Denmark at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Denmark at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | DEN |
NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 84 in 16 sports |
Flag bearers | Joachim Olsen (opening) Lotte Friis (closing) |
Medals Ranked 30[1]th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Denmark competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Danish athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results. The goal set out by Team Danmark and the Danish Sports' Union (Dansk Idræts-Forbund, DIF) was seven medals. The distribution of gold, silver and bronze medals in this goal was not specified. Denmark's medal haul at the games was indeed seven, including two golds, two silvers and three bronze.[2]
Team Danmark and DIF believed Denmark had the best chances of winning a medal in wrestling, cycling, handball, the equestrian events, rowing, athletics, badminton and sailing, but hoped to see table tennis and triathlon make the podium as well.[2]
The entire Danish Olympic squad was announced on 21 June 2008 with final confirmation on 8 July.[3]
On 14 August, placing third in the equestrian team dressage event, Denmark won its first medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
Archery
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Niels Dall | Men's individual | 634 | 53 | Galiazzo (ITA) (12) L 97–114 |
Did not advance | |||||
Louise Laursen | Women's individual | 605 | 52 | Cwienczek (POL) (13) L 100–113 |
Did not advance |
Athletics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Morten Jensen | Long jump | 7.63 | 31 | Did not advance | |
Joachim Olsen | Shot put | 19.74 | 22 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Christina Scherwin | Javelin throw | 53.95 | 44 | Did not advance |
Badminton
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Peter Gade | Singles | Bye | Lasmari (ALG) W 21–6, 21–4 |
Sato (JPN) W 19–21, 22–20, 21–15 |
Lin D (CHN) L 13–21, 16–21 |
Did not advance | ||
Kenneth Jonassen | Bye | Lee H-i (KOR) L 21–15, 14–21, 19–21 |
Did not advance | |||||
Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
Doubles | — | Cai Y / Fu Hf (CHN) L 12–21, 11–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen |
— | Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) W 21–16, 21–19 |
Logosz / Mateusiak (POL) W 17–21, 21–11, 21–15 |
Kido / Setiawan (INA) L 19–21, 17–21 |
Lee J-j / Hwang J-m (KOR) L 21–13, 18–21, 17–21 |
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- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Tine Rasmussen | Singles | Bye | Stapušaitytė (LTU) W 21–6, 21–8 |
Yulianti (INA) L 21–18, 19–21, 14–21 |
Did not advance | |||
Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
Doubles | — | Ogura / Shiota (JPN) L 21–18, 14–21, 18–21 |
Did not advance |
- Mixed
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
Doubles | Saputra / Li (SIN) W 21–12, 21–14 |
Limpele / Marissa (INA) L 17–21, 21–15, 17–21 |
Did not advance |
Canoeing
Sprint
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kasper Bleibach | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:42.529 | 5 QS | 1:45.418 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Kim Wraae Knudsen René Holten Poulsen |
Men's K-2 500 m | 1:30.348 | 5 QS | 1:31.796 | 3 Q | 1:30.569 | 5 |
Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:18.709 | 2 QF | Bye | 3:13.580 | |||
Henriette Engel Hansen | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:52.773 | 5 QS | 1:55.960 | 8 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Chris Anker Sørensen | Men's road race | 6:24:11 | 12 |
Men's time trial | 1:05:55 | 19 | |
Nicki Sørensen | Men's road race | 6:26:17 | 25 |
Brian Bach Vandborg | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
Men's time trial | 1:08:10 | 33 | |
Linda Melanie Villumsen | Women's road race | 3:32:33 | 5 |
Women's time trial | 36:50.62 | 13 |
Track
- Pursuit
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Finals | |||
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Time | Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | ||
Michael Færk Christensen Casper Jørgensen Jens-Erik Madsen Michael Mørkøv Alex Rasmussen |
Men's team pursuit | 4:02.191 | 4 Q | France (FRA) 3:56.831 |
2 Q | Great Britain (GBR) 4:00.040 |
- Omnium
Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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Daniel Kreutzfeldt | Men's points race | 29 | 1 | 6 |
