Denmark at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the
2016 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 Rio de Janeiro
Competitors120 in 16 sports
Flag bearers Caroline Wozniacki (opening) [1]
Pernille Blume (closing)
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
2
Silver
6
Bronze
7
Total
15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Danish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games throughout the modern era, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Danish team consisted of 120 athletes, 79 men and 41 women, across sixteen sports. [2] Before the start of the games, DIF sat an official medal goal of 10 medals for the Rio games. [3]

Contents

Denmark returned home from Rio de Janeiro with 15 medals (2 golds, 6 silver, and 7 bronze), marking the country's most successful outcome in Summer Olympic history since 1948. [4] [5] Three of these medals were awarded to the Danish squad in cycling, two in badminton, rowing, sailing, and swimming, and one each in sprint kayaking, track and field, and Greco-Roman wrestling. These Games also witnessed a historic moment for the male Danes in collective sports, as they overcame the two-time defending French champions 28–26 to win their first ever gold medal in the men's handball tournament. [6] [7]

Among the nation's medalists were badminton tandem Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen in the women's doubles, rower Morten Jørgensen, who completed a full set of medals at his third Games with a silver in the men's lightweight fours, hurdler Sara Slott Petersen, who made history by becoming the first Danish woman to ascend the podium in any track event, [8] and Greco-Roman wrestler and three-time Olympian Mark Madsen, who brought home the country's first ever medal in his signature sport after more than eight decades.

Two Danish athletes collected more than a single medal at these Games, including track cyclist Lasse Norman Hansen, who won a bronze each in both men's team pursuit and omnium, and swimmer Pernille Blume, who outlasted the favorites in the women's 50 m freestyle to hand her country's first Olympic swimming title since 1948. [9] Additionally, Blume helped the Danish foursome of backstroker Mie Nielsen, breaststroker and world-record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen, and butterfly sprinter and four-time Olympian Jeanette Ottesen beat the European record for the bronze medal in the women's medley relay final. [10]

Medalists

The following Danish athletes won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark fielded a roster of 120 athletes, 79 men and 41 women, to compete across sixteen different sports at these Games; it was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics since 1972, beating the record of 119 athletes who attended the Atlanta Games two decades earlier. [2] Denmark qualified teams in men's handball and in men's football for the first time in 24 years.

Swimming accounted for the largest number of athletes on the Danish squad by an individual-based sport, with 15 entries. There was only a single competitor each in table tennis, tennis, triathlon, and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Fourteen of the nation's Olympic medalists from London 2012 returned, with rowing tandem Rasmus Quist Hansen and Mads Rasmussen (men's lightweight double sculls), as well as track cyclist Lasse Norman Hansen (men's omnium), looking to defend their respective titles in Rio de Janeiro. Rifle prone marksman and 2000 silver medalist Torben Grimmel headed the full roster of experienced Danish athletes by competing at his fifth consecutive Games. Joining Hansen and Rasmussen as four-time Olympians were butterfly and freestyle swimmer Jeanette Ottesen, Finn sailor and 2012 silver medalist Jonas Høgh Christensen, and rower and 2012 fourth-place finalist Juliane Elander Rasmussen in the women's lightweight double sculls.

Other notable athletes on the Danish roster featured badminton player and 2014 world bronze medalist Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles, sprint kayaker and 2008 silver medalist Rene Holten Poulsen, breaststroke swimmer and current world record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen, long-distance freestyle swimmer and 2008 bronze medalist Lotte Friis, and Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter Mark Madsen. Former top-ranked tennis player Caroline Wozniacki was selected by the committee to carry the Danish flag at the opening ceremony, the first by a female since 1988 and third overall in Summer Olympic history. [1] [11]

