| Denmark at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | DEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
| Website | www |
| inTokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 108 in 16 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Sara Slott Petersen Jonas Warrer |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Emma Jørgensen |
| Medals Ranked 25th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Denmark competed at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] Danish athletes have appeared in every edition of theSummer Olympic Games, with the exception of the1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. Before the start of the games,DIF sat an official medal goal of 8–10 medals for the Tokyo games.[2]
Denmark stood with 108 athletes in 16 sports. Danish athletes won a total of 11 medals (3 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze) at the Tokyo Olympiad. This was the most gold medals won by Denmark since the1996 Summer Olympics, and the fifth highest amount of medals won in the Summer Olympics. Three of these 11 medals were won in cycling, two in canoeing and one each in badminton, handball, rowing, sailing, shooting and swimming.[3][4]
Among the Danish medalists wereViktor Axelsen, winning gold inmen's singles in badminton. He became the second Danish gold medalist in badminton, the first beingPoul-Erik Høyer Larsen in 1996. Former gold medalistPernille Blume won bronze inWomen's 50 m freestyle swimming, marking her third Olympic medal in her career.Emma Jørgensen also reached three Olympic medals, having a silver medal from the2016 Olympics and winning two bronze medals in canoeing at the 2020 Olympics. TheDanish national handball team won Denmark's first silver medal in handball, having previously won four gold medals.Lasse Norman Hansen won his fourth and fifth Olympic medals, winning silver inmen's team pursuit and gold inmen's madison. This tied Hansen for most medals won by an individual Danish athlete, tying withNiels Larsen,Eskild Ebbesen andLars Jørgen Madsen.[5][6]
TheDanish NOC represented not only Denmark, but also the constituent countries ofGreenland and theFaroe Islands, neither of which have their own NOC. With the men's handball team winning a silver medal, Faroese handball playerJóhan Hansen became the first Faroese athlete to win a medal.[7]
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The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:[4]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Badminton | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cycling | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Handball | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Sailing | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Skateboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 57 | 51 | 108 |
One Danish archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by securing one of three remaining spots available in the secondary tournament at the2019 World Archery Championships in's-Hertogenbosch,Netherlands.[8] On 8 October 2019, London 2012 Olympian and 2013 world championMaja Jager became the first Danish athlete to be officially selected to the roster for Tokyo 2020.[9][10]
Jager was seeded 25th after the initial ranking round, which left her to compete against IndonesianDiananda Choirunisa in the first tournament round. Jager won this round 6–2. In the second round againstKsenia Perova, Jager and Perova started out by winning a set each and had a set draw. Perova won the fourth and fifth sets, eliminating Jager from the tournament.[11][12]
| 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 | ||
| Maja Jager | Women's individual | 649 | 25 |  Choirunisa (INA)W 6–2 |  Perova (ROC)L 3–7 | Did not advance | ||||
Danish athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[13][14]
On 27 March 2020, Rio 2016 silver medalistSara Slott Petersen (women's 400 m hurdles) and steeplechaserAnna Emilie Møller became the first Danish track and field athletes to be named to the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 squad, with marathon runnersAbdi Hakin Ulad andThijs Nijhuis joining them nearly a month later.[15][16]
