Denmark at the 1988 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
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Competitors
Flag bearer Anne Törnblad
Medals
Rank: 23		 Gold
2		 Silver
1		 Bronze
1		 Total
4
Olympic history (summary)
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Denmark competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

  • Dan Frost — Cycling, Men's Points Race
  • Jørgen Bojsen-Møller and Christian Grønborg — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman Class

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

[edit] Image:Med_3.png Bronze

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

After two Olympiads without competing in archery, Denmark returned to the sport in 1988. Three men competed, placing 11th as a team and no higher than 23rd as individuals.

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Henrik Toft – 1/8 final (→ 23rd place)
  • Jan Jacobsen – Preliminary round (→ 25th place)
  • Niels Gammelgaard – Preliminary round (→ 56th place)

Men's Team Competition:

  • Toft, Jacobsen, and Gammelgaard – Semifinal (→ 11th place)

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:16.40 (→ 22nd place)

Men's Decathlon

  • Lars Warming — 7859 points (→ 19th place)
  1. 100 metres — 11.07s
  2. Long Jump — 7.04m
  3. Shot Put — 13.41m
  4. High Jump — 1.94m
  5. 400 metres — 47.97s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 14.49s
  7. Discus Throw — 40.38m
  8. Pole Vault — 4.80m
  9. Javelin Throw — 51.50m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:22.41s

[edit] Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51kg)

[edit] Cycling

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Karina Skibby — 2:00:52 (→ 42nd place)

[edit] Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Tue Hellstem — 4940pts (→ 27th place)

Men's Team Competition:

  • Hellstem — 4940pts (→ 21st place)

[edit] Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

  • Vagn Høgholm
    1. Heat – 23.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • Peter Rohde
    1. Heat – 23.70 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Franz Mortensen
    1. Heat – 50.74
    2. B-Final – 51.05 (→ 13th place)
  • Peter Rohde
    1. Heat – 51.38 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Franz Mortensen
    1. Heat – 1:51.15
    2. B-Final – 1:51.44 (→ 13th place)
  • Jan Patvel Larsen
    1. Heat – 1:53.61 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Claus Christensen
    1. Heat – 4:00.46 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Lars Sørensen
    1. Heat – 50.74 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Lars Sørensen
    1. Heat – 2:05.73 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Lars Sørensen
    1. Heat – 1:06.30 (→ did not advance, 47th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Christian Toft
    1. Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Benny Nielsen
    1. Heat – 54.52
    2. B-Final – 54.77 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Benny Nielsen
    1. Heat – 1:59.26
    2. Final – 1:58.24 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Jan Patvel Larsen
    1. Heat – 2:03.01 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  • Franz Mortensen, