Summary by Summer sport
Non-participations
Denmark has participated in most summer sports, but they have yet to participate in: Artistic swimming, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Cricket, Lacrosse, Rugby football (neither Rugby sevens or the discontinued discipline Rugby union), Sport climbing, Surfing, Volleyball and Water polo.
Denmark never participated in the following discontinued sports: Basque pelota, Croquet, Jeu de paume, Karate, Polo, Rackets, Roque and Water motorsports.
Boxing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904 with the exception of 1912.
Denmark has won a total of 12 medals in the sport; 1 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze.
Hans Jacob Nielsen won their only Olympic title in the sport by winning men's lightweight in 1924.
Søren Petersen is their only double medalist in the sport, winning silver in men's heavyweight in both 1920 and 1924.
Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.
Canoe slalom was first included in the Olympic programme in 1972. It returned in 1992 and has remained in the programme since then.
Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.
BMX freestyle has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020. Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.
Eventing
Eventing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912.
Denmark has won two medals in the discipline, a silver and a bronze. Frode Kirkebjerg won silver in individual eventing in 1924 and Hans Lunding won bronze in the same event in 1936.
Denmark has yet to send female riders to compete in the discipline.
Show jumping
Show Jumping was included in the Olympic programme in 1900. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Denmark's best placement in the discipline was 8th by Merethe Jensen in the individual event in 1992.
Denmark's best placement by a male rider in the discipline was shared 10th by Thomas Velin in the individual event in both 2000 and 2004.
Field hockey was first included in the Olympic programme in 1908. It returned in 1920 before becoming a permanent Olympic sport in 1928.
Denmark only medal so far is the silver Denmark men's national field hockey team won in 1920.
Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.
Artistic gymnastics has been included in the Summer Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games.
Denmark has won four medals in the discipline. They won gold in gold in men's team free system in 1920, silver in men's team Swedish system in 1912 and 1920 and a bronze in men's team free system in 1912.
The only multi medalists were Steen Olsen who participated in the free system in both 1912 and 1920 (winning bronze and gold respectively) and Hans Pedersen who participated in the Swedish system in both 1912 and 1920, winning silver both times.
Their best placement in a women's event in the sport was shared 62nd by Else Trangbæk in women's balance beam in 1968.
Denmark also won a silver medal in artistic gymnastics at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.
Trampoline has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.
Denmark's best placement in the discipline was 10th by Peter Jensen. He obtained that placement in men's trampoline in both 2008 and 2012.
Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the discipline.
Handball was included in the Olympic programme in 1936. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Denmark has won 5 medals in the sport, 4 gold and 1 silver. Denmark women's national handball team won gold in the women's events in 1996, 2000 and 2004. Denmark men's national handball team won gold in the men's event in 2016 and silver in 2020.
12 Danish handballers are double Olympic champions; Camilla Andersen, Tina Bøttzau, Anette Hoffmann, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling and Lene Rantala won gold with the women's team in 1996 and 2000, while Karen Brødsgaard, Katrine Fruelund, Lotte Kiærskou, Karin Mortensen, Rikke Petersen-Schmidt and Mette Vestergaard won gold in 2000 and 2004.
Denmark's most successful male handballers are Henrik Toft Hansen, Mikkel Hansen, Niklas Landin, Mads Mensah Larsen, Henrik Møllgaard, Morten Olsen and Lasse Svan Hansen who won gold in 2016 and silver in 2020 with the men's team.
Skateboarding has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 19th by Rune Glifberg in men's park in 2020.
Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.
| Games | Skateboarders | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
|---|
| 2020 Tokyo | 1 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
|---|
Marathon swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008. Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.
Weightlifting was first included in the Olympic programme at the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. It was excluded from the 1900, 1908 and 1912 Games but have been included every other time.
Denmark has won three medals in the sport, 1 gold and 2 silver. They first competed in weightlifting at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one lifter competing. Viggo Jensen won gold in the men's two-hand lift (based on a style tie-breaker), but was injured in the attempt and placed second for silver in men's one-hand lift.
