| Denmark at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | DEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
| Website | www |
| inLondon | |
| Competitors | 113 in 17 sports |
| Flag bearers | Kim Wraae Knudsen (opening) Allan Nørregaard (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Denmark competed at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. TheNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark sent the nation's second largest delegation to the Games after the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta. A total of 113 athletes, 63 men and 50 women, competed in 17 sports, although two additional athletes played as team reserves.Handball was the only team-based sport in which Denmark was represented in at these Olympic games.
The Danish team included several past Olympic champions, one of them defending (the men's lightweight coxless fours team, led by veteran rowersEskild Ebbesen andMorten Jørgensen). Notable athletes included tennis playerCaroline Wozniacki, and swimmerLotte Friis, who won a bronze medal in Beijing.Kim Wraae Knudsen, silver medalist in the men's sprint kayak doubles in Beijing, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Team Danmark and the Danish Sports' Union (Dansk Idræts-Forbund, DIF) set a goal of eight medals.[1] Team Danmark and DIF also believed Denmark had the best chances of winning a medal in wrestling, shooting, cycling, handball, the equestrian events, rowing, athletics, badminton and sailing. At the end of the Games, Denmark had reached beyond the medal target by a single point.
Denmark left London with a total of 9 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze), this being considered its most successful Olympics in 64 years. The gold medals were won by rowersRasmus Quist Hansen andMads Rasmussen in the men's lightweight double sculls, and track cyclistLasse Norman Hansen in the first ever men's omnium. Other medals were awarded to the team in sailing, shooting, badminton, and women's rowing. Several Danish athletes narrowly missed out on the medal standings in their sporting events, including two competitors in the Greco-Roman wrestling.
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The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
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Three Danish individual quota places as well as a team quota place were secured at the2011 World Archery Championships on 6 June 2011, as the Danish team, consisting of Carina Christiansen, Maja Jager and Louise Laursen, finished 8th in the women's recurve event.[2] The same three archers were selected for participation by the NOC on 14 May 2012.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Carina Christiansen | Women's individual | 663 | 7 |  Barnard (AUS) (58)W 7–3 |  Le C-y (TPE) (39)W 6–4 |  Avitia (MEX) (10)L 2–6 | did not advance | |||
| Maja Jager | 642 | 35 |  Richter (GER) (30)L 5–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Louise Laursen | 641 | 36 |  Beaudet (CAN) (29)W 7–3 |  Lorig (USA) (4)L 4–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Carina Christiansen Maja Jager Louise Laursen | Women's team | 1946 | 8 | — |  India (IND) (9)W 211–210 |  South Korea (KOR) (1)L 195–206 | Did not advance | |||
Danish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[4][5]
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| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Andreas Bube | 800 m | 1:46.40 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Jesper Faurschou | Marathon | — | 2:18:44 | 41 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Kim Christensen | Shot put | 19.13 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sara Slott Petersen | 400 m hurdles | 56.01 | 6q | 56.21 | 6 | did not advance | |
| Jessica Draskau | Marathon | — | 2:31:43 | 40 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Caroline Bonde Holm | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | |
TheBWF World Ranking of 1 May 2012 was used for the qualifying for the badminton tournament. This gave Denmark the following quota places: 2 in men's singles, 1 in men's doubles, 1 in women's singles, 1 in women's doubles and 2 in mixed doubles.[6] Nine players were selected on 14 May 2012.[3]
| 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 | ||
| Peter Gade | Singles |  Martins (POR)W 21–14, 21–8 | — | 1Q | Son W-h (KOR) W 21–9, 21–16 |  Chen L (CHN)L 16–21, 13–21 | Did not advance | |||
| Jan Østergaard Jørgensen |  Zilberman (ISR)W 21–13, 21–12 |  Wong (SIN)W 21–17, 21–14 | — | 1Q | Lee H-i (KOR) L 17–21, 13–21 | did not advance | ||||
| Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | Doubles |  James /Viljoen (RSA) W 21–6, 21–12 |  Ivanov /Sozonov (RUS) W 16–21, 21–19, 21–14 | Chai B / Guo Zd (CHN) W 21–14, 21–19 | 1Q | — | Fang C-m / Lee S-m (TPE) W 21–16, 21–18 | Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) W 17–21, 21–18, 22–20 | Cai Y / Fu H (CHN) L 16–21, 15–21 |  |
| 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 | ||
