidambi	0: 2 (19:21, 19:21)	eliminated
Carsten Mogensen Mathias Boe	Double	Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha Kim Sa-rang Kim Gi-jung Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge	2: 0 (21:17, 21:17) 0: 2 (15:21, 18:21) 2: 1 (21: 9, 9:21, 21:16)	126: 122	3/4	-		eliminated
Mixed
Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	Double	Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock Xu Chen Ma Jin Robert Mateusiak Nadiezda Zieba	1: 2 (19:21, 24:22, 17:21) 1: 2 (24:22, 14:21, 16:21) 2: 0 (21:18, 23:21)	158: 167	4/4	-		eliminated

Soccer

competition	Men
Athletes	Jakob Blåbjerg Frederik Børsting Nicolai Brock-Madsen Lasse Vigen Christensen Mikkel Desler Lukas Fernandes (TW) Eddi Gomes Pascal Gregor Jeppe Højbjerg (TW) Jens Jønsson Emil Larsen Jacob Bruun Larsen Kasper Larsen Jacob Barrett Laursen Andreas Maxsø Casper Nielsen Nicolai Poulsen Robert Skov Lasse Vibe
Trainer	Niels Frederiksen
Group stage	Iraq 0: 0 South Africa 1: 0 (0: 0) Brazil 0: 4 (0: 2)
Quarter finals	Nigeria 0: 2 (0: 1)
Semifinals	eliminated
final
placement	-

golf

Athletes	Round 1	round 2	Round 3	Round 4	total	par	rank
Women
Nanna Koerstz Madsen	69	69	72	69	279	−5	12
Nicole Broch Larsen	67	68	81	71	287	+3	36
Men
Søren Kjeldsen	73	68	70	70	281	−3	21st
Thorbjørn Olesen	70	68	74	71	283	−1	30th

Handball

The Danish men's national handball team qualified in one of three Olympic qualifying tournaments in Herning, Denmark in April 2016 .

competition	Men
Athletes	Niklas Landin Jacobsen Jannick Green Krejberg Lasse Svan Casper Ulrich Mortensen Henrik Toft Hansen Jesper Nøddesbo René Toft Hansen Morten Olsen Mads Mensah Larsen Mikkel Hansen Michael Damgaard Henrik Møllgaard Jensen Mads Christiansen Kasper Søndergaard
Trainer	Guðmundur Guðmundsson ( )
Group stage	Argentina 25:19 (10:10) Tunisia 31:23 (17:10) Croatia 24:27 (12:15) Qatar 26:25 (14:14) France 30:33 (16:17)
Quarter finals	Slovenia 37:30 (16:13)
Semifinals	Poland 29:28 (16:15, 25:25)
final	France 28:26 (16:14)
placement	gold

canoe

Canoe racing

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Henriette Engel Hansen	K-1 200 m	42.45 s	6th	43.30 s	8th	eliminated		22nd
Emma Jørgensen	K-1 500 m	1: 55.66 min	2	1: 55.19 min	2	1: 54.32 min	2	silver
Ida Villumsen Amalie Thomsen	K-2 500 m	1: 46.24 min	4th	1: 47.19 min	6th	B final 1: 48.84 min	4th	12
Ida Villumsen Amalie Thomsen Emma Jørgensen Henriette Engel Hansen	K-4 500 m	1: 36.67 min	5	1: 36.30 min	3	1: 36.05 min	6th	6th
Women
René Holten Poulsen	K-1 1000 m	3: 35.72 min	1	3: 34.34 min	4th	3: 36.84 min	6th	6th

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	Round 1		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Anna Holm builder	marathon	-		-		2:39:49 h	55	55
Jessica Draskau-Petersson	marathon	-		-		2:36:14 h	40	40
Sara Slott Petersen	400 m hurdles	55.20 s	3	54.55 s	2	53.55 s	2	silver
Stina Troest	400 m hurdles	56.06 s	13	56.00 s	15th	eliminated		15th
Anna Emilie Møller	3000 m obstacle	9: 32.68 min	21st	-		eliminated		24
Men
Andreas Bube	800 m	1: 46.67 min	18th	1: 45.87 min	16	eliminated		16
Abdi Hakin Ulad	marathon	-		-		2:17:06 h	35	35
Ole Hesselbjerg	3000 m obstacle	8: 40.08 min	31	-		eliminated		31

