Denmark at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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| At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 97 (53 men and 44 women) in 16 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Jesper Bank (opening) Torben Grimmel (closing) |
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| Medals Rank: 30 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 6 |
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Denmark competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Contents
Medalist
Gold
- Karen Brødsgaard, Katrine Fruelund, Maja Grønbæk, Lotte Kiærskou, Karin Mortensen, Anja Nielsen, Rikke Schmidt, Christina Roslyng, Mette Vestergaard, Anette Hoffmann, Camilla Andersen, Janne Kolling, Lene Rantala, Tina Bøttzau, Tonje Kjærgaard — Handball, Women's Team Competition
- Henrik Blakskjær, Thomas Jacobsen, and Jesper Bank — Sailing, Men's Soling Class
Silver
- Wilson Kipketer — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- Camilla Martin — Badminton, Women's Singles
- Torben Grimmel — Shooting, Men's Rifle
Bronze
- Thomas Ebert, Søren Madsen, Eskild Ebbesen, and Victor Feddersen — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours
Results by event
Archery
| Women's individual | |||
| Katja Brix Poulson | |||
| 1/32 eliminations | Lost to | Pi-Yu Liu Chinese Taipei |
161-152 |
Athletics
Men's Competition
Men's 800m
- Wilson Kipketer
- Round 1 — 01:45.57
- Semifinal — 01:44.22
- Final — 01:45.14 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's Shot Put
- Joachim Olsen
- Qualifying — 19.41 (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Jan Bielecki
- Qualifying — 70.46 (→ did not advance)
Women's Competition
Women's Pole Vault
- Marie Rasmussen
- Qualifying — 4.30
- Final — 4.35 (→ 8th place)
Badminton
Camilla Martin won Denmark's only medal in the Women's Singles event. She took the silver after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the finals
Men's Singles
- Kenneth Jonassen
- Round of 64 — Defeated Shon Seung-mo of Korea
- Round of 32 — Defeated Ruud Kuijten of Belgium
- Round of 16 — Lost to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia
- Peter Gade
- Round of 64 — Bye
- Round of 32 — Defeated Denis Constantin of Mauritius
- Round of 16 — Defeated Fung Permadi of Chinese Taipei
- Quarterfinal — Defeated Marlev Mario Mainaky of Indonesia
- Semifinal — Lost to Ji Xinpeng of China
- Bronze medal match — Lost to Xia Xuanze of China
- Poul-Erik Hoyer
- Round of 64 — Bye
- Round of 32 — Lost to Sun Jun of China
Men's Doubles
- Martin Lundgaard Hansen and Lars Paaske
- Round of 32 — Defeated Mihail Popov, Svetoslav Stoyanov of Bulgaria
- Round of 16 — Lost to Ricky Ahmad Subagja, Rexy Ronald Mainaky of Indonesia
- Jim Laugesen and Michael Sogaard
- Round of 32 — Bye
- Round of 16 — Lost to Tony Gunawan, Candra Wijaya of Indonesia
- Jesper Larsen and Jens Eriksen
- Round of 32 — Bye
- Round of 16 — Defeated Brent Olynyk, Bryan Moody of Canada
- Quarterfinal — Lost to Lee Dong-soo, Yoo Yong-sung of Korea
Women's Singles
- Mette Sorensen
- Round of 64 — Defeated Sujitra Eakmongkolpaisarn of Thailand
- Round of 32 — Defeated Takako Ida of Japan
- Round of 16 — Lost to Ye Zhaoying of China
- Camilla Martin
- Round of 64 — Bye
- Round of 32 — Defeated Ellen Angelinawaty of Indonesia
- Round of 16 — Defeated Kelly Morgan of Great Britain
- Quarterfinal — Defeated Mia Audina Tjiptawan of Netherlands
- Semifinal — Defeated Dai Yun of China
- Gold medal match — Lost to Gong Zhichao of China — → Silver Medal
Women's Doubles
- Ann-Lou Jorgensen and Mette Schjoldager
- Round of 32 — Defeated Elena Nozdran, Viktoriya Yevtushenko of Ukraine
- Round of 16 — Lost to Eti Lesmina Tantra, Chynthia Tuwankotta of Indonesia
- Ann Jorgensen and Majken Vange
- Round of 32 — Lost to Nicole Grether, Karen Stechmann of Germany
- Rikke Olsen and Helene Kirkegaard
- Round of 32 — Defeated Wanting Ling, Wai Chee Louisa Koon of Hong Kong
- Round of 16 — Defeated Marina Yakusheva, Irina Rousliakova of Russia
- Quarterfinal — Lost to Ra Kyung-min, Jae Hee Chung of Korea
Mixed Doubles
- Jon Holst-Christensen and Ann Jorgdenson
- Round of 32 — Defeated Lee Dong-soo, Lee Hyo-jung of Korea
- Round of 16 — Lost to Simon Archer, Joanne Goode of Great Britain
- Michael Sogaard and Rikke Olsen
- Round of 32 — Bye
- Round of 16 — Defeated Mike Beres, Kara Solmundson of Canada
- Quarterfinal — Defeated Bambang Suprianto, Zelin Resiana of Indonesia
- Semifinal — Lost to Zhang Jun, Gao Ling of China
- Bronze medal match — Lost to Simon Archer, Joanne Goode of Great Britain
- Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager
- Round of 32 — Bye
- Round of 16 — Defeated Michael Keck, Nicol Pitro of Germany
- Quarterfinal — Lost to Tri Kusharyanto, Minarti Timur of Indonesia
Canoe / Kayak
Flatwater
Men's competition
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m
- Torsten Tranum
- Qualifying Heat — 03:35.841
- Semifinal — 03:38.865
- Final — 03:37.811 (→ 6th place)
Men's Kayak Doubles 500m
- Paw Madsen, Jesper Staal
- Qualifying Heat — 01:32.613
- Semifinal — 01:32.867 (→ did not advance)
Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000m
- Paw Madsen, Jesper Staal
- Qualifying Heat — 03:16.989
- Semifinal — 03:18.206 (→ did not advance)
Cycling
Cross Country Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike
- Michael Rasmussen
- Final — 2:18:15.57 (→ 22nd place)
- Jesper Agergaard
- Final — Lapped
Road Cycling
Men's Individual Time Trial
- Michael Sandstød
- Final — DNF
Men's Road Race
- Frank Høj
- Final — 5:30:34 (→ 6th place)
- Nicki Sørensen
- Final — 5:30:46 (→ 40th place)
- Rolf Sørensen
- Final — 5:30:46 (→ 59th place)
- Lars Michaelsen
- Final — DNF
- Michael Sandstød
- Final — DNF
Track Cycling
Men's Point Race
- Jimmi Madsen
- Points — 0
- Laps Down — 2 (→ 23rd place)
Men's Madison
- Jakob Storm Piil, Jimmi Madsen
- Final — 5 (→ 12th place)
Sailing
Denmark competed in seven events during the Sailing competition in Sydney and won one gold medal.
Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)
- Lasse Hjortnæs
- Race 1 — 21
- Race 2 — 21
- Race 3 — (23)
- Race 4 — 12
- Race 5 — 13
- Race 6 — 6
- Race 7 — (26) DNF
- Race 8 — 17
- Race 9 — 21
- Race 10 — 13
- Race 11 — 14
- Final — 138 (→ 20th place)
Men's Laser
- Peter Rønholt
- Race 1 — 17
- Race 2 — (32)
- Race 3 — 12
- Race 4 — 4
- Race 5 — 10
- Race 6 — (24)
- Race 7 — 6
- Race 8 — 9
- Race 9 — 17
- Race 10 — 11
- Race 11 — 1
- Final — 103 (→ 13th place)
Men's Tornado
- Stig Raagaard Hansen and Helene Raagaard Hansen
- Race 1 — 14
- Race 2 — 15
- Race 3 — (16)
- Race 4 — 6
- Race 5 — 11
- Race 6 — 9
- Race 7 — 10
- Race 8 — 12
- Race 9 — 7
- Race 10 — 12
- Race 11 — (17) OCS
- Final — 96 (→ 14th place)
Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)
- Jesper Bank, Henrik Blakskjær and Thomas Jacobsen
- Round Robin Group 2 (4-1) — 4 Points
- Quarterfinals — (4-1) — 4 points
- Semifinals — Defeated Norway
- Finals — Defeated Germany (→ Gold Medal)
Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
- Kristine Roug
- Race 1 — 5
- Race 2 — 21
- Race 3 — 2
- Race 4 — 1
- Race 5 — 10
- Race 6 — 6
- Race 7 — 4
- Race 8 — (28) OCS
- Race 9 — 16
- Race 10 — 19
- Race 11 — (28) OCS
- Final — 84 (→ 10th place)
Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Susanne Ward and Michaela Ward
- Race 1 — 3
- Race 2 — 10
- Race 3 — 11
- Race 4 — 11
- Race 5 — (18)
- Race 6 — (17)
- Race 7 — 4
- Race 8 — 7
- Race 9 — 15
- Race 10 — 8
- Race 11 — 2
- Final — 71 (→ 10th place)
Mixed High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)
- Michael Hestbæk and Jonatan Aage Persson
- Race 1 — 8
- Race 2 — 2
- Race 3 — 7
- Race 4 — 13
- Race 5 — (17)
- Race 6 — 8
- Race 7 — 9
- Race 8 — 8
- Race 9 — 16
- Race 10 — 12
- Race 11 — 2
- Race 12 — 5
- Race 13 — (18) OCS
- Race 14 — 2
- Race 15 — 7
- Race 16 — 9
- Final — 108 (→ 9th place)
Swimming
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Jacob Carstensen
- Preliminary Heat — 1:50.41 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Jacob Carstensen
- Preliminary Heat — 03:54.14 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Dennis Otzen Jensen
- Preliminary Heat — 55.70 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m Freestyle
- Dennis Otzen Jensen, Henrik Steen Andersen, Jeppe Nielsen, and Jacob Carstensen
- Preliminary Heat — 03:24.78 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle
- Jacob Carstensen, Henrik Steen Andersen, Jeppe Nielsen, and Dennis Otzen Jensen
- Preliminary Heat — 07:24.63 (→ did not advance)
Women's 50m Freestyle
- Mette Jacobsen
- Preliminary Heat — 25.96 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Mette Jacobsen
- Preliminary Heat — 59.45
- Semi-final — 59.75 (→ did not advance)
- Sophia Skou
- Preliminary Heat — 59.79
- Semi-final — 59.89 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200m Butterfly
- Mette Jacobsen
- Preliminary Heat — 02:09.30
- Semi-final — 02:08.11
- Final — 02:08.24 (→ 4th place)
- Sophia Skou
- Preliminary Heat — 02:11.35
- Semi-final — 02:11.07 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Louise Ørnstedt
- Preliminary Heat — 01:01.98
- Semi-final — 01:01.69
- Final — 01:02.02 (→ 8th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Louise Ørnstedt
- Preliminary Heat — 02:13.61
- Semi-final — 02:14.24 (→ did not advance)
Triathlon
Women's Individual Competition:
- Marie Overbye — 2:07:17.51 (→ 28th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Jan Knobelauch Hansen — 1:55:42.06 (→ 44th place)
References
- sports-reference
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1 — Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2 — Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
