Denmark at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Danish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games throughout the modern era, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Danish team consisted of 120 athletes, 79 men and 41 women, across sixteen sports.[2]

Denmark at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors120 in 16 sports
Flag bearerCaroline Wozniacki (opening)[1]
Pernille Blume (closing)
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
2
Silver
6
Bronze
7
Total
15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark returned home from Rio de Janeiro with 15 medals (2 golds, 6 silver, and 7 bronze), marking the country's most successful outcome in Summer Olympic history since 1948.[3][4] Three of these medals were awarded to the Danish squad in cycling, two in badminton, rowing, sailing, and swimming, and one each in sprint kayaking, track and field, and Greco-Roman wrestling. These Games also witnessed a historic moment for the male Danes in collective sports, as they overcame the two-time defending French champions 28–26 to win their first ever gold medal in the men's handball tournament.[5][6]

Among the nation's medalists were badminton tandem Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen in the women's doubles, rower Morten Jørgensen, who completed a full set of medals at his third Games with a silver in the men's lightweight fours, hurdler Sara Slott Petersen, who made history by becoming the first Danish woman to ascend the podium in any track event,[7] and Greco-Roman wrestler and three-time Olympian Mark Madsen, who brought home the country's first ever medal in his signature sport after more than eight decades.

Two Danish athletes collected more than a single medal at these Games, including track cyclist Lasse Norman Hansen, who won a bronze each in both men's team pursuit and omnium, and swimmer Pernille Blume, who outlasted the favorites in the women's 50 m freestyle to hand her country's first ever Olympic swimming title since 1948.[8] Additionally, Blume helped the Danish foursome of backstroker Mie Nielsen, breaststroker and world-record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen, and butterfly sprinter and four-time Olympian Jeanette Ottesen smash the European record for the bronze medal in the women's medley relay final.[9]

Medalists
Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table

The following Danish athletes won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark fielded a roster of 120 athletes, 79 men and 41 women, to compete across sixteen different sports at these Games; it was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics since 1972, beating the record of 119 athletes who attended the Atlanta Games two decades earlier.[2] Denmark qualified teams in men's handball and in men's football for the first time in 24 years.

Swimming accounted for the largest number of athletes on the Danish squad by an individual-based sport, with 15 entries. There was only a single competitor each in table tennis, tennis, triathlon, and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Fourteen of the nation's Olympic medalists from London 2012 returned, with rowing tandem Rasmus Quist Hansen and Mads Rasmussen (men's lightweight double sculls), as well as track cyclist Lasse Norman Hansen (men's omnium), looking to defend their respective titles in Rio de Janeiro. Rifle prone marksman and 2000 silver medalist Torben Grimmel headed the full roster of experienced Danish athletes by competing at his fifth consecutive Games. Joining Hansen and Rasmussen as four-time Olympians were butterfly and freestyle swimmer Jeanette Ottesen, Finn sailor and 2012 silver medalist Jonas Høgh Christensen, and rower and 2012 fourth-place finalist Juliane Elander Rasmussen in the women's lightweight double sculls.

Other notable athletes on the Danish roster featured badminton player and 2014 world bronze medalist Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles, sprint kayaker and 2008 silver medalist Rene Holten Poulsen, breaststroke swimmer and current world record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen, long-distance freestyle swimmer and 2008 bronze medalist Lotte Friis, and Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter Mark Madsen. Former top-ranked tennis player Caroline Wozniacki was selected by the committee to carry the Danish flag at the opening ceremony, the first by a female since 1988 and third overall in Summer Olympic history.[1][10]

Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Danish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[11][12][13] London 2012 Olympians Andreas Bube and Sara Slott Petersen, along with 2010 Youth Olympic hurdler Stina Troest, were among the first batch of Danish track and field athletes being named to the Olympic roster on 17 May 2016, and were joined by three marathon runners (one man and two women) three days later.[14][15]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Andreas Bube 800 m 1:46.67 2 Q 1:45.87 7 Did not advance
Ole Hesselbjerg 3000 m steeplechase 8:40.08 11 N/A Did not advance
Abdi Hakin Ulad Marathon N/A 2:17:06 35
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Anna Holm Baumeister Marathon N/A 2:39:49 55
Jessica Draskau-Petersson N/A 2:36:14 40
Anna Emilie Møller 3000 m steeplechase 9:32.68 NR 6 N/A Did not advance
Sara Slott Petersen 400 m hurdles 55.20 1 Q 54.55 2 Q 53.55
Stina Troest 56.06 4 Q 56.00 4 Did not advance