Both themen's andwomen's relay teams broke the Danish national records, despite neither qualifying for the final.[17][18][19] Silver medalist from 2016 Sara Slott Petersen competed inwomen's 400 m hurdles, qualifying to the semifinal after finishing 3rd in her initial heat. In the semi final, rain caused the field to get slippery and Slott crashed. As a result she didn't qualify to the final.[20][21][22]Ole Hesselbjerg and Anna Emilie Møller competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase,men's andwomen's respectively. Neither qualified from their initial heats, Hesselbjerg finishing 8th and Møller finishing 9th. Møller's time of 9:31.99 was her season's best.[23][24]Kojo Musah ran in themen's 100 m, as the first Danish athlete since1928. He had reached the qualifying standard and was able to skip the preliminary rounds, moving straight to the round one heats. In his heat he finished in fifth place and didn't qualify for the semifinal.[25][26] Two Danish athletes competed in themen's marathon: Thijs Nijhuis and Abdi Hakin Ulad. Both completed the marathon. Nijhuis finished in 70th place with a time of 2:26:59, and Ulad finished in 23rd place with a time of 2:15:50. For both men, this was their season's best.[27][28][29]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Kojo Musah | 100 m | Bye | 10.20 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ole Hesselbjerg | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:24.08 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Simon Hansen Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak Kojo Musah Frederik Schou-Nielsen | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.16 | 7NR | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Thijs Nijhuis | Marathon | — | 2:26:59 | 70 | |||||
| Abdi Hakin Ulad | 2:15:50 | 23 | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sara Slott Petersen | 400 m hurdles | 55.52 | 3Q | DNF | Did not advance | ||
| Anna Emilie Møller | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:31.99SB | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Emma Beiter Bomme Astrid Glenner-Frandsen Ida Karstoft Mathilde Kramer | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.51NR | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||
Denmark entered nine badminton players (five men and nine women) for the following events based on theBWF Race to Tokyo Rankings; two entries in the men's singles, one in the women's singles, and a pair each in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles.[30]
In themixed doubles event Denmark stood with one team consisting ofMathias Christiansen andAlexandra Bøje. In the initial group stage they lost two matches and won. Their one win was not enough to qualify to the quarter finals.[31] Two other teams represented Denmark, one inmen's doubles and one inwomen's doubles. The women's team consisted ofMaiken Fruergaard andSara Thygesen. They lost two matches in the group stage, but won against the fourth-seededLee So-hee andShin Seung-chan.[32]Kim Astrup andAnders Skaarup Rasmussen made up the team for the men's doubles. In the group stage they won two matches and lost one, which allowed them to qualify to the quarterfinals. Here they faced ChineseLi Junhui andLiu Yuchen. The Danish double won one set, as did the Chinese. In the final set the two Danes lost in a close 19–21 finish.[33][34]
Three Danish badminton players took part in the singles events.Mia Blichfeldt competed in thewomen's singles, winning both matches in the group stage and qualifying to the elimination stage. In the elimination stage she faced off against IndianP. V. Sindhu, who she had previously competed against on five different occasions, four of which she had lost. She also lost this match against her, losing both sets.[35] Two Danish athletes competed in themen's singles:Anders Antonsen andViktor Axelsen. Antonsen won both matches in the group stage, qualifying him for the elimination stage where he faced off against BritishToby Penty. Antonsen won both sets and the match, moving him on to the quarterfinals. Here he was to compete against IndonesianAnthony Sinisuka Ginting. Antonsen and Ginting each won a set, and in the final set Ginting defeated Antonsen 21–18.[36] Viktor Axelsen also won both matches in the group stage, and defeated TaiwaneseWang Tzu-wei in the elimination stage. In the quarterfinal he defeated ChineseShi Yuqi and in the semifinal he beat GuatemalanKevin Cordón. This left him in a final against ChineseChen Long. He won both sets in the final, winning him a gold medal. This was the first Danish gold medal in badminton since the1996 Summer Olympics, wherePoul-Erik Høyer Larsen won. Axelsen went through the Tokyo Olympics without losing a single set.[37][34]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Anders Antonsen | Singles |  Nguyễn (VIE)W (21–13, 21–13) |  Dwicahyo (AZE)W (21–16, 21–15) | — | 1Q |  Penty (GBR)W (21–10, 21–15) | Ginting (INA) L (18–21, 21–15, 18–21) | Did not advance | ||
