Denmark at the Olympics

Denmark first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Games. Denmark has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games several times since 1948, including every Games since 1988.

Denmark at the Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
Medals	Gold 45 Silver 75 Bronze 75 Total 195
Summer appearances
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972–1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Danish athletes have won a total of 195 medals, with sailing as the top medal-producing sport. Denmark has won only a single medal at the Winter Games, in curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

The National Olympic Committee for Denmark was created in 1905.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens 3 1 2 3 6 9 1900 Paris 13 1 3 2 6 10 1904 St. Louis did not participate 1908 London 101 0 2 3 5 16 1912 Stockholm 152 1 6 5 12 14 1920 Antwerp 154 3 9 1 13 10 1924 Paris 89 2 5 2 9 12 1928 Amsterdam 91 3 1 2 6 13 1932 Los Angeles 43 0 3 3 6 20 1936 Berlin 121 0 2 3 5 23 1948 London 162 5 7 8 20 10 1952 Helsinki 129 2 1 3 6 15 1956 Melbourne 31 1 2 1 4 20 1960 Rome 100 2 3 1 6 13 1964 Tokyo 60 2 1 3 6 18 1968 Mexico City 64 1 4 3 8 22 1972 Munich 126 1 0 0 1 25 1976 Montreal 66 1 0 2 3 24 1980 Moscow 58 2 1 2 5 16 1984 Los Angeles 60 0 3 3 6 27 1988 Seoul 78 2 1 1 4 23 1992 Barcelona 110 1 1 4 6 30 1996 Atlanta 119 4 1 1 6 19 2000 Sydney 97 2 3 1 6 30 2004 Athens 92 2 1 5 8 34 2008 Beijing 84 2 2 3 7 30 2012 London 113 2 4 3 9 29 2016 Rio de Janeiro 121 2 6 7 15 28 2020 Tokyo future event 2024 Paris 2028 Los Angeles Total 45 74 75 194 23

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1948 St. Moritz 2 0 0 0 0 – 1952 Oslo 1 0 0 0 0 – 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo did not participate 1960 Squaw Valley 1 0 0 0 0 – 1964 Innsbruck 2 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Grenoble 3 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Sapporo did not participate 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Albertville 6 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 4 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 12 0 1 0 1 18 2002 Salt Lake City 11 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 5 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 18 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 12 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 17 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing Future event 2026 Milan–Cortina Future event Total 0 1 0 1 43

Medals by summer sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Sailing 12 9 9 30 Cycling 7 9 10 26 Rowing 7 5 12 24 Handball 4 0 0 4 Shooting 3 10 5 18 Canoeing 3 6 5 14 Swimming 3 5 6 14 Boxing 1 5 6 12 Badminton 1 3 4 8 Fencing 1 2 3 6 Gymnastics 1 2 1 4 Weightlifting 1 2 0 3 Diving 1 0 1 2 Athletics 0 4 3 7 Equestrian 0 4 2 6 Wrestling 0 3 6 9 Football 0 3 1 4 Field hockey 0 1 0 1 Tennis 0 1 0 1 Table tennis 0 0 1 1 Totals (20 sports) 45 74 75 194

Medals by winter sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Curling 0 1 0 1 Totals (1 sports) 0 1 0 1

List of medalists

Medals by individual

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won one or more Olympic gold medals and three or more Olympic medals for Denmark. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.

No.	Athlete	Sport	Years	Games	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Paul Elvstrøm	Sailing	1948–1988	8	M	4	0	0	4
2	Eskild Ebbesen	Rowing	1996–2012	5	M	3	0	2	5
3	Lars Jørgen Madsen	Shooting	1900–1924	5	M	2	2	1	5
4	Henry Hansen	Cycling	1928–1932	2	M	2	1	0	3
5	Jesper Bank	Sailing	1984–2000	4	M	2	0	1	3
6	Anders Peter Nielsen	Shooting	1900–1920	4	M	1	3	0	4
7	Karen Margrethe Harup	Swimming	1948	1	F	1	2	0	3
8	Viggo Jensen	Weightlifting	1896–1900	2	M	1	1	1	3
9	Willy Falck Hansen	Track cycling	1924–1928	2	M	1	1	1	3
9	Ole Berntsen	Sailing	1948–1964		M	1	1	1	3
9	Niels Fredborg	Track cycling	1964–1972	4	M	1	1	1	3
12	Erik Hansen	Canoeing	1960–1972	4	M	1	0	2	3
12	Lasse Norman Hansen	Track cycling	2012–	2	M	1	0	2	3

Medals by team

Denmark has been successful at the Olympics in team sports like football, handball and team gymnastics. In football Denmark has won four medals. Also team gymnastics has given Denmark four medals. In women's handball Denmark has won three gold medals.