Cycling

train

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank
Men
Let Norman Hansen Rasmus Christian Quaade Niklas Larsen Casper by Folsach Frederik Madsen Casper Pedersen	Team pursuit	3: 55.396 min	2	3: 53.789	3	bronze

Omnium

Athletes	Scratch		On the one pursuit		Elimination drives		Time trial		250 m flying		Points race		points total	Overall rank
	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	Points
Women
Amalie Dideriksen	7th	28	4th	34	6th	30th	18th	6th	18th	6th	1	85	189	5
Men
Let Norman Hansen	1	40	1	40	6th	18th	5	32	4th	34	2	40	192	bronze

Street

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Men
Jakob Fuglsang	Road racing	6:10:05 h	silver
Christopher Juul	Road racing	6:19:43 h	32
Chris Anker Sørensen	Road racing	6:30:05 h	60
Christopher Juul	Individual time trial	1: 16: 49.62 h	19th

Mountain bike

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Women
Annika Langvad	Cross country	1:33:48 h	11
Men
Simon Andreassen	Cross country	1:47:44 h	34

BMX

Athletes	competition	qualification		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank	time	rank
Women
Simone Christensen	Race	35.251 s	4th	-		18th	7th	eliminated
Men
Niklas Laustsen	Race	36.199 s	24	19th	7th	eliminated

horse riding

dressage
Athletes	competition	percent	rank
Anna Kasprzak with Donnperignon	singles	76.982	14th
Cathrine Dufour with Cassidy	singles	78.143	13
Agnete Kirk Thinggaard with Jojo	singles	72.465	26th
Unlike Dahl with rare	singles	71.232	30th
Anna Kasprzak with Donnperignon Cathrine Dufour with Cassidy Agnete Kirk Thinggaard with Jojo Anders Dahl with Selten	team	74.311	6th

Wrestling

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		Round of Hope quarterfinals		Hope round semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Greco-Roman style men
Mark Overgaard Madsen	Class up to 75 kg	bye		Saeid Mourad Abdvali	3: 1	Viktor Nemeš	3-0	Péter Bácsi	3-0	-						Roman Vlasov	1: 3	silver

rowing

Athletes	competition	leader			Reunion			Quarter finals			Semifinals			final		rank
		time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space
Women
Fie Udby Erichsen	One	8: 30.07 min	2	Quarter finals	-			7: 33.24 min	1	Semifinals	8: 08.65 min	6th	B final	7: 25.13 min	3	9
Anne Dsane Andersen Hedvig Lærke Rasmussen	Two without a helmsman	7: 05.28 min	2	Semifinals	-			-			7: 27.56 min	1	final	7: 20.71 min	3	bronze
Lisbet Jakobsen Nina Hollensen	Double scull	7: 18.92 min	5	Reunion	7:04:35 min	4th	-	-			-			-		13
Anne Lolk Thomsen Juliane Elander Rasmussen	Lightweight double scull	7: 01.84 min	2	Semifinals	-			-			7: 20.29 min	4th	B final	7: 27.36 min	3	9
Men
Mads Rasmussen Rasmus Quist	Lightweight double scull	6: 33.67 min	3	Reunion	7: 02.78 min	1	Semifinals	-			6: 45.05 min	5	B final	6: 34.72 min	4th	10
Jacob Barsøe Morten Jørgensen Kasper Winther Jacob Larsen	Lightweight four without a helmsman	5: 58.21 min	1	Semifinals	-			-			6: 19.62 min	2	final	6: 21.97 min	2	silver

shoot

Athletes	competition	qualification		Semifinals		final		Rings / discs	rank
		Rings / discs	rank	Rings / discs	rank	Rings / discs	rank
Women
Stine Nielsen	Air rifle 10 meters	410.1	38	-		eliminated		410.1	38
Stine Nielsen	Small caliber three-position fight 50 meters	579	13	-		eliminated		579	13
Men
Torben Grimmel	Small caliber lying 50 meters	621.4	23	-		eliminated		621.4	23
Jesper Hansen	Skeet	121 (+12)	5	14 (+3)	5	eliminated		150	5