| Viktor Axelsen |  Wraber (AUT)W (21–12, 21–11) |  Koljonen (FIN)W (21–9, 21–13) | — | 1Q |  Wang T-w (TPE)W (21–16, 21–14) |  Shi Yq (CHN)W (21–13, 21–13) |  Cordón (GUA)W (21–18, 21–11) | Chen L (CHN) W (21–15, 21–12) |  | |
| Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Doubles | Ivanov / Sozonov (ROC) W (21–13, 21–18) |  Olofua /Opeyori (NGR) W (21–7, 21–10) |  Endo /Watanabe (JPN) L (14–21, 12–21) | 2Q | — | Li Jh /Liu Yc (CHN) L (21–12, 14–21, 19–21) | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Mia Blichfeldt | Singles |  Chen (AUS)W (21–7, 21–14) |  Zechiri (BUL)W (21–10, 21–3) | — | 1Q |  Sindhu (IND)L (15–21, 13–21) | Did not advance | |||
| Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen | Doubles | Du Y / Li Yh (CHN) L (13–21, 15–21) |  Lee S-h /Shin S-c (KOR) W (15–21, 21–19, 22–20) | Mapasa / Somerville (AUS) L (19–21, 21–13, 12–21) | 4 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | Doubles | Watanabe / Higashino (JPN) L (22–20, 11–21, 15–21) | Jordan / Oktavianti (INA) L (22–24, 19–21) | Leung / Somerville (AUS) W (21–6, 21–14) | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Danish canoeists qualified three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships inSzeged,Hungary.[38] The women's kayaking squad, led by Rio 2016 silver medalistEmma Åstrand Jørgensen, was named to the Danish roster on 28 May 2021.[39]
Sara Milthers and Emma Åstrand Jørgensen both competed in thewomen's K-1 200 m. Milthers finished 6th in the initial heat, meaning she had to compete in the quarterfinals. Here she finished fifth, which wasn't enough to qualify to the semifinals. Jørgensen meanwhile finished 1st in her initial heat, qualifying her straight to the semifinals. Here she finished 2nd, which allowed her to compete in the medal-giving final, where she finished 3rd and won bronze. Jørgensen also won bronze inwomen's K-1 500 m. She finished 2nd in the initial heat and 2nd again in the semifinals, then third in the final. She became the only Danish athlete to win more than one medal in the Tokyo Olympics.[40]Julie Frølund Funch andBolette Nyvang Iversen competed in thewomen's K-2 500 m. They finished fifth in the initial heat, which wasn't enough to qualify to the semifinals. They instead had to try and qualify from the quarterfinals, though finished fifth again and didn't manage to qualify to the semifinals.[41] All four canoers competed together in thewomen's K-4 500 m. They came in fifth place in their initial heat, meaning they had to take part in the quarterfinals. Here they finished 6th, qualifying them for the semifinals. In the semifinal they came in fourth place, allowing them to take part in the medal-giving final race. In the final they finished last, in 8th place.[42]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sara Milthers | Women's K-1 200 m | 43.863 | 6QF | 43.675 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Emma Aastrand Jørgensen | Women's K-1 200 m | 41.572 | 1SF | Bye | 38.457 | 2FA | 38.901 |  | |
| Women's K-1 500 m | 1:49.231 | 2SF | Bye | 1:52.931 | 2FA | 1:52.773 | | ||
| Julie Funch Bolette Nyvang Iversen | Women's K-2 500 m | 1:52.730 | 5QF | 1:52.678 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Julie Funch Bolette Nyvang Iversen Emma Åstrand Jørgensen Sara Milthers | Women's K-4 500 m | 1:38.453 | 5QF | 1:37.682 | 6SF | 1:37.386 | 4FA | 1:41.141 | 8 |
Qualification Legend:FA = Qualify to final (medal);FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Denmark entered a squad of six riders (four men and two women) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in theUCI World Ranking.[43]
Kasper Asgreen competed inmen's time trial. Asgreen had won the2021 Tour of Flanders earlier in the year, and had competed in the2021 Tour de France a month earlier. He finished 7th in the Olympic time trial, with a time of 56:52.21.[44] Four Danish athletes competed in themen's road race: Kasper Asgreen,Jakob Fuglsang,Christopher Juul Jensen andMichael Valgren. Fuglsang, like Asgreen, had competed in the 2021 Tour de France a month earlier. Fuglsang finished the Olympic road race in 12th place, and Valgreen finished in 78th. Asgreen and Jensen did not complete the race.[45] In thewomen's road race, 2 athletes competed:Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen andCecilie Uttrup Ludwig. Jørgensen crashed during the race and didn't finish. Ludwig finished in 10th place with the leading group of the race.[46][47] Jørgensen also competed inwomen's time trial, where she finished in 17th place with a time of 33:50.18.[48][49]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasper Asgreen | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Men's time trial | 56:52.21 | 7 | |
| Jakob Fuglsang | Men's road race | 6:08:09 | 12 |
| Christopher Juul Jensen | Did not finish | ||
| Michael Valgren | 6:21:46 | 78 | |
| Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen | Women's road race | Did not finish | |
| Women's time trial | 33:50.18 | 17 | |
| Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig | Women's road race | 3:54:31 | 10 |
Following the completion of the2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Danish riders accumulated spots for both men and women in madison and omnium, as well as the men's team pursuit, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. The track cycling squad, highlighted by multiple Olympic medalistLasse Norman Hansen in the men's pursuit and omnium, was named on 2 June 2021.[50]
The Danishmen's pursuit team consisted of Hansen,Niklas Larsen,Rasmus Pedersen andFrederik Rodenberg.Julius Johansen was chosen as reserve. Larsen, Hansen and Rodenberg had all won medals in the 2016 Olympics. In the qualification heat of the team pursuit, the team finished in first place with a time of 3:45.014, setting an Olympic record. The first place finish qualified them for the semifinals, where they were up against theBritish team, made up ofEthan Hayter,Ed Clancy,Ethan Vernon,Oliver Wood andCharlie Tanfield. In the semifinal Denmark was in the lead, an on route to win the match, but Frederik Rodenberg collided with British Charlie Tanfield, who had fallen behind the rest of his team. The crew were supposed to announce that a British cyclist had fallen behind, and without the announcement that Rodenberg was not looking up and crashed into Tanfield. Denmark had already won the match when the crash happened, but the contest's crew had failed to end the race. The Danish team moved on to the gold medal race, while Great Britain ended in the seventh-place final. The Danish team went up against theItalian team in the final. The Italian team consisted ofSimone Consonni,Filippo Ganna,Francesco Lamon andJonathan Milan. Denmark got a time of 3:42.198 and Italy got a time of 3:42.032, both teams breaking the world record. Italy's time was faster, and their team won the gold medal while the Danish team won silver.[51][52][53][54][55][56]
Two of the members on the Danish men's pursuit team also competed in other events. Niklas Larsen competed inmen's omnium. He finished fifth in the scratch race, sixth in the tempo race, eighth in the elimination race and sixth in the points race, giving him a final placement of 5th, behind FrenchBenjamin Thomas.[57]Amalie Dideriksen competed in thewomen's omnium, placing 8th in the scratch race, 6th in the tempo race, 3rd in the elimination race and 4th in the points race. This gave her a final placement of 4th place, five points behind bronze medalistKirsten Wild from theNetherlands.[58]
The other member of the Danish pursuit team to compete in another event was Lasse Norman Hansen, who competed in themen's madison withMichael Mørkøv. They finished with 43 points in first place, winning a gold medal.[59] Amalie Dideriksen, who competed in the women's omnium, also competed in thewomen's madison. She paired up withJulie Leth. The two of them won 35 points, finishing in second place and winning a silver medal. First place was won by BritishKatie Archibald andLaura Kenny with 78 points.[60]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
| Niklas Larsen Lasse Norman Hansen Rasmus Pedersen Frederik Rodenberg | Men's team pursuit | 3:45.014OR | 1Q | Great Britain (GBR) No time | 2Q |  Italy (ITA)3:42.198 |  |
| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Tempo race | Elimination race | Points race | Total points | Rank | ||||
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| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||
| Niklas Larsen | Men's omnium | 5 | 32 | 6 | 30 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 25 | 113 | 5 |
| Amalie Dideriksen | Women's omnium | 8 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 103 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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| Lasse Norman Hansen Michael Mørkøv | Men's madison | 43 | — | |
| Amalie Dideriksen Julie Leth | Women's madison | 35 | 20 | |
Danish mountain bikers qualified for three quota places (one men's and two women's) into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's thirteenth-place-finish for men and fourteenth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021. The mountain biking squad was named to the Olympic roster on 27 May 2021.[61]
Sebastian Fini Carstensen competed in themen's cross-country. He finished with a time of 1:30:28, 5 minutes and 14 seconds after winnerThomas Pidcock from Great Britain. This gave Carstensen a 22nd place.[62] Two Danish athletes competed in thewomen's cross-country, those beingMalene Degn andCaroline Bohé. The two Danish cyclists finished in 12th and 13th respectively, with Degn's time of 1:20:34 being 4 minutes and 48 seconds slower than the winnerJolanda Neff fromSwitzerland. Bohé finished 23 seconds after Degn, with a time of 1:20:57.[63]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Fini Carstensen | Men's cross-country | 1:30:28 | 22 |
| Caroline Bohé | Women's cross-country | 1:20:57 | 13 |
| Malene Degn | 1:20:34 | 12 |
Danish riders qualified for one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's ninth-place finish in the UCI BMX Olympic Qualification Ranking List of 1 June 2021.[64]
Simone Tetsche Christensen was the only Danish athlete competing in BMX. She competed in thewomen's race. In the quarterfinals she finished in 2nd place, which qualified her for the semifinals. Here she again finished 2nd, and qualified for the final. In the final she finished in 6th place with a time of 45.582, finishing under AustralianLauren Reynolds.[65][66]
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Simone Tetsche Christensen | Women's race | 7 | 2Q | 10 | 2Q | 45.582 | 6 |
Denmark fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team dressage competition by finishing fourth overall and securing the first of three available berths for Group A and B at the European Championships inRotterdam,Netherlands.[67] Meanwhile, two more riders were added to the Danish roster by securing the fourth of six available slots, outside the group and continental selection, in the individual FEI Olympic dressage rankings and by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection of the individual FEI Olympic jumping rankings for Group A (North Western Europe), respectively.[68]
The Danish dressage team was revealed on June 25, 2021. Charlotte Heering and Bufranco were named the team alternates.[69]
The three Danish dressage athletes competed individually in theindividual dressage and competed together in theteam dressage.Cathrine Dufour and Bohemian finished in overall 3rd place after the Grand Prix, and finished 1st in their group, giving them a direct spot in the Grand Prix Freestyle.Carina Cassøe Krüth and Heiline's Danciera also won their group, giving them a direct spot in the Grand Prix Freestyle. They finished 10th overall in the Grand Prix.Nanna Skodborg Merrald and Zack place 3rd in their group, which was initially not enough to advance in the competition, but their score of 73.168 was high enough to qualify them to the Grand Prix Freestyle. In the Grand Prix Freestyle, Merrald finished in 11th place and Krüth finished in 7th place. Dufour placed 4th, finishing below bronze medalistCharlotte Dujardin from Great Britain.[70] In the team dressage the Danish team finished 3rd in the Grand Prix, qualifying them for the Grand Prix Special. Here they finished in 4th place, below the British team.[71]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Cathrine Dufour | Bohemian | Individual | 81.056 | 3Q | — | 81.929 | 93.086 | 87.507 | 4 | |
| Carina Cassøe Krüth | Heiline's Danciera | 76.677 | 10Q | 78.286 | 88.371 | 83.329 | 7 | |||
| Nanna Skodborg Merrald | Zack | 73.168 | 16q | 76.357 | 85.429 | 80.893 | 11 | |||
| Cathrine Dufour Carina Cassøe Krüth Nanna Skodborg Merrald | See above | Team | 7435.0 | 3Q | 7540.0 | 4 | — | 7540.0 | 4 | |
Qualification Legend:Q = Qualified for the final;q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser
One Danish athletes qualified for eventing. This athlete wasPeter Flarup, who had previously competed in theindividual eventing at the2008 Summer Olympics.[72]
Peter Flarup and Fascination competed in theindividual eventing, along with 62 other athletes. Flarup finished 34th in dressage, 47th in cross-country and 40th in jumping. This was not enough for Flarup and Fascination to qualify for the final, as only the top 25 athletes would qualify.[73]
| 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 Flarup | Fascination | Individual | 33.70 | 34 | 67.20 | 100.90 | 47 | 4.00 | 104.90 | 40 | Did not advance | ||||
One Danish athlete qualified for equestrian jumping:Andreas Schou with the horse Darc de Lux.[74]
Andres Schou and Darc de Lux competed in theindividual jumping. In the qualification stage they finished in tied 47th place, tying withEugenio Garza,Emanuele Gaudiano,Roberto Terán andJasmine Chen. This was not enough to qualify for the final.[75]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | |||
| Andreas Schou | Darc de Lux | Individual | 9 | =47 | Did not advance | ||
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Denmark entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament. The two men competing in themen's individual wereRasmus Højgaard andJoachim B. Hansen. Hansen tied for 27th while Højgaard tied for 38th.[76][77] The two athletes competing in thewomen's individual wereNanna Koerstz Madsen andEmily Kristine Pedersen. Madsen tied for 9th and Pedersen tied for 5th. Pedersen was three points behind silver and bronze medalistsMone Inami andLydia Ko.[78][79]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
| Joachim B. Hansen | Men's | 66 | 73 | 67 | 69 | 275 | −9 | =27 |
| Rasmus Højgaard | 73 | 68 | 66 | 71 | 278 | −6 | =38 | |
| Nanna Koerstz Madsen | Women's | 69 | 64 | 72 | 69 | 274 | −10 | =9 |
| Emily Kristine Pedersen | 70 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 271 | −13 | =5 | |
Key:
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Denmark men's | Men's tournament | Japan W 47–30 |  EgyptW 32–27 |  BahrainW 31–21 |  PortugalW 34–28 |  SwedenL 30–33 | 1Q |  NorwayW 31–25 |  SpainW 27–23 |  FranceL 23–25 | |
Denmark men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the2019 World Championships inHerning.[80][81]
Denmark was placed in Group B with Japan, Bahrain, Portugal, Egypt and Sweden. In the group stage, the Danish men's handball team went on to win their first four matches against Japan, Egypt, Bahrain and Portugal, while losing the match against Sweden 30–33. With this result, the Danish men's team placed 1st in the group and qualified to the knockout stage. In the quarter-finals the Danish team went against the Norwegian team and won the match 31–25. In the semi-finals, the Danish team won against the Spanish team 27–23, qualifying Denmark for the final. In the final, the Danish team went up against the French team. Denmark lost the match 23–25 and won the silver medal, marking the first time Denmark had won a silver medal in handball, having previously only won gold.[82][83]
The squad was announced on 1 July 2021.[84]
Head coach:Nikolaj Jacobsen
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 139 | +35 | 8[a] | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Egypt | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 134 | +20 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 142 | +2 | 8[a] | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 149 | −20 | 2[b] | |
| 5 | Portugal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 156 | −13 | 2[b] | |
| 6 | Japan(H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 146 | 170 | −24 | 2[b] |
| 24 July 2021 21:30 | Denmark | 47–30 | Japan | Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo Referees: Schulze, Tönnies(GER) |
| Holm,Saugstrup 9 | (25–14) | Motoki 8 | ||
1× 1× | Report | 1× 4× |
| 26 July 2021 14:15 | Egypt | 27–32 | Denmark | Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo Referees: Raluy, Sabroso(ESP) |
| Hesham 6 | (15–14) | M. Hansen 9 | ||
| 5× | Report | 2× 5× |
| 28 July 2021 09:00 | Denmark | 31–21 | Bahrain | Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo Referees: Horáček, Novotný(CZE) |
| J. Hansen 6 | (12–7) | four players 3 | ||
| 1× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 30 July 2021 19:30 | Portugal | 28–34 | Denmark | Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov(MKD) |
| Branquinho 4 | (19–20) | M. Hansen 9 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 3× |
| 1 August 2021 21:30 | Denmark | 30–33 | Sweden | Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo Referees: Schulze, Tönnies(GER) |
| Gidsel,J. Hansen 5 | (13–17) | Carlsbogård,Sandell 6 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 2× 6× |
| 3 August 2021 17:00 | Denmark | 31–25 | Norway | Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura(FRA) |
| M. Hansen,Holm 8 | (13–12) | Sagosen 8 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 1× 3× 1× |
| 5 August 2021 21:00 | Spain | 23–27 | Denmark | Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo Referees: Brunner, Salah(SUI) |
| Dujshebaev,Figueras 5 | (10–14) | M. Hansen 12 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 2× |
| 7 August 2021 21:00 | France | 25–23 | Denmark | Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski(MKD) |
| Remili 5 | (14–10) | M. Hansen 9 | ||
| 4× | Report | 1× 1× |
Denmark entered one female judoka into the Olympic tournament based on theInternational Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time sinceSeoul 1988.[85]
The country's qualified judoka becameLærke Olsen, who competed in thewomen's –63 kg class. In the initial round she went up against CanadianCatherine Beauchemin-Pinard. Olsen lost the match 00–10. Beauchemin-Pinard would end up winning the bronze medal in the tournament.[86][87]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lærke Olsen | Women's –63 kg |  Beauchemin-Pinard (CAN)L 00–10 | Did not advance | |||||
Denmark qualified four boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowing crews in the men's single sculls and women's coxless four confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the2019 FISA World Championships inOttensheim,Austria.[88][89] Meanwhile, two more crews (men's and women's pair) were added to the Danish roster with their top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta inLucerne,Switzerland.[90]
Single sculls rower and current European championSverri Sandberg Nielsen was officially selected to the Danish roster for the rescheduled Games on 21 December 2020.[91] The remaining crews that earned Olympic spots at the FISA Final Qualification Regatta were officially named to the Danish roster for the rescheduled Games on 1 June 2021, including Rio 2016 bronze medalistHedvig Rasmussen and her newest partnerFie Udby Erichsen, a bronze medalist in the women's single sculls atLondon 2012, were named to the Danish roster on 1 June 2021.[92]
Sverri Sandberg Nielsen, from the Faroe Islands, competed in themen's single sculls. In the initial heats, he finished first in his group with a time of 7:02.88. This qualified him for the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals he finished first again, with a time of 7:10.52. This qualified him for the A/B-semi finals. Here he finished second with a time of 6:44.00, finishing 2.4 second after GreekStefanos Ntouskos. His second place qualified him for the medal-giving A-final. In the final, he finished with a time of 6:42.73. Ntouskos won the gold medal with a time of 6:40.45, while NorwegianKjetil Borch won the silver medal. CroatianDamir Martin won the bronze medal, finishing 0.15 seconds before Nielsen, who finished the competition in fourth place.[93][94]
Two Danish teams competed in the coxless pair discipline, one for each gender. In themen's coxless pair the athletes wereJoachim Sutton andFrederik Vystavel. In the initial heats, the pair finished second in their group with a time of 6:36.93. This qualified them for the A/B-semi finals where they finished in second place again, this time with a time of 6:14.88. This qualified them for the medal-giving A-final. Here they finished in third place with a time of 6:19.88, winning them the bronze medal. CroatiansSinković &Sinković won the gold medal and RomanianCozmiuc &Tudosă won the silver medal.[95][96] The Danish athletes competing in thewomen's coxless pair wereFie Udby Erichsen andHedvig Rasmussen. In the initial heats, they finished second in their group with a time of 7:22.86. This qualified them for the A/B-semi finals. In the semi final they finished with a time of 7:08.44, finishing in last place in their group. This meant that they would qualify for the B-final, which would not give a medal. They finished in second place in the B-final, with a time of 6:59.48. This gave them eight place overall in the tournament.[97]
Four athletes made up the Danish team competing in thewomen's coxless four. This team consisted ofIda Gørtz Jacobsen,Christina Juhl Johansen,Frida Sanggaard Nielsen andTrine Dahl Pedersen. In the initial heats, the team finished last in their group. Their time in the heat was 6:50.15. This meant they had to compete in the repechage for a chance to go to the medal-giving A-final. In the repechage they finished last again, however, with a time of 7:01.17. This left the team to compete in the B-final, where they finished second with a time of 6:34.72. This game them an overall eight placement in the tournament.[98]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sverri Sandberg Nielsen | Single sculls | 7:02.88 | 1QF | Bye | 7:10.52 | 1SA/B | 6:44.00 | 2FA | 6:42.73 | 4 | |
| Joachim Sutton Frederik Vystavel | Pair | 6:36.93 | 2SA/B | Bye | — | 6:14.88 | 2FA | 6:19.88 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Fie Udby Erichsen Hedvig Rasmussen | Pair | 7:22.86 | 2SA/B | Bye | 7:08.44 | 6FB | 6:59.48 | 8 | |
| Ida Jacobsen Christina Juhl Johansen Frida Sanggaard Nielsen Trine Dahl Pedersen | Four | 6:50.15 | 5R | 7:01.17 | 6FB | — | 6:34.72 | 8 | |
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
Danish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.[99]