Trine Schmidt | Women's points race | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Michael Mørkøv Alex Rasmussen |
Men's madison | 14 | −1 | 6 |
Mountain biking
- Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Jakob Fuglsang | Men's cross-country | 2:06:41 | 25 |
Klaus Nielsen | LAP (1 lap) | 31 |
BMX
Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Henrik Baltzersen | Men's BMX | 37.635 | 29 | 16 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Amanda Sørensen | Women's BMX | 38.719 | 12 | — | 20 | 8 | Did not advance |
Equestrian
Dressage
Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
Andreas Helgstrand | Don Schufro | Individual | 68.833 | 14 Q | 68.800 | 14 Q | 72.550 | 10 | 70.675 | 11 |
Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein | Digby | 70.417 | 8 Q | 69.120 | 12 Q | 69.100 | 15 | 69.110 | 15 | |
Anne Van Olst | Clearwater | 67.375 | 17 Q | 65.320 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
Andreas Helgstrand Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein Anne Van Olst |
See above | Team | 68.875 | 3 | — | 68.875 |
Eventing
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Peter Tersgov Flarup | Silver Ray | Individual | 53.10 | 45 | 13.20 | 66.30 | 20 | Withdrew |
Gymnastics
Trampoline
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Peter Jensen | Men's | 69.20 | 10 | Did not advance |
Handball
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Denmark roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5][6]
Head coach: Ulrik Wilbek
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- Notes
- ^ Replaced Michael V. Knudsen who suffered from appendicitis, and sent home shortly after the first match.
- Group play
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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South Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 129 | −7 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Denmark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 131 | +6 | 6 | |
Iceland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 146 | +5 | 6 | |
Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 131 | +5 | 5 | |
Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 130 | −4 | 5 | |
Egypt | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 132 | −5 | 2 |
10 August 2008 20:45 |
Denmark | 23 – 23 | Egypt | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
Christiansen 6 | (11–10) | El-Ahmar 8 | ||
3× 4× 1× | Report | 4× 4× |
12 August 2008 19:00 |
South Korea | 31 – 30 | Denmark | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
Jung Su-young 9 | (13–14) | Nøddesbo 11 | ||
2× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
14 August 2008 19:00 |
Denmark | 25 – 24 | Russia | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
Christiansen 6 | (10–10) | Chernoivanov, Igropulo 6 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
16 August 2008 20:45 |
Denmark | 32 – 32 | Iceland | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
Nøddesbo 6 | (18–17) | Guðjónsson 8 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 2× 6× 1× |
18 August 2008 19:00 |
Germany | 21 – 27 | Denmark | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
Kraus 6 | (12–15) | Boesen 8 | ||
4× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 6× |
- Quarterfinal
20 August 2008 18:00 |
Denmark | 24 – 26 | Croatia | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
Christiansen 6 | (14–12) | Šprem 7 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 2× 4× |
- Classification semifinal
22 August 2008 12:00 |
Russia | 28 – 27 | Denmark | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
Dibirov 8 | (17–14) | Christiansen 8 | ||
4× 2× | Report | 4× 5× 1× |
- 7th–8th place
24 August 2008 08:00 |
Denmark | 37 – 26 | South Korea | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
Hansen 8 | (15–13) | Ko Kyung-soo 10 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 2× 1× |
Rowing
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Thomas Morsing Larsen Morten Ølgaard |
Pair | 7:17.43 | 5 R | 6:38.33 | 3 SA/B | 6:48.65 | 6 FB | 6:55.37 | 10 |
Rasmus Quist Hansen Mads Rasmussen |
Lightweight double sculls | 6:14.84 | 1 SA/B | Bye | 6:26.49 | 2 FA | 6:12.45 | ||
Mads Andersen Eskild Ebbesen Thomas Ebert Morten Jørgensen |
Lightweight four | 5:50.12 | 1 SA/B | Bye | 6:05.75 | 1 FA | 5:47.76 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Katrin Olsen Juliane Elander Rasmussen |
Lightweight double sculls | 6:58.63 | 2 SA/B | Bye | 7:06.31 | 4 FB | 7:06.94 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