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Pernille flower	50 m freestyle	24.23 s	1	24.28 s	1	24.07 s	1	gold
Jeanette Ottesen	50 m freestyle	24.48 s	5	24.62 s	11	eliminated		11
Pernille flower	100 m freestyle	54.15 s	11	54.19 s	11	eliminated		11
Jeanette Ottesen	100 m freestyle	53.53 s	5	53.35 s	6th	53.36 s	8th	8th
Lotte Friis	400 m freestyle	4: 07.13 min	11	-		eliminated		11
Lotte Friis	800 m freestyle	8: 22.54 min	5	-		8: 24.50 min	7th	7th
Jeanette Ottesen	100 m butterfly	57.15 s	6th	57.47 s	7th	57.17 s	7th	7th
Rikke Møller Pedersen	100 m chest	1: 06.58 min	6th	1: 07.07 min	10	eliminated		10
Rikke Møller Pedersen	200 m chest	2: 22.72 min	1	2: 22.45 min	5	2: 23.74 min	8th	8th
Mie Østergaard Nielsen	100 m back	59.13 s	4th	59.18 s	6th	58.80 s	5	5
Pernille Blume Sarah Bro Julie Kepp Jensen Mie Østergaard Nielsen	4 × 100 m freestyle	3: 39.45 min	12	-		eliminated		12
Pernille Blume Mie Østergaard Nielsen Jeanette Ottesen Rikke Møller Pedersen	4 × 100 m layers	3: 56.98 min	3	-		3: 55.01 min	3	bronze
Men
Mads Glæsner	400 m freestyle	3: 52.59 min	36	-		eliminated		36
Anton Ipsen	400 m freestyle	3: 48.31 min	20th	-		eliminated		20th
Anton Ipsen	1500 m freestyle	15: 05.91 min	18th	-		eliminated		18th
Pál Joensen	1500 m freestyle	15: 18.49 min	30th	-		eliminated		30th
Viktor Bromer	200 m butterfly	1: 55.77 min	7th	1: 55.59 min	7th	1: 55.64 min	6th	6th
Søren Dahl Anders Lie Daniel Skaaning Magnus Westermann	4 × 200 m freestyle	7: 12.66 min	13	-		eliminated		13

sailing

Fleet Race

Athletes	competition	qualification		Medal Race		Points	rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Lærke Buhl-Hansen	Windsurfing RS: X	155	15th	eliminated		155	15th
Anne-Marie Rindom	Laser Radial	39	2	16	8th	55	bronze
Jena Hansen Katja Salskov-Iversen	49er FX	46	3	8th	4th	54	bronze
Men
Sebastian Fleischer	Windsurfing RS: X	135	12	eliminated		135	12
Michael Hansen	laser	180	25th	eliminated		180	25th
Jonas Høgh-Christensen	Finn dinghy	110	17th	eliminated		110	17th
Christian Peter Lübeck Jonas Warrer	49er	92	5	6th	3	98	4th
Men
Allan Nørregaard Anette Viborg Andreasen	Nacra 17	108	12	eliminated		108	12

Table tennis

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		3rd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Jonathan Groth	singles	bye		Benedek Oláh	4-0	Ma Long	0: 4	eliminated

tennis

Athletes	competition	1 round		2nd round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Caroline Wozniacki	singles	Lucie Hradecká	6: 2, 6: 2	Petra Kvitová	2: 6, 4: 6	eliminated

Triathlon

Athletes	competition	time	rank
Men
Andreas Schilling	singles	1:48:56 h	28

Web links

• Denmark. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed June 2, 2016 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Caroline Wozniacki named Denmark flag-bearer for the Rio Olympics. In: stuff.co.nz. February 13, 2016, accessed August 4, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony - Flag Bearers. (PDF) International Olympic Committee , August 21, 2016, accessed on August 21, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Danes book an Olympic ticket. (No longer available online.) Nordschleswiger.dk, April 10, 2016, archived from the original on August 27, 2016 ; accessed on June 2, 2016 .