On 27 March 2020,Team Denmark announced the first set of sailors (49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 crews) selected for the rescheduled Games, including Beijing 2008 gold medalistJonas Warrer.[15] Rio 2016 windsurferLærke Buhl-Hansen, with Laser sailor and bronze medalistAnne-Marie Rindom going to her third consecutive Games, was added to the Danish sailing roster on 12 May 2020.[100]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M | ||||
| Jakob Precht Jensen Jonas Warrer | 49er | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 82 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M | ||||
| Lærke Buhl-Hansen | RS:X | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 93 | 7 | |
| Anne-Marie Rindom | Laser Radial | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 | — | 15 | 78 | | ||
| Ida Marie Baad Nielsen Marie Thusgaard Olsen | 49erFX | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 106 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M | ||||
| Christian Peter Lübeck Lin Ea Cenholt | Nacra 17 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 4 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Danish shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.[101]
Skeet shooter and 2013 world shotgun championJesper Hansen was officially selected to the Danish roster for his third consecutive Games on 14 November 2019.[102]Steffen Olsen earned a direct place in the men's 50 m rifle 3 positions for the rescheduled Games as the highest-ranked shooter vying for qualification in the ISSF World Olympic Rankings of 6 June 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jesper Hansen | Men's skeet | 122 | 6Q | — | 55 | | |
| Steffen Olsen | Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1160 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| Rikke Ibsen | Women's 10 m air rifle | 625.0 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1157 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
| Anna Nielsen | Women's 10 m air rifle | 623.3 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| Steffen Olsen Anna Nielsen | Mixed 10 m air rifle team | 623.1 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Rune Glifberg | Men's park | 37.61 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Danish swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[103][104]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tobias Bjerg | 100 m breaststroke | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||
| Anton Ipsen | 800 m freestyle | 7:54.98 | 21 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:01.58 | 14 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Alexander Nørgaard | 800 m freestyle | 7:53.50 | 19 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:28.70 | 26 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Helena Rosendahl Bach | 1500 m freestyle | 16:29.56 | 25 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:09.37 | 10Q | 2:10.05 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Emilie Beckmann | 100 m butterfly | 58.84 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| Pernille Blume | 50 m freestyle | 24.12 | 2Q | 24.08 | 2Q | 24.21 | |
| 100 m freestyle | 52.96 | 7Q | 53.26 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Signe Bro | 100 m freestyle | 53.54 | 13Q | 53.55 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Julie Kepp Jensen | 50 m freestyle | 24.70 | 14Q | 24.98 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Pernille Blume Signe Bro Julie Kepp Jensen Jeanette Ottesen | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:35.56 | 7Q | — | 3:35.70 | 8 | |
| Emilie Beckmann Pernille Blume Clara Rybak-Andersen Karoline Sørensen | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:04.04 | 15 | — | Did not advance | ||
Denmark entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Rio 2016 OlympianJonathan Groth scored an outright semifinal victory to book one of three Olympic spots available in the men's singles at the2019 European Games inMinsk,Belarus.[105]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Jonathan Groth | Men's singles | Bye |  Majoros (HUN)W 4–1 | Gauzy (FRA) L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||||
Denmark qualified one wrestler for the men's Greco-Roman 67 kg into the Olympic competition, as a result of his top six finish at the2019 World Championships.[106]
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Fredrik Bjerrehuus | Men's −67 kg |  Nasibov (UKR)L 1–3PP | Did not advance | Surkov (ROC) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | 14 | |