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	National handball team	2000 Sydney	Handball	Women's competition
Gold	Jesper Bank Henrik Blakskjær Thomas Jacobsen	2000 Sydney	Sailing	Men's soling class
Silver	Wilson Kipketer	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 800m
Silver	Camilla Martin	2000 Sydney	Badminton	Women's singles
Silver	Torben Grimmel	2000 Sydney	Shooting	Men's 50m rifle prone (60 shots)
Bronze	Eskild Ebbesen Thomas Ebert Victor Feddersen Søren Madsen	2000 Sydney	Rowing	Men's lightweight coxless four
Gold	National handball team	2004 Athens	Handball	Women's competition
Gold	Eskild Ebbesen Thomas Ebert Thor Kristensen Stephan Mølvig	2004 Athens	Rowing	Men's lightweight coxless four
Bronze	Wilson Kipketer	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 800m
Bronze	Joachim Olsen	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's shot put
Bronze	Michael Maze Finn Tugwell	2004 Athens	Table tennis	Men's doubles
Bronze	Signe Livbjerg	2004 Athens	Sailing	Women's Europe class
Bronze	Dorte Jensen Helle Jespersen Christina Otzen	2004 Athens	Sailing	Women's yngling class
Gold	Mads Andersen Thomas Ebert Eskild Ebbesen Morten Jørgensen	2008 Beijing	Rowing	Men's lightweight men's four
Gold	Martin Kirketerp Ibsen Jonas Warrer	2008 Beijing	Sailing	Men's 49er class
Silver	Casper Jørgensen Jens-Erik Madsen Michael Mørkøv Alex Nicki Rasmussen	2008 Beijing	Cycling (Track)	Men's team pursuit
Bronze	Andreas Helgstrand Anne van Olst Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein	2008 Beijing	Equestrian	Dressage team
Bronze	Rasmus Hansen Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen	2008 Beijing	Rowing	Men's double sculls
Gold	Rasmus Quist Mads Rasmussen	2012 London	Rowing	Men's lightweight double sculls
Gold	Lasse Norman Hansen	2012 London	Cycling (Track)	Men's omnium
Silver	Anders Golding	2012 London	Shooting	Men's skeet
Silver	Fie Udby Erichsen	2012 London	Rowing	Women's single sculls
Silver	Jonas Høgh-Christensen	2012 London	Sailing	Men's Finn
Silver	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	2012 London	Badminton	Men's doubles
Bronze	Kasper Winther Jørgensen Morten Jørgensen Jacob Barsøe Eskild Ebbesen	2012 London	Rowing	Men's lightweight coxless four
Bronze	Joachim Fischer Christinna Pedersen	2012 London	Badminton	Mixed doubles
Bronze	Peter Lang Allan Nørregaard	2012 London	Sailing	49er
Gold	National handball team	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Handball	Men's competition

Winter Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Helena Blach Lavrsen Margit Pörtner Dorthe Holm Trine Qvist Jane Bidstrup	1998 Nagano	Curling	Women's competition

Summary by sport

Athletics

Denmark first competed in track and field athletics in 1896, sending 3 men. The nation has not yet won a gold medal in the sport, earning silver four times and bronze thrice.

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896 Athens	3	3/12	0	0	0	0
Total			0	4	3	7

Event	No. of appearances	First appearance	First medal	First gold medal	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Best finish
Men's 100 metres	6/28	1896	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	0	SF/10th (1896)

See also

• List of flag bearers for Denmark at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Denmark
• Denmark at the Paralympics

External links

• "Denmark". International Olympic Committee.
• "Denmark". Olympedia.com.
• "Olympic Analytics/DEN". olympanalyt.com.
• "Olympic Statistics" (in Danish). National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark. Retrieved 2016-01-07.