Badminton
Main articles: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Denmark has qualified a total of eight badminton players for the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries in the men's singles, one in the women's singles, and a pair each in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles.[16]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Viktor Axelsen Singles  Lee D-k (KOR)
W (21–11, 21–13)		  Ponsana (THA)
W (21–14, 21–13)		 N/A 1 Q  Evans (IRL)
W (21–16, 21–12)		  Ouseph (GBR)
W (21–12, 21–16)		  Chen L (CHN)
L (14–21, 15–21)		  Lin D (CHN)
W (15–21, 21–10, 21–17)
Jan Østergaard Jørgensen  Must (EST)
W (21–8, 21–15)		  Leverdez (FRA)
W (21–11, 21–18)		 N/A 1 Q  Kidambi (IND)
L (19–21, 19–21)		 Did not advance
Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen		 Doubles  Kim G-j /
Kim S-r (KOR)
L (15–21, 18–21)		  Cwalina /
Wacha (POL)
W (21–17, 21–17)		  Ellis /
Langridge (GBR)
W (21–9, 9–21, 21–16)		 3 N/A Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Line Kjærsfeldt Singles  Marín (ESP)
L (16–21, 13–21)		  Vainio (FIN)
W (21–9, 21–8)		 N/A 2 Did not advance
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen		 Doubles  Jung K-e /
Shin S-c (KOR)
W (21–16, 21–18)		  Luo Y /
Luo Y (CHN)
L (11–21, 18–21)		  Lee /
Obanana (USA)
W (21–9, 21–6)		 2 Q N/A  Chang Y-n /
Lee S-h (KOR)
W (28–26, 18–21, 21–15)		  Tang YT /
Yu Y (CHN)
W (21–16, 14–21, 21–19)		  Matsutomo /
Takahashi (JPN)
L (21–18, 9–21, 19–21)
Mixed
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen		 Doubles  Xu C /
Ma J (CHN)
L (24–22, 14–21, 16–21)		  Mateusiak /
Zięba (POL)
W (21–18, 23–21)		  C Adcock /
G Adcock (GBR)
L (19–21, 24–22, 17–21)		 4 Did not advance

Canoeing
Main articles: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sprint

Danish canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[17]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rene Holten Poulsen Men's K-1 1000 m 3:35.722 1 Q 3:34.344 4 FA 3:36.840 6
Henriette Engel Hansen Women's K-1 200 m 42.455 6 Q 43.300 8 Did not advance
Emma Åstrand Jørgensen Women's K-1 500 m 1:55.660 2 Q 1:55.193 2 FA 1:54.326
Henriette Engel Hansen
Ida Villumsen		 Women's K-2 500 m 1:46.246 4 Q 1:47.476 6 FB 1:48.846 12
Henriette Engel Hansen
Emma Åstrand Jørgensen
Amalie Ringtved Thomsen
Ida Villumsen		 Women's K-4 500 m 1:36.675 5 Q 1:36.302 3 FA 1:39.057 6

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling
Main articles: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Danish riders qualified for a maximum of three quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.[18] The road cycling team, led by two-time Olympian Jakob Fuglsang, was named to the Olympic roster on 23 June 2016.[19]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Jakob Fuglsang Men's road race 6:10:05
Christopher Juul-Jensen Men's road race 6:19:43 32
Men's time trial 1:16:49.62 19
Chris Anker Sørensen Men's road race 6:30:05 60

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Danish riders have accumulated spots in the men's team pursuit, as well as both the men's and women's omnium. The track cycling squad, highlighted by reigning Olympic champion Lasse Norman Hansen in the men's omnium, was named on 18 June 2016.[20]

Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank
Casper Folsach
Lasse Norman Hansen
Niklas Larsen
Frederik Madsen
Rasmus Quaade		 Men's team pursuit 3:55.396 2 Q  Australia (AUS)
3:53.542		 3  New Zealand (NZL)
3:53.789

Qualification Legend: FA=Final (medal); FB=Bronze medal game; SF=Semifinals

Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Time Rank Points Rank Points Time Rank Points Time Rank Points Points Rank
Lasse Norman Hansen Men's omnium 1 40 4:14.982 OR 1 40 18 6 1:02.538 5 32 12.832 4 34 40 2 192
Amalie Dideriksen Women's omnium 7 28 3:30.264 4 34 6 30 38:032 18 6 14:940 18 6 85 1 189 5

Mountain biking

Danish mountain bikers qualified for one men's and one women's quota place each into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's eighteenth-place finish for men and eleventh for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016. The mountain biking squad was named to the Olympic roster on 9 June 2016.[21]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Simon Andreassen Men's cross-country 1:47:44 34
Annika Langvad Women's cross-country 1:33:48 11

BMX

Danish riders qualified for one men's and one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's top three placement for men, not yet qualified, at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships, and top three for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of 31 May 2016. BMX riders Niklas Laustsen and European Games champion Simone Christensen were named to the Olympic roster on 13 June 2016.[22]

Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Niklas Laustsen Men's BMX 36.199 24 19 7 Did not advance
Simone Christensen Women's BMX 35.251 4 N/A 18 7 Did not advance

Equestrian
Main articles: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Denmark has fielded a composite squad of four riders into the Olympic team eventing by virtue of the following results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings: top two finishes from North Western Europe, and two top six finishes from the combined overall FEI Olympic rankings.[23]

Dressage

Long list for the dressage team was published on 30 April. Final team was named on 17 July, after several observation events which included FEI Nations Cup competitions in Odense and Aachen as well as the Danish Dressage Championships in Broholm.[24]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Anders Dahl Selten Individual 69.900 37 Q 71.232 30 Did not advance
Cathrine Dufour Cassidy 76.657 10 Q 76.050 12 Q 74.893 81.286 78.143 13
Anna Kasprzak Donnperignon 73.943 23 Q 74.524 15 Q 74.821 79.143 76.982 14
Agnete Kirk Thinggaard Jojo 72.229 27 Q 72.465 26 Did not advance
Anders Dahl
Cathrine Dufour
Anna Kasprzak
Agnete Kirk Thinggaard		 See above Team 74.276 6 Q 74.346 6 N/A 74.311 6

Football
Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Denmark men's Men's tournament  Iraq
D 0–0		  South Africa
W 1–0		  Brazil
L 0–4		 2  Nigeria
L 0–2		 Did not advance 8

Men's tournament
Main articles: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Denmark's men's football team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the semifinals at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic.[25]

Team roster

The following is the Danish final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[26][27] Yussuf Poulsen, Uffe Bech and Lasse Vigen Christensen left the squad due to several reasons and were replaced by Jacob Bruun Larsen, Jacob Barrett Laursen and Mathias Hebo.[28]

Head coach: Niels Frederiksen

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2016 club
1 1GK Jeppe Højbjerg (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Esbjerg
2 2DF Mikkel Desler (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Odense BK
3 2DF Kasper Larsen (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Groningen
4 2DF Edigeison Gomes*[29] (1988-11-17)17 November 1988 (aged 27) 0 0 Henan Jianye
5 2DF Jakob Blåbjerg (1995-01-11)11 January 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Aalborg BK
6 3MF Andreas Maxsø (1994-03-18)18 March 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Nordsjælland
7 4FW Lasse Vibe* (c) (1987-07-22)22 July 1987 (aged 29) 0 0 Brentford
8 3MF Mathias Hebo (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Fredericia
9 4FW Nicolai Brock-Madsen (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Birmingham City
10 4FW Jacob Bruun Larsen (1998-09-19)19 September 1998 (aged 17) 0 0 Borussia Dortmund
11 2DF Jacob Barrett Laursen (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 21) 0 0 Odense BK
12 4FW Frederik Børsting (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 21) 0 0 Aalborg BK
13 4FW Emil Larsen* (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 25) 0 0 Lyngby
14 3MF Casper Nielsen (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Esbjerg
15 2DF Pascal Gregor (1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Nordsjælland
16 4FW Robert Skov (1996-05-20)20 May 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 Silkeborg
17 3MF Jens Jønsson (1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 Aarhus GF
18 1GK Lukas Fernandes (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23) 0 0 SønderjyskE