| Tine Baun | Singles |  Augustyn (POL)W 21–11, 21–6 | Prokopenko (RUS) W 19–21, 21–15, 21–16 | — | 1Q |  Sato (JPN) (12)W 14–15ret | Nehwal (IND) L 15–21, 20–22 | Did not advance | ||
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen | Doubles | Maeda / Suetsuna (JPN) L 21–18, 14–21, 17–21 |  Poon L Y /Tse Y S (HKG) W 21–13, 14–21, 21–18 | Tian Q / Zhao Yl (CHN) W 22–20, 21–12 | 1Q | — | Fujii / Kakiiwa (JPN) L 20–22, 10–21 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Doubles | Diju / Gutta (IND) W 21–12, 21–16 | Lee Y-d / Ha J-e (KOR) W 21–15, 21–11 |  Ahmad /Natsir (INA) L 22–24, 16–21 | 2Q | Zhang N / Zhao Yl (CHN) L 13–21, 17–21 | Did not advance | ||
| Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen | Ng / Gao (CAN) W 21–12, 21–11 | Mateusiak / Zięba (POL) W 21–9, 14–21, 21–17 | Ikeda / Shiota (JPN) W 21–11, 21–10 | 1Q |  Prapakamol /Thungthongkam (THA) W 21–15, 21–13 | Zhang N / Zhao Yl (CHN) L 21–17, 17–21, 19–21 | Ahmad / Natsir (INA) W 21–12, 21–12 |  | |
Denmark qualified in the following event with one qualifier.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Dennis Ceylan | Bantamweight |  Nevin (IRL)L 6–21 | Did not advance | ||||
Denmark has qualified boats for the following events in the sprint discipline of the canoeing sport. No Danish canoeists competed in the slalom discipline.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kasper Bleibach | Men's K-1 200 m | 36.610 | 3Q | 36.667 | 5FB | 37.802 | 9 |
| René Holten Poulsen | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:30.284 | 1Q | 3:30.247 | 3FA | 3:29.483 | 4 |
| Kim Wraae Knudsen Emil Stær Simensen | Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:17.020 | 5Q | 3:15.580 | 4FB | 3:12.820 | 9 |
| Kasper Bleibach Kim Wraae Knudsen René Holten Poulsen Emil Stær Simensen | Men's K-4 1000 m | 3:05.134 | 3Q | 2:56.003 | 6FA | 2:56.542 | 5 |
| Henriette Engel Hansen | Women's K-1 200 m | 42.866 | 4Q | 42.821 | 7 | did not advance | |
| Women's K-1 500 m | 1:52.650 | 2Q | 1:51.929 | 2FA | 1:54.110 | 7 | |
Denmark has qualified cyclists in all 4 disciplines in the cycling sport.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Bak | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 71 |
| Men's time trial | 54:33.21 | 14 | |
| Matti Breschel | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 42 |
| Jakob Fuglsang | Men's road race | 5:46:05 | 12 |
| Men's time trial | 54:34.49 | 15 | |
| Nicki Sørensen | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 57 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
| Lasse Norman Hansen* Michael Mørkøv Mathias Møller Nielsen** Rasmus Quaade Casper von Folsach | Men's team pursuit | 3:58.298 | 4Q |  Great Britain (GBR)3:57.396 | 5 |  Spain (ESP)4:02.671 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Flying lap | Points race | Elimination race | Individual pursuit | Scratch race | Time trial | Total points | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Lasse Norman Hansen | Men's omnium | 13.236 | 4 | 59 | 2 | 12 | 4:20.674 | 1 | 6 | 1:02.314 | 2 | 27 |  |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annika Langvad | Women's cross-country | DNS | |
Annika Langvad has withdrawn from the Olympics due to broken ribs.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Morten Therkildsen | Men's BMX | 39.378 | 25 | 20 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Denmark has qualified one team and three individual quota places to the dressage discipline in the Equestrian sport after finishing in sixth place at the2011 European Dressage Championship.[8] No Danish riders compete in the two other disciplines.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Anna Kasprzak | Donnperignon | Individual | 75.289 | 12Q | 73.952 | 16Q | 74.179 | 78.714 | 76.446 | 18 |
| Lisbeth Seierskilde | Raneur | 69.863 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Anne Van Olst | Clearwater | 71.322 | 23Q | 72.016 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein | Digby | 74.954 | 13Q | 75.857 | 9Q | 76.321 | 81.857 | 79.018 | 12 | |
| Anna Kasprzak Anne Van Olst Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein | See above | Team | 73.845 | 4Q | 73.846 | 4Q | — | 73.846 | 4 | |
Denmark qualified one male athlete in trampolining. No Danish gymnasts competed in the other two disciplines of the gymnastics sport.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Peter Jensen | Men's | 104.695 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Themen's team qualified for the Olympics by winning the2012 European Men's Handball Championship. Thewomen's team qualified through theWorld Qualification Tournament. This was the first ever Olympics where both the Danish men's and women's handball teams were present. The men's squad was announced on 29 May 2012[9] with the reserve determined one month later,[10] and the women's squad was announced on 2 July 2012.[11]
The following is the Denmark roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[12]
Head coaches:Ulrik Wilbek
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 109 | +41 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
 Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 129 | −5 | 8 | |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 126 | +14 | 6 | |
 Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 128 | −14 | 4 | |
 Serbia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 131 | −11 | 2 | |
| South Korea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 140 | −25 | 0 |
| 29 July 2012 21:15 | Hungary | 25 – 27 | Denmark | Copper Box,London Attendance: 5,000[13] Referees: Lazaar, Reveret(FRA) |
| Császár 8 | (10–13) | Eggert 9 | ||
1× 7× | Report | 3× 5× |
| 31 July 2012 19:30 | Denmark | 24 – 23 | Spain | Copper Box,London Attendance: 4,368[14] Referees: Krstić, Ljubić(SLO) |
| Hansen 8 | (13–12) | three players 4 | ||
| 4× 6× | Report | 4× 1× |
| 2 August 2012 19:30 | Serbia | 25 – 26 | Denmark | Copper Box,London Attendance: 4,504[15] Referees: Geipel, Helbig(GER) |
| Vujin 7 | (11–13) | Hansen 7 | ||
| 3× 7× | Report | 2× 3× |
| 4 August 2012 16:15 | Croatia | 32 – 21 | Denmark | Copper Box,London Attendance: 4,800[16] Referees: Lazaar, Reveret(FRA) |
| three players 5 | (14–9) | Eggert Jensen,Lindberg 5 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 6 August 2012 14:30 | Denmark | 26 – 24 | South Korea | Copper Box,London Attendance: 4,546[17] Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar(UAE) |
| Eggert Jensen,Knudsen 6 | (13–14) | Lee Jae-woo,Eom Hyo-won 6 | ||
| 4× 2× | Report | 2× 1× |
| 8 August 2012 18:00 | Sweden  | 24 – 22 | Denmark | Basketball Arena,London Attendance: 9,494[18] Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov(MKD) |
| Doder 6 | (11–9) | Lindberg 6 | ||
| 4× 5× | Report | 4× 2× |
The following is the Denmark roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[19]
Head coaches:Jan Pytlick
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 103 | +22 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 130 | +6 | 7 | |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 114 | +5 | 7 | |
 Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 120 | −2 | 5 | |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 121 | −8 | 2 | |
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 131 | −23 | 0 |
| 28 July 2012 16:15 | Denmark | 21 – 18 | Sweden | Copper Box,London Attendance: 3,942[20] Referees: Nikolić, Stojković(SRB) |
| Skov 6 | (8–10) | Gulldén 5 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 4× 3× |
| 30 July 2012 11:15 | South Korea | 25 – 24 | Denmark | Copper Box,London Attendance: 4,393[21] Referees: Duţă, Florescu(ROU) |
| Jo Hyo-bi 5 | (11–10) | Larsen 7 | ||
| 3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
| 1 August 2012 19:30 | Spain | 24 – 21 | Denmark | Copper Box,London Attendance: 4,488[22] Referees: Geipel, Helbig(GER) |
| Mangué 7 | (14–9) | Nørgaard 7 | ||
3× 3× 1× | Report | 3× 1× |
| 3 August 2012 21:15 | Denmark | 23 – 24 | Norway | Copper Box,London Attendance: 4,720[23] Referees: Horáček, Novotný(CZE) |
| Nørgaard 9 | (11–12) | Løke 6 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 3× |
| 5 August 2012 21:15 | Denmark | 24 – 30 | France | Copper Box,London Attendance: 4,616[24] Referees: Duţă, Florescu(ROU) |
| Nørgaard 10 | (10–17) | Nijtam 6 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 2× 1× |
Denmark has qualified boats for the following events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Henrik Stephansen | Single sculls | 6:46.32 | 3QF | Bye | 6:55.95 | 4SC/D | 7:29.76 | 1FC | 7:19.62 | 13 | ||
| Rasmus Quist Hansen Mads Rasmussen | Lightweight double sculls | 6:33.11 | 1SA/B | Bye | — | 6:33.25 | 1FA | 6:37.17 | | |||
| Jacob Barsøe Eskild Ebbesen Morten Jørgensen Kasper Winther Jørgensen | Lightweight four | 5:55.64 | 3SA/B | Bye | — | 6:03.53 | 1FA | 6:03.16 | | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Fie Udby Erichsen | Single sculls | 7:29.37 | 2QF | Bye | 7:38.93 | 1SA/B | 7:44.33 | 1FA | 7:57.72 | | ||
| Anne Lolk Juliane Elander Rasmussen | Lightweight double sculls | 6:59.94 | 2SA/B | Bye | — | 7:10.93 | 2FA | 7:15.53 | 4 | |||
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
Each NOC could only enter one boat at each event, and Denmark qualified to enter a boat in eight out of the ten events only missingWomen's RS-X andMen's 470. Which means that Danish sailors competed in all eightOlympic boat types.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M | ||||
| Sebastian Fleischer | RS:X | 18 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 28 | 26 | EL | 220 | 29 | |
| Thorbjørn Schierup | Laser | 36 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 18 | EL | 157 | 19 | |
| Jonas Høgh-Christensen | Finn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 46 | | |
| Michael Hestbæk Claus Olesen | Star | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | EL | 89 | 11 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M | ||||
| Anne-Marie Rindom | Laser Radial | 17 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 11 | EL | 130 | 13 | |
| Henriette Koch Lene Sommer | 470 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 15 | EL | 106 | 16 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Rank | Knockouts | Rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GBR | USA | RUS |  NZL |  NED | SWE | FRA |  FIN | POR | AUS | ESP | Q-final | S-final | Final | ||||
