| Denmark at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | DEN |
| NPC | Danish Paralympic Committee |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 32 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearers | Tobias Jørgensen Katrine Kristensen |
| Medals Ranked 38th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Denmark competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Alexander Hillhouse | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly - S14 | 29 August |
| Gold | Emma Lund | Cycling | Women's T1-2 Road Race | 7 September |
 Silver | Daniel Wagner | Athletics | Men's Long Jump –T63 | 31 August |
| Silver | Daniel Wagner | Athletics | Men's 100m - T63 | 2 September |
| Silver | Katrine Kristensen | Equestrian | Individual - Grade 2 | 3 September |
 Bronze | Lisa Gjessing | Taekwondo | Women's –65 kg | 30 August |
| Bronze | Martin Black Jørgensen | Shooting | Men's 10m Air rifle - R1 | 31 August |
| Bronze | Emma Lund | Cycling | Women's T1-2 Individual Time Trial | 4 September |
| Bronze | Peter Rosenmeier | Table tennis | Men's Singles - MS6 | 5 September |
| Bronze | Bjørk Nørremark | Athletics | Women's Long Jump - T47 | 6 September |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Shooting | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wheelchair rugby | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Total | 22 | 10 | 32 |
Danish track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Daniel Wagner | Men's 100 m T63 | 12.21 PB | 2 Q | 12.08 PB | |
| Christian Lykkeby Olsen | Men's 1500 m T46 | — | 4:02.76 | 10 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Daniel Wagner | Men's long jump T63 | 7,39 m. PB | |
| Bjørk Nørremark | Women's long jump T47 | 5,76 m. PB | |
| Emilie Aaen | Women's long jump T63 | 4.48 m. | 7 |
Denmark has qualified one para badminton player for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Cathrine Rosengren | Women's singles SU5 |  Kameyama (JPN)W (21–6, 21–10) | Toyoda (JPN) W (21–17, 21–11) | 1 Q |  Beatriz Monteiro (POR)W (21–19, 21–10) |  Yang Qiuxia (CHN)L (14–21, 14–21) |  Manisha Ramadass (IND)L (12–21, 8–21) | 4 |
Emma Lund and Martin Heggelund have both qualified to compete.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Heggelund | Men's road race T1-2 | 1:41.42 (+26.34) | 12 |
| Men's time trial T1-2 | 33:25.24 (+11:49.46) | 12 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Lund | Women's road race T1-2 | 1:00.16 | |
| Women's time trial T1-2 | 28:52.13 (+3:04.35) | |
Denmark entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition by finishing in the top seven nation's at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark. [1] [2]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Tobias Thorning Joergensen | Jolene Hill | Individual championship test grade III | Withdrew | |
| Individual freestyle test grade III | ||||
| Katrine Kristensen | Goerklintgaards Quater | Individual championship test grade II | 73.966% | |
| Individual freestyle test grade II | 75.687% | 4 | ||
| Pia Wulff Jelstrup | Zafia | Individual championship test grade IV | 68.861% | 9 |
| Individual freestyle test grade IV | Did not advance | |||
| Karla Dyhm-Junge | Miss Daisy | Individual championship test grade III | 69.600% | 6 Q |
| Individual freestyle test grade III | 73.367% | 6 | ||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | Score | Rank | |||
| Tobias Thorning Joergensen | See above | Team | Withdrew | 214.800% | 8 |
| Katrine Kristensen | 75.200% | ||||
| Pia Wulff Jelstrup | 70.000% | ||||
| Karla Dyhm-Junge | 69.600% | ||||
For the first time since 2016, Denmark entered two para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Buster Mathias Antonsen | P1 Men's 10 metre air pistol SH1 | 563-17x | 6 | 174.2 | 5 |
| Jan Winther | R1 Men's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 621.0 | 4 | 164.0 | 6 |
| Martin Black Jørgensen | 621.8 | 2 | 226.5 | | |
| Jens Frimann | R7 Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1156-44x | 8 | 430.6 | 4 |
| Jan Winther | 1153-44x | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Kasper Hjort Lousdal | R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1 | 626.1 | 4 | 121.9 | 8 |
| R3 Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 633.1 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Jan Winther | R3 Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 630.4 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Buster Mathias Antonsen | P3 Mixed 25 metre pistol SH1 | 555-11x | 20 | Did not advance | |
| P4 Mixed 50 metre pistol SH1 | 519-4x | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Jens Frimann | R6 Mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH1 | 615.8 | 23 | Did not advance | |
Denmark secured two quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Alexander Hillhouse | Men's 200 m freestyle S14 | 1:58.42 | 4 q | 1:57.96 | 6 |
| Men's 100 m backstroke S14 | 1:00.47 | 1 Q | 59.38 | 5 | |
| Men's 100 m butterfly S14 | 55.32 | 2 Q | 54.61 | | |
| Johanne Øland Frøkjær | Women's 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:15.94 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Denmark entered one athletes for the Paralympic games. Peter Rosenmeier qualified for the games through the allocations of the final ITTF world ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Peter Rosenmeier | Men's individual C6 |  Karabardak (GBR)W (11–5, 12–10, 11–6) |  Thomas Rau (GER)W (13–11, 11–4, 10–12, 7–11, 12–10) |  Rungroj Thainiyom (THA)L (12–10, 7–11, 15–17, 11–6, 8–11) | — | |
Denmark entered one athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Lisa Gjessing qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in women's 65 kg class.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Lisa Gjessing | Women's –65 kg |  Tonowane (SOL)W 25–0 |  Djélika Diallo (FRA)L 4–6 (GP) (4–4) | — | Beth Munro (GBR) W 10–2 |  Marie Antoinette Dassi (CMR)W 6–2 | |
Denmark national wheelchair rugby team qualified for the Games after get the bronze medal and finishing top two eligible nation's at the 2023 European Championships Division A in Cardiff, Great Britain. [4]
| Squad | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Denmark national team | France L 51–53 | Great Britain L 53–55 |  Australia L 49–53 | 4 |  Canada L 46–56 | Germany W 56–49 | 7 |
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Belgium competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Austria competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Germany competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Ireland competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Italy competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Japan competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
The Netherlands competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Norway competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
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Poland competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
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