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 1 2 0 4 0 +4 5 Quarter-finals
2  Denmark 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4
3  Iraq 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
4  South Africa 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Iraq 0–0 Denmark
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 18,000[30]
Denmark 1–0 South Africa
Skov  69' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 32,314[31]
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Denmark 0–4 Brazil
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)		 Gabriel  26', 80'
Gabriel Jesus  40'
Luan  50'
Attendance: 41,067[32]
Quarterfinal
Nigeria 2–0 Denmark
Mikel  15'
Umar  59'		 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 30,307[33]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Golf
Main article: Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Denmark has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Søren Kjeldsen (world no. 50), Thorbjørn Olesen (world no. 64), Nicole Broch Larsen (world no. 88), and Nanna Koerstz Madsen (world no. 109) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[34][35]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Søren Kjeldsen Men's 73 68 70 70 281 −3 =21
Thorbjørn Olesen 70 68 74 71 283 −1 =30
Nicole Broch Larsen Women's 67 68 81 71 287 +3 36
Nanna Koerstz Madsen 69 69 72 69 279 −5 =13

Handball
Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

  • ET – After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Denmark men's Men's tournament  Argentina
W 25–19		  Tunisia
W 31–23		  Croatia
L 24–27		  Qatar
W 26–25		  France
L 30–33		 3  Slovenia
W 37–30		  Poland
W 29–28ET		  France
W 28–26

Men's tournament
Main articles: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Denmark's men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the third meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Herning.[36] On 16 July, the team of 14 players and a reserve was nominated by the Danish Handball Federation, for official selection by the NOC.[37]

Team roster

The following is the Danish roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[38]

Head coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Niklas Landin Jacobsen (1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 27) 2.01 m 143 1 THW Kiel
3 RB Mads Christiansen (1986-05-03)3 May 1986 (aged 30) 1.94 m 106 234 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
5 CB Mads Mensah Larsen (1991-08-12)12 August 1991 (aged 24) 1.88 m 67 157 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
6 LW Casper Ulrich Mortensen (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 26) 1.90 m 73 209 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
15 P Jesper Nøddesbo (1980-10-23)23 October 1980 (aged 35) 1.99 m 201 418 Barcelona
16 GK Jannick Green (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 27) 1.95 m 71 1 SC Magdeburg
17 RW Lasse Svan Hansen (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 (aged 32) 1.84 m 155 316 Flensburg-Handewitt
19 P Rene Toft Hansen (1984-01-11)11 January 1984 (aged 32) 2.00 m 103 163 THW Kiel
21 LB Henrik Møllgaard (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 31) 1.96 m 90 136 Paris Saint-Germain
22 RB Kasper Søndergaard (1981-06-09)9 June 1981 (aged 35) 1.96 m 162 361 Skjern Håndbold
23 P Henrik Toft Hansen (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 (aged 29) 2.00 m 77 144 Flensburg-Handewitt
24 LB Mikkel Hansen (1987-10-22)22 October 1987 (aged 28) 1.96 m 151 696 Paris Saint-Germain
25 CB Morten Olsen (1984-10-11)11 October 1984 (aged 31) 1.84 m 32 90 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
27 LB Michael Damgaard (1990-03-18)18 March 1990 (aged 26) 1.92 m 30 78 SC Magdeburg
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 5 4 0 1 147 134 +13 8[lower-alpha 1] Quarter-finals
2  France 5 4 0 1 152 126 +26 8[lower-alpha 1]
3  Denmark 5 3 0 2 136 127 +9 6
4  Qatar 5 2 1 2 122 127 −5 5
5  Argentina 5 1 0 4 110 126 −16 2
6  Tunisia 5 0 1 4 118 145 −27 1
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:
  1. Croatia 29–28 France
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
14:40
 Denmark  25–19  Argentina Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Hansen, Svan 6 (10–10) Simonet 7
3× 4× 1× Report 3× 3×
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
14:40
 Tunisia  23–31  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Jallouz 5 (10–16) Mortensen, Svan 8
1× 2× 1× Report 3× 3×
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
14:40
 Denmark  24–27  Croatia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Svan Hansen 9 (12–15) Duvnjak 8
2× 3× Report 4× 5×
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
14:40
 Denmark  26–25  Qatar Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY)
Svan 7 (14–14) Markovic 7
4× 5× Report 3× 3×
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
14:40
 France  33–30  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Mahé 9 (17–16) Hansen 8
2× 3× Report 3× 5×
Quarterfinal
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
17:00
 Denmark  37–30  Slovenia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP)
M. Hansen, L. Hansen 8 (16–13) Bezjak, Janc 6
3× 5× Report 4× 8×
Semifinal
19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
20:30
 Poland  28–29 (ET)  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Bielecki 7 (15–16) M. Hansen 10
4× 3× Report 3× 3×

