Denmark at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk (Danish) (English)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 112 in 14 sports
Flag bearer Caroline Wozniacki[1]
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
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Intercalated Games
1906

Denmark is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Danish athletes have competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

Competitors

Athletics

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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):[2][3][4] 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 May 17, 2016, and were joined by three marathon runners (one man and two women) three days later.[5][6]

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
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Andreas Bube 800 m
Abdi Hakim Ulad Marathon N/A
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Anna Holm Baumeister Marathon N/A
Jessica Draskau-Petersson N/A
Sara Slott Petersen 400 m hurdles
Stina Troest
  • Men's marathon – 2 quota places left
  • Women's marathon – 1 quota place left

Badminton

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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 each of 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.[7]

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
Jan Østergaard Jørgensen
Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen		 Doubles N/A
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
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen		 Doubles N/A
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

Canoeing

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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.[8]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rene Holten Poulsen Men's K-1 1000 m


Women's K-2 500 m




Women's K-4 500 m

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

Cycling

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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.[9]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race
Men's time trial
  Men's road race
 

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.

Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank
 
 
 
 		 Men's team pursuit
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank Time Rank Points Rank
Men's omnium
Women's omnium

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 May 25, 2016.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's cross-country
Women's cross-country

BMX

Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank

Men's BMX

Women's BMX

Equestrian

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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.[10]

Dressage

Long list for the dressage team was published on April 30. Final team will be named on July 17, after several observation events which include FEI Nations Cup competitions in Odense and Aachen as well as the Danish Dressage Championships in Broholm.[11]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank

Individual







See above Team N/A

Football

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Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

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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.[12]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Group play
Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA
(H) Host.

4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)
13:00
v
Iraq  Match 1  Denmark

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
19:00
v
Denmark  Match 14  South Africa

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
22:00
v
Denmark  Match 23  Brazil

Handball

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Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

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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.[13]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Group play
Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 7 August 2016. Source:
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.
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
14:40
v		 Denmark  v  Argentina Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
14:40
v		 Tunisia  v  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
14:40
v		 Denmark  v  Croatia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
14:40
v		 Denmark  v  Qatar Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
14:40
v		 France  v  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

Rowing

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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 May 12, 2016.[14]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jacob Barsøe
Kasper Winther Jørgensen
Morten Jørgensen
Jacob Søgaard		 Lightweight four
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fie Udby Erichsen Single sculls
Anne Dsane Andersen
Lærke Rasmussen		 Pair N/A
 
 		 Double sculls N/A
Anne Lolk
Juliane Elander Rasmussen		 Lightweight double sculls N/A

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

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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.[15] 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.[16]

On March 4, 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).[17] 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
Michael Hansen Laser N/A
Jonas Høgh Christensen Finn N/A
Christian Peter Lübeck
Jonas Warrer		 49er
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
Anne-Marie Rindom Laser Radial N/A
Jena Mai Hansen
Katja Salskov-Iversen		 49erFX
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

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

Shooting

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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 March 31, 2016.[18]

On November 5, 2015, Team Denmark had officially announced the shooting squad for the Games.[19]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Torben Grimmel 50 m rifle prone N/A
Jesper Hansen Skeet
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Stine Nielsen 10 m air rifle
50 m rifle 3 positions

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

Swimming

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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)):[20][21] 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.[22]

On November 4, 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.[23] 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 May 10, 2016, extending the swimming team size to thirteen.[24]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Viktor Bromer 200 m butterfly
Mads Glæsner 400 m freestyle N/A
Anton Ipsen 400 m freestyle N/A
1500 m freestyle N/A
Pál Joensen 1500 m freestyle N/A
Søren Dahl
Anders Lie
Daniel Skaaning
Magnus Westermann		 4 × 200 m freestyle relay N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Pernille Blume 50 m freestyle
100 m freestyle
Lotte Friis 400 m freestyle N/A
800 m freestyle N/A
Mie Nielsen 100 m backstroke
Jeanette Ottesen 50 m freestyle
100 m butterfly
Rikke Møller Pedersen 100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
Pernille Blume
Mie Nielsen
Jeanette Ottesen
Rikke Møller Pedersen		 4 × 100 m medley relay N/A

Table tennis

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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.[25]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 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

Triathlon

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Main articles: Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Andreas Schilling Men's

Wrestling

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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.[26][27]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical 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

See also

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