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| Denmark at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | DEN |
| NPC | Paralympic Committee Denmark |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 39 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jackie Christiansen |
| Medals Ranked 35th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Denmark competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Jackie Christiansen | Athletics | Men's shot put F44 |
| Gold | Karina Lauridsen | Swimming | Women's 150 metre individual medley SM4 |
| Gold | Peter Rosenmeier | Table tennis | Men's singles class 6 |
 Silver | Jackie Christiansen | Athletics | Men's discus throw F44 |
| Silver | Annika Lykke Dalskov | Equestrian | Individual championship test grade III |
 Bronze | Caroline Cecile Nielsen | Equestrian | Individual championship test grade II |
| Bronze | Annika Lykke Dalskov | Equestrian | Individual freestyle test grade III |
| Bronze | Karina Joergensen Maria Larsen Mette Nissen Kamilla Ryding Ninna Thomsen Lykke Vedsted | Goalball | Women's team |
| Bronze | Karina Lauridsen | Swimming | Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Mikael Andersen | T11 | 1500m | 4:15.69 | 3 q | 4:13.90 | 4 | |
| Ebbe Blichfeldt | T54 | 1500m | 3:21.16 | 35 | did not advance | ||
| 5000m | 10:57.56 | 25 | did not advance | ||||
| Marathon | — | 1:35:14 | 28 | ||||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Jackie Christiansen | F44 | Discus throw | 53.69 | 993 | |
| Shot put | 17.89 WR | 1117 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Madsen Ryan Sørensen (pilot) | Men's road race B&VI 1-3 | 2:29:21 | 14 |
| Men's road time trial B&VI 1-3 | 37:24.10 | 19 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marianne Maibøll | Women's road race HC A/B/C | 1:34:58 | 10 |
| Women's road time trial HC A/B/C | 32:27.95 | 11 |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Annika Lykke Dalskov | Alfarvad April Z | Mixed individual championship test grade III | 71.040 | |
| Mixed freestyle test grade III | 73.222 | | ||
| Line Thorning Jørgensen | Colani-Star | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 61.677 | 9 |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV | 66.045 | 8 | ||
| Caroline Nielsen | Rostorn's Hatim-Tin | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 68.182 | |
| Mixed freestyle test grade II | 65.611 | 9 | ||
| Henrik Sibbesen | Lock Fight | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | DNS | |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | CT | Total | Score | Rank | |||
| Annika Lykke Dalskov | See above | Team | 69.538 | 71.040 | 140.578* | 401.603 | 4 |
| Line Thorning Jørgensen | 65.357 | 61.677 | 127.034* | ||||
| Caroline Nielsen | 65.809 | 68.182 | 133.991* | ||||
| Henrik Sibbesen | 60.786 | Withdrawn | 60.786 | ||||
* - denotes individual score counted towards total score.
The men's team didn't win any medals, they were 6th out of 12 teams.
The women's team won the bronze medal after defeating Sweden.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lin Gjerding Kenneth Kronborg Anders Olsen Margit Pedersen Lene van der Keur | Mixed coxed four | 4:04.71 | 12 R | 3:56.80 | 8 FB | 3:59.73 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Total points | Net points Total | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| Jens Als Andersen | 2.4mR | (9) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | (9) | 9 | 57 | 39 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Johnny Andersen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 599 | 5 Q | 104.8 | 703.8 | 7 |
| Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 595 | 14 | did not advance | |||
| Kazimierz Mechula | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 574 | 21 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Lone Overbye | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 597 | 15 | did not advance | ||
| Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 588 | 20 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Christian Bundgaard | SB11 | 100m breaststroke | 1:17.37 | 3 Q | 1:16.38 | 4 |
| Christian Thomsen | S9 | 50m freestyle | 27.50 | 16 | did not advance | |
| 100m freestyle | 59.99 | 19 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Cecilie Kristiansen | S4 | 50m freestyle | — | 1:04.48 | 7 | |
| 100m freestyle | 2:22.42 | 9 | did not advance | |||
| Karina Lauridsen | S5 | 50m backstroke | 45.12 | 3 Q | 45.72 | |
| 50m freestyle | 44.90 | 8 Q | 44.69 | 7 | ||
| S6 | 100m backstroke | 1:33.63 | 4 Q | 1:34.41 | 5 | |
| SM4 | 150m individual medley | — | 2:47.84 WR | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lars Hansen | Men's singles C2 |  Revucky (SVK)W 3–1 |  Vilsmaier (GER)W 3–0 |  Kovalski (BRA)W 3–0 | 1 Q | — |  Molliens (FRA)L 1–3 |  Kim K-m (KOR)L 1-3 | 4 | |
| Michal Jensen | Men's singles C6 |  Blok (NED)L 2-3 |  Thainiyom (THA)W 3-1 |  Itkonen (SWE)W 3-1 | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| Peter Rosenmeier |  Buzin (RUS)W 3-1 |  P du Plooy (RSA)W 3-0 |  Arguello Garcia (CRC)W 3-0 | 1 Q | — | Schmidt (GER) W 3-2 | Arnold (GER) W 3-1 | | ||
| Michal Jensen Peter Rosenmeier | Men's team C6-8 | — |  Poland (POL)L 1-3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Kenneth Kammersgaard | Men's singles |  Rajakaruna (SRI)L 1-6, 1-6 | did not advance | ||||
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