Denmark at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of Denmark.svg
IOC code DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk  (in Danish and English)
in Seoul
Competitors78 (57 men and 21 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Anne Törnblad
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 78 competitors, 57 men and 21 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Dan Frost Cycling Men's points race 24 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Jørgen Bojsen-Møller
Christian Grønborg
Sailing Flying Dutchman 27 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Benny Nielsen Swimming Men's 200 metre butterfly 24 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jesper Bank
Jan Mathiasen
Steen Secher
Sailing Soling 27 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 303
Athletics 415
Boxing 55
Canoeing 246
Cycling 819
Equestrian 224
Gymnastics 011
Judo 11
Modern pentathlon 11
Rowing 213
Sailing 11314
Shooting 606
Swimming 8715
Tennis 213
Weightlifting 22
Total572178


Archery

After two Olympiads without competing in archery, Denmark returned to the sport in 1988. Three men competed, placing 11th as a team and no higher than 23rd as individuals.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

Men's Marathon

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Men's Decathlon

  1. 100 metres — 11.07s
  2. Long Jump — 7.04m
  3. Shot Put — 13.41m
  4. High Jump — 1.94m
  5. 400 metres — 47.97s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 14.49s
  7. Discus Throw — 40.38m
  8. Pole Vault — 4.80m
  9. Javelin Throw — 51.50m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:22.41s

Women's Long Jump

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Men's Light-Welterweight

Men's Light-Middleweight

Men's Light-Heavyweight

Men's Heavyweight

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine cyclists, eight men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1988. Dan Frost won gold in the points race.

Men's road race
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race

Equestrianism

Judo

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Denmark in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Lasse Hjortnæs Finn 1RET25512551.05
Hans Natorp
Paul Natorp
Men's 470 141822PMS181817143.021
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Mette Munch
Lone Sørensen
Women's 470 678118RETRET97.714
Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller
Christian Grønborg
Flying Dutchman 142263631.4 Gold medal.svg
Paul Elvstrøm
Trine Elvstrøm-Myralf
Tornado 1614RET165197112.015
Anders Geert-jensen
Mogens Just
Star PMS1010982574.011
Jesper Bank
Jan Mathiasen
Steen Secher
Soling 92121542352.7 Bronze medal.svg

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 400m Freestyle

Men's 100m Backstroke

Men's 200m Backstroke

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Men's 100m Butterfly

Men's 200m Butterfly

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay


Women's 50m Freestyle

Women's 100m Freestyle

Women's 200m Freestyle

Women's 400m Freestyle

Women's 800m Freestyle

Women's 200m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Butterfly

Women's 200m Individual Medley

Women's 400m Individual Medley

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

Weightlifting

References

  1. "Denmark at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. Denmark at the 1988 Summer Olympics