| Denmark at the 2018 European Championships | |
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| WA code | DEN |
in  Glasgow  Berlin 2 to 12 August | |
| Competitors | 68 (30 men and 38 women) in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
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| European Championships appearances | |
Denmark competed at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany; and Glasgow, United Kingdom from 2 to 12 August 2018 in 5 of 7 sports. [1]
* Participated in the heats only and received medals. |
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A total of 11 athletes have been selected to the team.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tobias Bjerg | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
| 50 m breaststroke | |||||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.19 | 22 | did not advance | ||||
| Anton Ipsen | 800 m freestyle | ||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:05.43 | 10 | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m individual medley | |||||||
| Viktor Bromer | 50 m butterfly | n/a | |||||
| 100 m butterfly | |||||||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:55.90 | 4 | 1:55.83 | 2 | 1:56.33 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Last chance | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jimmi Therkelsen | Men's race | ||||||||||||||
| Andreas Wöhlk | |||||||||||||||
| Simone Tetsche Christiansen | Women's race | ||||||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Fini Carstensen | Men's cross-country |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | First round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Casper von Folsach Mathias Malmberg Oliver Frederiksen Rasmus Pedersen | Men’s team pursuit | 4:06.124 | 10 | did not qualify | |||
| Name | Event | Scratch Race | Tempo Race | Elim. Race | Points Race | Total Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casper von Folsach | Men's omnium | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 113 |  Bronze |
| Amalie Dideriksen | Women's omnium | 26 | 22 | 30 | 10 |
| Athlete | Event | First round | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lap points | Sprint points | Total | Rank | Lap points | Sprint points | Total | Rank | ||
| Casper von Folsach Oliver Frederiksen | Men’s Madison | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Amalie Dideriksen Julie Leth | Women’s Madison | n/a | 20 | 22 | 42 |  Gold | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Behind | Rank | Time | Behind | Rank | ||
| Trine Schmidt | Women’s Pursuit | 3:36.549 | 6.411 | 7 | did not qualify | ||
| Julie Leth | 3:38.328 | 10.176 | 10 | did not qualify | |||
| Name | Event | Lap points | Sprint points | Total points | Finish order | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathias Malmberg | Points race | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Amalie Dideriksen | Points race | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| Name | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Trine Schmidt | Scratch | 6 |
| Name | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Trine Schmidt | Elimination race | 10 |
Denmark was represented by one men's teams. [2]
| Team | Event | Pool play | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Martin Ovesen Niklas Norsgaard Møller | Men's team |  Meronk / Gradecki (POL)Lost: 1 down |  Santos / Lima (POR)Lost: 2 & 1 |  Oriol / Fernández (ESP)Won: 4 & 3 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jacob Buus | Parallel bars | ||||
| Horizontal bar | |||||
| Marcus Frandsen | Floor | ||||
| Pommel horse | |||||
| Vault | |||||
| Parallel bars | |||||
| Horizontal bar | |||||
| Joao Fuglsig | Floor | ||||
| Pommel horse | |||||
| Rings | |||||
| Vault | |||||
| Parallel bars | |||||
| Christian Riisberg | Floor | ||||
| Vault | |||||
| Joachim Winther | Pommel Horse | ||||
| Rings | |||||
| Horizontal bar | |||||
| Jacob Buus Marcus Frandsen Joao Fuglsig Christian Riisberg Joachim Winther | Men’s team | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sofia Bjørnholdt | Vault | ||||
| Balance beam | |||||
| Mette Hulgaard | Vault | ||||
| Uneven bars | |||||
| Floor | |||||
| Victoria Kajø | Balance beam | ||||
| Floor | |||||
| Linnea Højer Wang | Uneven bars | ||||
| Balance beam | |||||
| Floor | |||||
| Emilie Winther | Vault | ||||
| Uneven bars | |||||
| Sofia Bjørnholdt Mette Hulgaard Victoria Kajø Linnea Højer Wang Emilie Winther | Women’s team | 24 | did not qualify | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat 1 | Repechage | Final C | Final B | Final A | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Sebastian Terp | Men’s lightweight single scull | 7:39.98 | 4 | 1:24.63 | 5 | 7:23.59 | 2 | did not advance | 14 | |||
| Frank Steffensen | Men’s single scull | 7:15.73 | 6 | 1:03.92 | 5 | 7:03.16 | 2 | did not advance | 14 | |||
| Christoffer Kruse Nick Larsen | Men’s pair | 7:00.01 | 5 | 6:53.09 | 5 | 6:45.61 | 4 | did not advance | 16 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat 1 | Repechage | Final C | Final B | Final A | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Mette Petersen | Women’s single scull | 7:42.93 | 3 | 7:41.82 | 1 | n/a | 7:50.82 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Silja Davidsen Tanja Ehlers Luise Lund Hansen Nikoline Laidlaw | Women’s four | 6:54.87 | 4 | 6:50.13 | 3 | n/a | 6:54.56 | 1 | did not advance | 7 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Schilling | Men's individual | |||||||
| Emil Deleuran Hansen | ||||||||
| Emil Holm | ||||||||
| Alberte Kjær Pedersen | Women's individual | |||||||
| Sif Bendix Madsen | ||||||||
| Anne Holm |
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