Athletics

Danish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [12] [13] [14] London 2012 Olympians Andreas Bube and Sara Slott Petersen, along with 2010 Youth Olympic hurdler Stina Troest, were among the first batch of Danish track and field athletes being named to the Olympic roster on 17 May 2016, and were joined by three marathon runners (one man and two women) three days later. [15] [16]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Andreas Bube 800 m 1:46.672 Q1:45.877Did not advance
Ole Hesselbjerg 3000 m steeplechase 8:40.0811Did not advance
Abdi Hakin Ulad Marathon 2:17:0635
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Anna Holm Baumeister Marathon 2:39:4955
Jessica Draskau-Petersson 2:36:1440
Anna Emilie Møller 3000 m steeplechase 9:32.68 NR 6Did not advance
Sara Slott Petersen 400 m hurdles 55.201 Q54.552 Q53.55Silver medal icon.svg
Stina Troest 56.064 Q56.004Did not advance

Badminton

Denmark has qualified a total of eight badminton players for the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: 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. [17]

Men
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Viktor Axelsen Singles Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee D-k  (KOR)
W (21–11, 21–13)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Ponsana  (THA)
W (21–14, 21–13)
1 QFlag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Evans  (IRL)
W (21–16, 21–12)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Ouseph  (GBR)
W (21–12, 21–16)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen L  (CHN)
L (14–21, 15–21)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin D  (CHN)
W (15–21, 21–10, 21–17)
Bronze medal icon.svg
Jan Østergaard Jørgensen Flag of Estonia.svg  Must  (EST)
W (21–8, 21–15)
Flag of France.svg  Leverdez  (FRA)
W (21–11, 21–18)
1 QFlag of India.svg  Kidambi  (IND)
L (19–21, 19–21)
Did not advance
Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
Doubles Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim G-j /
Kim S-r  (KOR)
L (15–21, 18–21)
Flag of Poland.svg  Cwalina /
Wacha  (POL)
W (21–17, 21–17)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Ellis /
Langridge  (GBR)
W (21–9, 9–21, 21–16)
3Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Line Kjærsfeldt Singles Flag of Spain.svg  Marín  (ESP)
L (16–21, 13–21)
Flag of Finland.svg  Vainio  (FIN)
W (21–9, 21–8)
2Did not advance
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen
Doubles Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung K-e /
Shin S-c  (KOR)
W (21–16, 21–18)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Luo Y /
Luo Y  (CHN)
L (11–21, 18–21)
Flag of the United States.svg  Lee /
Obañana  (USA)
W (21–9, 21–6)
2 QFlag of South Korea.svg  Chang Y-n /
Lee S-h  (KOR)
W (28–26, 18–21, 21–15)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang YT /
Yu Y  (CHN)
W (21–16, 14–21, 21–19)
Flag of Japan.svg  Matsutomo /
Takahashi  (JPN)
L (21–18, 9–21, 19–21)
Silver medal icon.svg
Mixed
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
Doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu C /
Ma J  (CHN)
L (24–22, 14–21, 16–21)
Flag of Poland.svg  Mateusiak /
Zięba  (POL)
W (21–18, 23–21)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  C Adcock /
G Adcock  (GBR)
L (19–21, 24–22, 17–21)
4Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Danish canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. [18]

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rene Holten Poulsen Men's K-1 1000 m 3:35.7221 Q3:34.3444 FA3:36.8406
Henriette Engel Hansen Women's K-1 200 m 42.4556 Q43.3008Did not advance
Emma Åstrand Jørgensen Women's K-1 500 m 1:55.6602 Q1:55.1932 FA1:54.326Silver medal icon.svg
Henriette Engel Hansen
Ida Villumsen
Women's K-2 500 m 1:46.2464 Q1:47.4766 FB1:48.84612
Henriette Engel Hansen
Emma Åstrand Jørgensen
Amalie Ringtved Thomsen
Ida Villumsen
Women's K-4 500 m 1:36.6755 Q1:36.3023 FA1:39.0576

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Danish riders qualified for a maximum of three quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. [19] The road cycling team, led by two-time Olympian Jakob Fuglsang, was named to the Olympic roster on 23 June 2016. [20]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Jakob Fuglsang Men's road race 6:10:05Silver medal icon.svg
Christopher Juul-Jensen Men's road race 6:19:4332
Men's time trial 1:16:49.6219
Chris Anker Sørensen Men's road race 6:30:0560

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Danish riders have accumulated spots in the men's team pursuit, as well as both the men's and women's omnium. The track cycling squad, highlighted by reigning Olympic champion Lasse Norman Hansen in the men's omnium, was named on 18 June 2016. [21]

Pursuit
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankOpponent
Results
RankOpponent
Results
Rank
Casper Folsach
Lasse Norman Hansen
Niklas Larsen
Frederik Madsen
Rasmus Quaade
Men's team pursuit 3:55.3962 QFlag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
3:53.542
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
3:53.789
Bronze medal icon.svg

Qualification Legend: FA=Final (medal); FB=Bronze medal game; SF=Semifinals

Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceIndividual pursuitElimination raceTime trialFlying lapPoints raceTotal pointsRank
RankPointsTimeRankPointsRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsPointsRank
Lasse Norman Hansen Men's omnium 1404:14.982 OR 1401861:02.53853212.832434402192Bronze medal icon.svg
Amalie Dideriksen Women's omnium 7283:30.26443463038:03218614:9401868511895

Mountain biking

Danish mountain bikers qualified for one men's and one women's quota place each into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's eighteenth-place finish for men and eleventh for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016. The mountain biking squad was named to the Olympic roster on 9 June 2016. [22]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Simon Andreassen Men's cross-country 1:47:4434
Annika Langvad Women's cross-country 1:33:4811

BMX

Danish riders qualified for one men's and one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's top three placement for men, not yet qualified, at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships, and top three for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of 31 May 2016. BMX riders Niklas Laustsen and European Games champion Simone Christensen were named to the Olympic roster on 13 June 2016. [23]

AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Niklas Laustsen Men's BMX 36.19924197Did not advance
Simone Christensen Women's BMX 35.2514187Did not advance

Equestrian

Denmark has fielded a composite squad of four riders into the Olympic team eventing by virtue of the following results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings: top two finishes from North Western Europe, and two top six finishes from the combined overall FEI Olympic rankings. [24]

Dressage

Long list for the dressage team was published on 30 April. Final team was named on 17 July, after several observation events which included FEI Nations Cup competitions in Odense and Aachen as well as the Danish Dressage Championships in Broholm. [25]

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Anders Dahl Selten Individual 69.90037 Q71.23230Did not advance
Cathrine Dufour Cassidy76.65710 Q76.05012 Q74.89381.28678.14313
Anna Kasprzak Donnperignon73.94323 Q74.52415 Q74.82179.14376.98214
Agnete Kirk Thinggaard Jojo72.22927 Q72.46526Did not advance
Anders Dahl
Cathrine Dufour
Anna Kasprzak
Agnete Kirk Thinggaard
See above Team 74.2766 Q74.346674.3116

Football

Summary
Key:
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Denmark men's Men's tournament Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
D 0–0
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
W 1–0
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 0–4
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
L 0–2
Did not advance8

Men's tournament

Denmark's men's football team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the semifinals at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic. [26]

Team roster

The following is the Danish final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [27] [28] Yussuf Poulsen, Uffe Bech and Lasse Vigen Christensen left the squad due to several reasons and were replaced by Jacob Bruun Larsen, Jacob Barrett Laursen and Mathias Hebo. [29]

Head coach: Niels Frederiksen

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoals2016 club
11 GK Jeppe Højbjerg (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Denmark.svg Esbjerg
22 DF Mikkel Desler (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Denmark.svg OB
32 DF Kasper Larsen (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 23)00 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Groningen
42 DF Edigeison Gomes* [30] (1988-11-17)17 November 1988 (aged 27)00 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Henan Jianye
52 DF Jakob Blåbjerg (1995-01-11)11 January 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Denmark.svg AaB
63 MF Andreas Maxsø (1994-03-18)18 March 1994 (aged 22)00 Flag of Denmark.svg Nordsjælland
74 FW Lasse Vibe* (c) (1987-07-22)22 July 1987 (aged 29)00 Flag of England.svg Brentford
83 MF Mathias Hebo (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Denmark.svg Fredericia
94 FW Nicolai Brock-Madsen (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 23)00 Flag of England.svg Birmingham City
104 FW Jacob Bruun Larsen (1998-09-19)19 September 1998 (aged 17)00 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
112 DF Jacob Barrett Laursen (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 21)00 Flag of Denmark.svg OB
124 FW Frederik Børsting (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Denmark.svg AaB
134 FW Emil Larsen* (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 25)00 Flag of Denmark.svg Lyngby
143 MF Casper Nielsen (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 22)00 Flag of Denmark.svg Esbjerg
152 DF Pascal Gregor (1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 22)00 Flag of Denmark.svg Nordsjælland
164 FW Robert Skov (1996-05-20)20 May 1996 (aged 20)00 Flag of Denmark.svg Silkeborg
173 MF Jens Jønsson (1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 23)00 Flag of Denmark.svg AGF
181 GK Lukas Fernandes (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23)00 Flag of Denmark.svg Sønderjyske

* Over-aged player.

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)312040+45 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 31111434
3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 30301103
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 30211212
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg0–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
  • Skov Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Quarterfinal
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

Golf

Denmark has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Søren Kjeldsen (world no. 50), Thorbjørn Olesen (world no. 64), Nicole Broch Larsen (world no. 88), and Nanna Koerstz Madsen (world no. 109) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016. [35] [36]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Søren Kjeldsen Men's 73687070281−3=21
Thorbjørn Olesen 70687471283−1=30
Nicole Broch Larsen Women's 67688171287+336
Nanna Koerstz Madsen 69697269279−5=13

Handball

Summary
Key:
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Denmark men's Men's tournament Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
W 25–19
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
W 31–23
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
L 24–27
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
W 26–25
Flag of France.svg  France
L 30–33
3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
W 37–30
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
W 29–28ET
Flag of France.svg  France
W 28–26
Gold medal icon.svg

Men's tournament

Denmark's men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the third meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Herning. [37] On 16 July, the team of 14 players and a reserve was nominated by the Danish Handball Federation, for official selection by the NOC. [38]

Team roster

The following is the Danish roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [39]

Head coach: Flag of Iceland.svg Guðmundur Guðmundsson

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Niklas Landin Jacobsen (1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 27)2.01 m1431 Flag of Germany.svg THW Kiel
3RB Mads Christiansen (1986-05-03)3 May 1986 (aged 30)1.94 m106234 Flag of Denmark.svg Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
5CB Mads Mensah Larsen (1991-08-12)12 August 1991 (aged 24)1.88 m67157 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein-Neckar Löwen
6LW Casper Ulrich Mortensen (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 26)1.90 m73209 Flag of Germany.svg TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
15P Jesper Nøddesbo (1980-10-23)23 October 1980 (aged 35)1.99 m201418 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
16GK Jannick Green (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 27)1.95 m711 Flag of Germany.svg SC Magdeburg
17RW Lasse Svan Hansen (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 (aged 32)1.84 m155316 Flag of Germany.svg Flensburg-Handewitt
19P Rene Toft Hansen (1984-01-11)11 January 1984 (aged 32)2.00 m103163 Flag of Germany.svg THW Kiel
21LB Henrik Møllgaard (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 31)1.96 m90136 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
22RB Kasper Søndergaard (1981-06-09)9 June 1981 (aged 35)1.96 m162361 Flag of Denmark.svg Skjern Håndbold
23P Henrik Toft Hansen (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 (aged 29)2.00 m77144 Flag of Germany.svg Flensburg-Handewitt
24LB Mikkel Hansen (1987-10-22)22 October 1987 (aged 28)1.96 m151696 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
25CB Morten Olsen (1984-10-11)11 October 1984 (aged 31)1.84 m3290 Flag of Germany.svg TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
27LB Michael Damgaard (1990-03-18)18 March 1990 (aged 26)1.92 m3078 Flag of Germany.svg SC Magdeburg
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5401147134+138 [lower-alpha 1] Quarter-finals
2Flag of France.svg  France 5401152126+268 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5302136127+96
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 521212212755
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5104110126162
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 5014118145271
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Croatia 29–28 France
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
14:40
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg25–19Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Hansen, Svan 6(10–10) Simonet 7
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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
14:40
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg23–31Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Jallouz 5(10–16) Mortensen, Svan 8
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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
14:40
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg24–27Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Svan Hansen 9(12–15) Duvnjak 8
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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
14:40
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg26–25Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY)
Svan 7(14–14) Markovic 7
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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
14:40
France  Flag of France.svg33–30Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Mahé 9(17–16) Hansen 8
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Quarterfinal
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
17:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg37–30Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP)
M. Hansen, L. Hansen 8(16–13) Bezjak, Janc 6
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Semifinal
19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
20:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg28–29 (ET)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Bielecki 7(15–16) M. Hansen 10
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FT: 25–25  ET: 3–4


Gold medal match
21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
14:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg28–26Flag of France.svg  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
M. Hansen 8(16–14) Guigou 6
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Rowing

Denmark has qualified four boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Three rowing crews had confirmed Olympic places for their boats each in the men's lightweight four, women's pair, and women's lightweight double sculls at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the rowers competing in both the women's single and double sculls were added to the Danish roster with their top four finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Team Denmark announced the first batch of rowers (men's lightweight four, women's pair, and women's lightweight double sculls) on 12 May 2016. [40] Meanwhile, the remaining crews that earned Olympic spots through the European & Qualification regatta were named to the Danish roster on 14 June 2016. Among the rowers qualifying for the Games were reigning Olympic champions Rasmus Quist Hansen and Mads Rasmussen (men's lightweight double sculls), and London 2012 bronze medalist Fie Udby Erichsen (women's single sculls). [41]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rasmus Quist Hansen
Mads Rasmussen
Lightweight double sculls 6:33.673 R7:02.781 SA/B6:45.055 FB6:34.7210
Jacob Barsøe
Kasper Winther Jørgensen
Morten Jørgensen
Jacob Larsen
Lightweight four 5:58.211 SA/BBye6:19.622 FA6:21.97Silver medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Fie Udby Erichsen Single sculls 8:30.072 QFBye7:33.241 SA/B8:08.656 FB7:25.139
Anne Dsane Andersen
Hedvig Rasmussen
Pair 7:05.282 SA/BBye7:27.561 FA7:20.71Bronze medal icon.svg
Nina Hollensen
Lisbet Jakobsen
Double sculls 7:18.925 R7:04.354Did not advance
Anne Lolk
Juliane Elander Rasmussen
Lightweight double sculls 7:01.842 SA/BBye7:20.294 FB7:27.369

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

Danish sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas. [42] Team Denmark will determine the official list of sailors with the highest overall series score having accumulated in three selection trial meets of each fleet. [43]

On 4 March 2016, four sailors had been selected to the Danish Olympic team for Rio: skiff duo Jena Mai Hansen and Katja Salskov-Iversen (49erFX), and multihull tandem Anette Viborg Andreasen and 2012 Olympian Allan Nørregaard (Nacra 17). [44] Single-handed sailors Michael Hansen (Laser) and 2012 Finn silver medalist Jonas Høgh Christensen had claimed their Olympic spots at the Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta, while the remaining crews rounded out the selection at the ISAF World Cup meet in Hyeres, France.

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Sebastian Fleischer RS:X 151491222111720211618EL13512
Michael Hansen Laser 624232031311926526EL18025
Jonas Høgh Christensen Finn 1324DNF101116161721EL11017
Christian Peter Lübeck
Jonas Warrer
49er 892115156131418126984
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Lærke Buhl-Hansen RS:X 17161720161312921131012EL15515
Anne-Marie Rindom Laser Radial 58DSQ331462231655Bronze medal icon.svg
Jena Mai Hansen
Katja Salskov-Iversen
49erFX 21222429162124854Bronze medal icon.svg
Mixed
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Allan Nørregaard
Anette Viborg Andreasen
Nacra 17 889141012179711515EL10812

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Danish shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016. [45]

On 5 November 2015, Team Denmark had officially announced the shooting squad for the Games. [46]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Torben Grimmel Men's 50 m rifle prone 621.423Did not advance
Jesper Hansen Men's skeet 121 (+12)=5 Q14 (+3)=5Did not advance
Stine Nielsen Women's 10 m air rifle 410.138Did not advance
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 57913Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Danish swimmers have so far 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)): [47] [48] To qualify for the individual events, swimmers must achieve times set by the Danish Swimming Federation and the Danish NOC at either the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, the 2016 Danish Open or the 2016 European Aquatics Championships. [49]

On 4 November 2015, five swimmers had been officially chosen to be part of the Danish Olympic team for the Games, including current world-record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen in the breaststroke, and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Lotte Friis in long-distance freestyle. [50] Four more swimmers (Glæsner, Ipsen, Joensen, and Blume), along with the members of the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team, were officially named to the Danish roster on 10 May 2016, extending the swimming team size to thirteen. [51]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Viktor Bromer 200 m butterfly 1:55.777 Q1:55.597 Q1:55.646
Mads Glæsner 400 m freestyle 3:52.5936Did not advance
Anton Ipsen 400 m freestyle 3:48.3120Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:05.9118Did not advance
Pál Joensen 1500 m freestyle 15:18.4930Did not advance
Søren Dahl
Anders Lie
Daniel Skaaning
Magnus Westermann
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:12.6613Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Pernille Blume 50 m freestyle 24.231 Q24.281 Q24.07Gold medal icon.svg
100 m freestyle 54.1511 Q54.1911Did not advance
Lotte Friis 400 m freestyle 4:07.1311Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:22.545 Q8:24.507
Mie Nielsen 100 m backstroke 59.134 Q59.186 Q58.805
Jeanette Ottesen 50 m freestyle 24.48=5 Q24.6211Did not advance
100 m freestyle 53.535 Q53.356 Q53.368
100 m butterfly 57.156 Q57.477 Q57.177
Rikke Møller Pedersen 100 m breaststroke 1:06.586 Q1:07.0710Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:22.721 Q2:22.455 Q2:23.748
Pernille Blume
Sarah Bro
Julie Kepp Jensen
Mie Nielsen
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:39.4512Did not advance
Pernille Blume
Mie Nielsen
Jeanette Ottesen
Rikke Møller Pedersen
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:56.983 Q3:55.01 EU Bronze medal icon.svg

Table tennis

Denmark has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Jonathan Groth secured one of the remaining Olympic spots in the men's singles by winning the repechage group final at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden. [52]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jonathan Groth Men's singles ByeFlag of Finland.svg  Oláh  (FIN)
W 4–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma L  (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Tennis

Denmark has entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Caroline Wozniacki (world no. 34) qualified directly for the women's singles as one of the top 56 eligible players in the WTA World Rankings as of 6 June 2016. [53] [54]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Caroline Wozniacki Women's singles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Hradecká  (CZE)
W 6–2, 6–2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Kvitková  (CZE)
L 2–6, 4–6
Did not advance

Triathlon

Denmark has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. Andreas Schilling was ranked among the top 43 eligible triathletes in the men's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of 15 May 2016. [55]

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Andreas Schilling Men's 18:110:4855:330:3833:461:48:5628

Wrestling

Denmark has qualified one wrestler for the men's Greco-Roman 75 kg into the Olympic competition, as a result of his top six finish at the 2015 World Championships. [56] [57]

Key:
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mark Madsen −75 kg ByeFlag of Iran.svg  Abdevali  (IRI)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Serbia.svg  Nemeš  (SRB)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Hungary.svg  Bácsi  (HUN)
W 3–0 PO
ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Vlasov  (RUS)
L 1–3 PP
Silver medal icon.svg

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