Denmark's remaining silver medal was won by Svend Olsen in men's 82.5 kg in 1932.
Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.
Summary by Winter sport
Figure skating was first included in the Olympic programme in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 9th by Michael Tyllesen in men's singles in 1998.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 15th by Anisette Torp-Lind in ladies' singles in 1992.
Freestyle skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992.
Denmark's best placement in the sport is 13th by Anja Bolbjerg in women's moguls in 1998.
Denmark has yet to participate in men's events in the sport.
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 22 July 1912.
Football at the Summer Olympics, also referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 and 1932. Women's football was added to the official program at the Atlanta 1996 Games.
Australia has sent athletes to all editions of the modern Olympic Games. Australia has competed in every Summer Olympic Games, as well as every Winter Olympics except 1924–32 and 1948. In 1908 and 1912 Australia competed with New Zealand under the name Australasia.
Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, at which a road race and five track events were held. Mountain bike racing entered the Olympic programme at the Atlanta Olympics, followed by BMX racing in 2008 and freestyle BMX in 2021. Before the 2020 Summer Olympics, all events were speed races, but the 2020 programme featured BMX freestyle for the first time.
Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix although the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2006. Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Games, and then again after a lengthy absence in 1988 and 1992. The sport was finally added to the official program for the 1998 Games in Nagano.
Sweden first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then with one exception, the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics. Sweden has earned medals at all Olympic games except for two, the 1896 Games and the 1904 Games. The only other nation having earned medals at every Olympic game since 1908 is Sweden's neighboring country Finland.
Hungary first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games since then. The nation was not invited to the 1920 Games for its role in World War I, and was part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
The United Kingdom has been represented at every modern Olympic Games, and as of the 2020 Summer Olympics is third in the all-time Summer Olympic medal table by both number of gold medals won and overall number of medals. London has hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times: in 1908, 1948, and 2012.
Greece has a long presence at the Olympic Games, as they have competed at every Summer Olympic Games, one of only five countries to have done so, and most of the Winter Olympic Games. Greece has hosted the Games twice, both in Athens. As the home of the Ancient Olympic Games it was a natural choice as host nation for the revival of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, while Greece has also hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics. During the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Greece always enters the stadium first and leads the parade to honor its status as the birthplace of the Olympics, with the notable exception of 2004 when Greece entered last as the host nation. Before the Games the Olympic Flame is lit in Olympia, the site of the Ancient Olympic Games, in a ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals and initiates the Olympic torch relay. The flag of Greece is always hoisted in the closing ceremony, along with the flags of the current and the next host country.
Canada has competed at 23 Summer Olympic Games, missing only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Canada competes under the IOC country code CAN.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 234 competitors, 218 men and 16 women, took part in 84 events in 21 sports. British athletes won fourteen gold medals and 43 medals overall, finishing third. It would be the last Olympic Games in which Irish athletes participated under Great Britain, after foundation of Irish Free State in 1922.
Sweden competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 260 competitors, 247 men and 13 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.
The United States competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 288 competitors, 274 men and 14 women, took part in 113 events in 18 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 154 competitors, 150 men and 4 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 89 competitors, 78 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.
Finland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games since then. Finland was also the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Finnish athletes have won a total of 305 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in athletics and wrestling. Finland has also won 175 medals at the Winter Games, mostly in nordic skiing events.
Estonia first competed as a nation at the 1920 Summer Olympics, two years after the country declared independence from the then warring Russian and German Empires in 1918. The Estonian National Olympic Committee was established in 1923. The first Winter Olympics for independent Estonia were the 1928 Winter Olympics. Estonian athletes took part in the Olympic Games until the country was invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. The 1980 Summer Olympics sailing regatta was held in Tallinn, Soviet-occupied Estonia. Since the end of the Soviet occupation in 1991, Estonia has participated in all Olympics. Estonia has won most of its medals in wrestling (11), weightlifting (7), cross-country skiing (7) and athletics (6).
Athletes from Iceland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908.