| Susanne Boidin Tina Gramkov Lotte Meldgaard | Elliott 6m | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | 10 | Did not advance | |||
The Danish boat originally lost their eleventh round robin race by seven seconds, but following a protest the result was annulled and the race resailed.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M | ||||
| Peter Lang Allan Nørregaard | 49er | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 114 | | |
Denmark have qualified for five places is shooting events;[25] athletes in brackets secured the quota place.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Anders Golding | Skeet | 122 | 2Q | 146 | |
| Torben Grimmel | 50 m rifle prone | 592 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Jesper Hansen | Skeet | 113 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Stine Andersen | 10 m air rifle | 393 | 30 | Did not advance | |
| Stine Nielsen | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 582 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 10 m air rifle | 397 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Danish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events before the games started (up to a maximum of two swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially one at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[26][27] Pál Joensen competed under the Danish flag, although he originally played for the Faroe Islands.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mads Glæsner | 200 m freestyle | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m freestyle[28] | 3:48.27 | 12 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Mathias Gydesen | 100 m backstroke | 55.31 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| Pál Joensen | 400 m freestyle[28] | 3:47.36 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:18.42 | 17 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Mads Glæsner Pál Joensen Anders Lie Daniel Skaaning | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:15.04 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pernille Blume | 50 m freestyle | 25.54 | =24 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle[29] | 55.04 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:00.91 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lotte Friis | 400 m freestyle | 4:04.22 | 5Q | — | 4:03.98 | 4 | |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:21.89 | 2Q | — | 8:23.86 | 5 | ||
| Mie Nielsen | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.38 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:13.89 | 28 | did not advance | ||||
| Jeanette Ottesen | 50 m freestyle | 24.85 | =7Q | 24.99 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle[29] | 53.51 | 3Q | 53.77 | =5Q | 53.75 | 7 | |
| 100 m butterfly | 57.64 | 4Q | 57.25 | 3Q | 57.35 | 6 | |
| Rikke Møller Pedersen | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.23 | 9Q | 1:06.82 | 6Q | 1:07.55 | 8 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:22.69 | 2Q | 2:22.23 | 2Q | 2:21.65 | 4 | |
| Pernille Blume Lotte Friis Mie Nielsen Jeanette Ottesen | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:38.09 | 6Q | — | 3:37.45 | 6 | |
| Pernille Blume Mie Nielsen Jeanette Ottesen Rikke Møller Pedersen | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:58.35 | 3Q | — | 3:57.76 | 7 | |
Three Danish athletes qualified for the table tennis event. In the men's singles,Michael Maze qualified by virtue of his ranking,[30] whileAllan Bentsen qualified through the final qualification tournament.Mie Skov qualified for the women's singles event after her performance at the European qualification tournament.
| 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 | ||
| Allan Bentsen | Men's singles | Bye | Zwickl (HUN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Michael Maze | Bye |  Kreanga (GRE)W 4–1 | Mizutani (JPN) W 4–0 | Ovtcharov (GER) L 3–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mie Skov | Women's singles | Bye |  El-Dawlatly (EGY)W 4–0 | Partyka (POL) L 3–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| 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 | Keothavong (GBR) W 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |  Wickmayer (BEL)W 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |  Hantuchová (SVK)W 6–4, 6–2 | S. Williams (USA) L 0–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | ||
Denmark has qualified the following athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helle Frederiksen | Women's | 19:31 | 0:45 | 1:07:11 | 0:33 | 35:10 | 2:03:10 | 27 |
| Line Jensen | 18:21 | 0:43 | 1:06:34 | 0:32 | 36:37 | 2:02:47 | 23 |
Denmark has qualified in the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Håkan Nyblom | −55 kg | Bye |  Fajari (MAR)W 3–0PO | Hasegawa (JPN) W 3–0PO |  Sourian (IRI)L 0–3PO | Bye | Módos (HUN) L 1–3PP | 5 | |
| Mark Madsen | −74 kg | Bye | Vlasov (RUS) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | Bye | Guénot (FRA) W 3–1PP |  Kazakevič (LTU)L 0–3PO | 5 | |