FT: 25–25 ET: 3–4

Gold medal match
21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
14:00
 Denmark  28–26  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Hansen 8 (16–14) Guigou 6
2× 4× Report 3× 2×

Rowing
Main articles: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Denmark has qualified four boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Three rowing crews had confirmed Olympic places for their boats each in the men's lightweight four, women's pair, and women's lightweight double sculls at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the rowers competing in both the women's single and double sculls were added to the Danish roster with their top four finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Team Denmark announced the first batch of rowers (men's lightweight four, women's pair, and women's lightweight double sculls) on 12 May 2016.[39] Meanwhile, the remaining crews that earned Olympic spots through the European & Qualification regatta were named to the Danish roster on 14 June 2016. Among the rowers qualifying for the Games were reigning Olympic champions Rasmus Quist Hansen and Mads Rasmussen (men's lightweight double sculls), and London 2012 bronze medalist Fie Udby Erichsen (women's single sculls).[40]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rasmus Quist Hansen
Mads Rasmussen		 Lightweight double sculls 6:33.67 3 R 7:02.78 1 SA/B 6:45.05 5 FB 6:34.72 10
Jacob Barsøe
Kasper Winther Jørgensen
Morten Jørgensen
Jacob Larsen		 Lightweight four 5:58.21 1 SA/B Bye 6:19.62 2 FA 6:21.97
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fie Udby Erichsen Single sculls 8:30.07 2 QF Bye 7:33.24 1 SA/B 8:08.65 6 FB 7:25.13 9
Anne Dsane Andersen
Hedvig Rasmussen		 Pair 7:05.28 2 SA/B Bye N/A 7:27.56 1 FA 7:20.71
Nina Hollensen
Lisbet Jakobsen		 Double sculls 7:18.92 5 R 7:04.35 4 N/A Did not advance
Anne Lolk
Juliane Elander Rasmussen		 Lightweight double sculls 7:01.84 2 SA/B Bye N/A 7:20.29 4 FB 7:27.36 9

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing
Main articles: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Danish sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[41] Team Denmark will determine the official list of sailors with the highest overall series score having accumulated in three selection trial meets of each fleet.[42]

On 4 March 2016, four sailors had been selected to the Danish Olympic team for Rio: skiff duo Jena Mai Hansen and Katja Salskov-Iversen (49erFX), and multihull tandem Anette Viborg Andreasen and 2012 Olympian Allan Nørregaard (Nacra 17).[43] Single-handed sailors Michael Hansen (Laser) and 2012 Finn silver medalist Jonas Høgh Christensen had claimed their Olympic spots at the Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta, while the remaining crews rounded out the selection at the ISAF World Cup meet in Hyeres, France.

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Sebastian Fleischer RS:X 15 14 9 12 22 11 17 20 2 11 6 18 EL 135 12
Michael Hansen Laser 6 24 23 20 31 31 19 26 5 26 N/A EL 180 25
Jonas Høgh Christensen Finn 13 2 4 DNF 10 11 16 16 17 21 N/A EL 110 17
Christian Peter Lübeck
Jonas Warrer		 49er 8 9 21 15 1 5 6 13 14 18 1 2 6 98 4
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Lærke Buhl-Hansen RS:X 17 16 17 20 16 13 12 9 21 13 10 12 EL 155 15
Anne-Marie Rindom Laser Radial 5 8 DSQ 3 3 1 4 6 22 3 N/A 16 55
Jena Mai Hansen
Katja Salskov-Iversen		 49erFX 21 2 2 2 4 2 9 16 2 1 2 4 8 54
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Allan Nørregaard
Anette Viborg Andreasen		 Nacra 17 8 8 9 14 10 12 17 9 7 11 5 15 EL 108 12

