Denmark at the European Games

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Denmark at the
European Games
Flag of Denmark.svg
IOC code DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk
Medals
Gold
14
Silver
10
Bronze
13
Total
37
European Games appearances (overview)

Denmark participated in the inaugural edition of the European Games in 2015. [1]

Contents

Medal Tables

Medals by Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2015 Baku 6543512 16
Flag of Belarus.svg 2019 Minsk 593238 21
Flag of Poland.svg 2023 Kraków 16375517 14
Flag of Turkey.svg 2027 Istanbul Future event
Total14101337 15

Medals by sports

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Badminton pictogram.svg  Badminton 73313
Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg  Canoe sprint 3238
Beach handball pictogram.svg  Beach handball 1012
Taekwondo pictogram.svg  Taekwondo 1012
Boxing pictogram.svg  Boxing 1001
Cycling (road) pictogram.svg  Cycling 1001
Archery pictogram.svg  Archery 0213
Fencing pictogram.svg  Fencing 0101
Shooting pictogram.svg  Shooting 0101
Table tennis pictogram.svg  Table tennis 0101
Swimming pictogram.svg  Swimming 0033
Teqball pictogram.svg  Teqball 0011
Totals (12 entries)14101337

List of medallists

GamesMedalName(s)SportEvent
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2015 Baku Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
Badminton Men's doubles
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Simone Christensen Cycling Women's BMX
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Niclas Nøhr
Sara Thygesen
Badminton Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Line Kjærsfeldt Badminton Women's singles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Maja Jager Archery Women's individual
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Stine Nielsen
Steffen Olsen
Shooting Mixed 10 metre air rifle
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Emil Holst Badminton Men's singles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze René Holten Poulsen Canoe sprint Men's K1-1000m
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Lena Grebak
Maria Helsbøl
Badminton Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tobias Bjerg Swimming Men's 50 metre breaststroke
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Julie Kepp Jensen Swimming Women's 50 metre freestyle
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Julie Kepp Jensen Swimming Women's 50 metre butterfly
Flag of Belarus.svg 2019 Minsk Gold medal icon.svg Gold Emma Jørgensen Canoe sprint Women's K-1 200 m
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Anders Antonsen Badminton Men's singles
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mia Blichfeldt Badminton Women's singles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jonathan Groth Table tennis Men's singles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Badminton Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
  • Anne Laursen
  • Maja Jager
  • Randi Degn
Archery Women's team recurve
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Emma Jørgensen Canoe sprint Women's K-1 500 m
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Line Kjærsfeldt Badminton Women's singles

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References

  1. "Denmark - Medal Winners". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved 2019-02-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)