Denmark at the Olympics

Denmark at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
Winter Games
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

Denmark first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the sparsely-attended 1904 Games. Denmark has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games several times since 1948, including every Games since 1988.

Danish athletes have won a total of 171 medals, with sailing as the top medal-producing sport. Denmark has won only a single medal at the Winter Games, in curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

The National Olympic Committee for Denmark was created in 1905.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	National handball team	2000 Sydney	Handball	Women's competition
1 Gold	Jesper Bank Henrik Blakskjær Thomas Jacobsen	2000 Sydney	Sailing	Men's soling class
2 Silver	Wilson Kipketer	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 800m
2 Silver	Camilla Martin	2000 Sydney	Badminton	Women's singles
2 Silver	Torben Grimmel	2000 Sydney	Shooting	Men's 50m rifle prone (60 shots)
3 Bronze	Eskild Ebbesen Thomas Ebert Victor Feddersen Søren Madsen	2000 Sydney	Rowing	Men's lightweight coxless four
1 Gold	National handball team	2004 Athens	Handball	Women's competition
1 Gold	Eskild Ebbesen Thomas Ebert Thor Kristensen Stephan Mølvig	2004 Athens	Rowing	Men's lightweight coxless four
3 Bronze	Wilson Kipketer	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 800m
3 Bronze	Joachim Olsen	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's shot put
3 Bronze	Michael Maze Finn Tugwell	2004 Athens	Table tennis	Men's doubles
3 Bronze	Signe Livbjerg	2004 Athens	Sailing	Women's Europe class
3 Bronze	Dorte Jensen Helle Jespersen Christina Otzen	2004 Athens	Sailing	Women's yngling class
1 Gold	Mads Kruse Andersen Thomas Ebert Eskild Ebbesen Morten Jørgensen	2008 Beijing	Rowing	Men's lightweight men's four
1 Gold	Martin Kirketerp Ibsen Jonas Warrer	2008 Beijing	Sailing	Men's 49er class
2 Silver	Casper Jørgensen Jens-Erik Madsen Michael Mørkøv Alex Nicki Rasmussen	2008 Beijing	Cycling (Track)	Men's team pursuit
3 Bronze	Andreas Helgstrand Anne van Olst Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein	2008 Beijing	Equestrian	Dressage team
3 Bronze	Rasmus Hansen Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen	2008 Beijing	Rowing	Men's double sculls
3 Bronze	Lotte Friis	2008 Beijing	Swimming	Women's 800m freestyle

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896 Athens	1	2	3	6
1900 Paris	1	3	2	6
1904 St. Louis	did not participate
1908 London	0	2	3	5
1912 Stockholm	1	6	5	12
1920 Antwerp	3	9	1	13
1924 Paris	2	5	2	9
1928 Amsterdam	3	1	2	6
1932 Los Angeles	0	3	3	6
1936 Berlin	0	2	3	5
1948 London	5	7	8	20
1952 Helsinki	2	1	3	6
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	1	2	1	4
1960 Rome	2	3	1	6
1964 Tokyo	2	1	3	6
1968 Mexico City	1	4	3	8
1972 Munich	1	0	0	1
1976 Montreal	1	0	2	3
1980 Moscow	2	1	2	5
1984 Los Angeles	0	3	3	6
1988 Seoul	2	1	1	4
1992 Barcelona	1	1	4	6
1996 Atlanta	4	1	1	6
2000 Sydney	2	3	1	6
2004 Athens	2	0	6	8
2008 Beijing	2	2	3	7
Total	41	63	66	170

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1924-1936	did not participate
1948 St. Moritz	0	0	0	0
1952 Oslo	0	0	0	0
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	did not participate
1960 Squaw Valley	0	0	0	0
1964 Innsbruck	0	0	0	0
1968 Grenoble	0	0	0	0
1972-1984	did not participate
1988 Calgary	0	0	0	0
1992 Albertville	0	0	0	0
1994 Lillehammer	0	0	0	0
1998 Nagano	0	1	0	1
2002 Salt Lake City	0	0	0	0
2006 Turin	0	0	0	0
2010 Vancouver	0	0	0	0
Total*	0	1	0	1

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Sailing	12	8	6	26
Cycling	6	8	8	22
Rowing	6	3	10	19
Shooting	3	9	5	17
Canoeing	3	5	5	13
Handball	3	0	0	3
Swimming	2	5	5	12
Boxing	1	5	6	12
Fencing	1	2	3	6
Gymnastics	1	2	1	4
Weightlifting	1	2	0	3
Badminton	1	1	2	4
Diving	1	0	1	2
Equestrian	0	4	2	6
Football	0	3	1	4
Wrestling	0	2	6	8
Athletics	0	2	4	6
Curling	0	1	0	1
Field hockey	0	1	0	1
Tennis	0	1	0	1
Table tennis	0	0	1	1
Total	41	64	66	171

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Denmark
• Denmark at the Paralympics

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-07. 
• "National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=DEN. Retrieved 2007-12-07.