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting
Main articles: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Danish shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016.[44]

On 5 November 2015, Team Denmark had officially announced the shooting squad for the Games.[45]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Torben Grimmel Men's 50 m rifle prone 621.4 23 N/A Did not advance
Jesper Hansen Men's skeet 121 (+12) =5 Q 14 (+3) =5 Did not advance
Stine Nielsen Women's 10 m air rifle 410.1 38 N/A Did not advance
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 579 13 N/A Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming
Main articles: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Danish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[46][47] To qualify for the individual events, swimmers must achieve times set by the Danish Swimming Federation and the Danish NOC at either the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, the 2016 Danish Open or the 2016 European Aquatics Championships.[48]

On 4 November 2015, five swimmers had been officially chosen to be part of the Danish Olympic team for the Games, including current world-record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen in the breaststroke, and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Lotte Friis in long-distance freestyle.[49] Four more swimmers (Glæsner, Ipsen, Joensen, and Blume), along with the members of the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team, were officially named to the Danish roster on 10 May 2016, extending the swimming team size to thirteen.[50]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Viktor Bromer 200 m butterfly 1:55.77 7 Q 1:55.59 7 Q 1:55.64 6
Mads Glæsner 400 m freestyle 3:52.59 36 N/A Did not advance
Anton Ipsen 400 m freestyle 3:48.31 20 N/A Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:05.91 18 N/A Did not advance
Pál Joensen 1500 m freestyle 15:18.49 30 N/A Did not advance
Søren Dahl
Anders Lie
Daniel Skaaning
Magnus Westermann		 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:12.66 13 N/A Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Pernille Blume 50 m freestyle 24.23 1 Q 24.28 1 Q 24.07
100 m freestyle 54.15 11 Q 54.19 11 Did not advance
Lotte Friis 400 m freestyle 4:07.13 11 N/A Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:22.54 5 Q N/A 8:24.50 7
Mie Nielsen 100 m backstroke 59.13 4 Q 59.18 6 Q 58.80 5
Jeanette Ottesen 50 m freestyle 24.48 =5 Q 24.62 11 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 53.53 5 Q 53.35 6 Q 53.36 8
100 m butterfly 57.15 6 Q 57.47 7 Q 57.17 7
Rikke Møller Pedersen 100 m breaststroke 1:06.58 6 Q 1:07.07 10 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:22.72 1 Q 2:22.45 5 Q 2:23.74 8
Pernille Blume
Sarah Bro
Julie Kepp Jensen
Mie Nielsen		 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:39.45 12 N/A Did not advance
Pernille Blume
Mie Nielsen
Jeanette Ottesen
Rikke Møller Pedersen		 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:56.98 3 Q N/A 3:55.01 EU

Table tennis
Main articles: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Denmark has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Jonathan Groth secured one of the remaining Olympic spots in the men's singles by winning the repechage group final at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.[51]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jonathan Groth Men's singles Bye  Oláh (FIN)
W 4–0		  Ma L (CHN)
L 0–4		 Did not advance

Tennis
Main articles: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Denmark has entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Caroline Wozniacki (world no. 34) qualified directly for the women's singles as one of the top 56 eligible players in the WTA World Rankings as of 6 June 2016.[52][53]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Caroline Wozniacki Women's singles  Hradecká (CZE)
W 6–2, 6–2		  Kvitková (CZE)
L 2–6, 4–6		 Did not advance

Triathlon
Main articles: Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Denmark has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. Andreas Schilling was ranked among the top 43 eligible triathletes in the men's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of 15 May 2016.[54]

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Andreas Schilling Men's 18:11 0:48 55:33 0:38 33:46 1:48:56 28

Wrestling
Main articles: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Denmark has qualified one wrestler for the men's Greco-Roman 75 kg into the Olympic competition, as a result of his top six finish at the 2015 World Championships.[55][56]

Key:

  • VT – Victory by fall.
  • PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Mark Madsen −75 kg Bye  Abdevali (IRI)
W 3–1 PP		  Nemeš (SRB)
W 3–0 PO		  Bácsi (HUN)
W 3–0 PO		 Bye  Vlasov (RUS)
L 1–3 PP

See also

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