- Men
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Jonas Kældsø Poulsen | RS:X | 28 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 23 | EL | 201 | 24 | |
Anders Nyholm | Laser | 18 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 13 | CAN | EL | 165 | 23 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Bettina Honore | RS:X | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 6 | EL | 142 | 19 |
- Open
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | ||||
Jonas Høgh-Christensen | Finn | 16 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | CAN | CAN | — | 4 | 70 | 6 | |||||
Martin Kirketerp Jonas Warrer |
49er | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | CAN | CAN | CAN | 14 | 61 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Anders Golding | Skeet | 112 | 25 | Did not advance |
Swimming
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jakob Andkjær | 50 m freestyle | 22.52 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 49.25 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
100 m butterfly | 52.24 NR | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
Chris Christensen | 200 m breaststroke | 2:13.92 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
200 m individual medley | 2:02.93 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
Mads Glæsner | 400 m freestyle | 3:45.38 NR | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
1500 m freestyle | 15:03.33 NR | 14 | — | Did not advance | |||
Jon Raahauge Rud | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.96 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
400 m freestyle | 3:57.41 | 34 | — | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Lotte Friis | 400 m freestyle | 4:08.47 NR | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||
800 m freestyle | 8:21.74 NR | 3 Q | — | 8:23.03 | |||
Julie Hjorth-Hansen | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.99 NR | 5 Q | 2:12.26 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Louise Mai Jansen | 200 m freestyle | 2:01.30 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
Micha Østergaard | 100 m butterfly | 59.10 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
200 m butterfly | 2:07.77 NR | 8 Q | 2:09.29 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Jeanette Ottesen | 50 m freestyle | 24.83 NR | 5 Q | 24.86 | 11 | Did not advance | |
100 m freestyle | 54.04 NR | 9 Q | 54.05 | 7 Q | 54.06 | 5 | |
100 m butterfly | 58.44 | 15 Q | 59.29 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Lotte Friis Julie Hjorth-Hansen Louise Mai Jansen Micha Østergaard |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:00.81 NR | 13 | — | Did not advance |
Table tennis
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Michael Maze | Men's singles | Bye | Primorac (CRO) L 2–4 |
Did not advance |
Tennis
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Caroline Wozniacki | Women's singles | Sfar (TUN) W 6–4, 6–1 |
Hantuchová (SVK) W 6–1, 6–3 |
Dementieva (RUS) L 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
Did not advance |
Triathlon
Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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Rasmus Henning | Men's | 18:18 | 0:26 | 58:57 | 0:28 | 31:48 | 1:49:57.47 | 8 |
Wrestling
Key:
- VT – Victory by Fall.
- PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
- PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
- Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Anders Nyblom | −55 kg | Bye | Park E-C (KOR) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 14 | ||||
Mark Madsen | −74 kg | Samurgashev (RUS) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 19 |
See also
References
- ^ "Overall Medal Standings". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Danske målsætninger" Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish), ol.dk. Retrieved on 26 February 2008.
- ^ "Milepæle frem mod OL" Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish), ol.dk. Retrieved on 26 February 2008.
- ^ "Medallists by Event: Cycling Track". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008.
- ^ "Denmark men's handball team roster". NBC Olympics. 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Men's Handball Team Roster – Denmark (DEN)" (PDF). 2008 Beijing. LA84 Foundation. 1 February 2013. p. 2487.
External links
- ol.dk (in Danish) – the Danish Olympics Committee's homepage for the Danish Olympic team