List of flag bearers for Denmark at the Olympics

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Denmark at the
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)
Medals
Gold
50
Silver
81
Bronze
84
Total
215
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Denmark at the Olympics. [1]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSportRef.
1 1906 SummerRudolf Andreas KraftOfficial [2]
2 1908 Summer Aage Holm Swimming [1]
3 1912 Summer Arne Højme Race walking (did not compete) [2]
4 1920 Summer Robert Johnsen Gymnastics [1]
5 1924 Summer Peter Ryefelt Fencing
6 1928 Summer Marius Jørgensen Athletics
7 1932 Summer Axel Bloch Fencing
8 1936 Summer Erik Hammer Sørensen Fencing
9 1948 WinterKnud TønsbergOfficial [2]
10 1948 Summer Vagn Loft Field hockey [1]
11 1952 Winter Per Cock-Clausen Figure skating
12 1952 Summer Erik Swane Lund Fencing
13 1956 Summer Ole Hviid Jensen Shooting
1960 WinterDenmark's only athlete marched with the Norwegian team [2]
14 1960 Summer Benny Schmidt Modern pentathlon [1]
15 1964 Winter Svend Carlsen Cross-country skiing
16 1964 Summer Henning Wind Sailing
17 1968 Winter Kirsten Carlsen Cross-country skiing
18 1968 Summer Erik Hansen Canoeing
19 1972 Summer Peder Pedersen Cycling
20 1976 Summer Judith Andersen Rowing
21 1980 Summer Jørgen Lindhardsen Sailing
22 1984 Summer Michael Markussen Cycling
23 1988 Winter Lars Dresler Figure skating
24 1988 Summer Anne Grethe Jensen-Törnblad Equestrian
25 1992 Winter Ebbe Hartz Cross-country skiing
26 1992 Summer Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Sailing
27 1994 Winter Michael Tyllesen Figure skating
28 1996 Summer Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Badminton
29 1998 Winter Helena Blach Lavrsen Curling
30 2000 Summer Jesper Bank Sailing
31 2002 Winter Ulrik Schmidt Curling
32 2004 Summer Eskild Ebbesen Rowing
33 2006 Winter Dorthe Holm Curling
34 2008 Summer Joachim B. Olsen Athletics
35 2010 Winter Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling Freestyle skiing
36 2012 Summer Kim Wraae Knudsen Canoeing
37 2014 Winter Lene Nielsen Curling
38 2016 Summer Caroline Wozniacki Tennis [3] [1]
39 2018 Winter Elena Møller Rigas Speed skating [4]
40 2020 Summer Sara Slott Petersen Athletics [5]
41 Jonas Warrer Sailing
42 2022 Winter Madeleine Dupont Curling [6]
43 Frans Nielsen Ice hockey
44 2024 Summer Niklas Landin Jacobsen Handball [7]
45 Anne-Marie Rindom Sailing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Denmark. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Flagbearers for Denmark". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. "Wozniacki to Be Denmark's Flag-Bearer at Olympics in Rio". ABC News . Copenhagen, Denmark: Associated Press. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 27 July 2024.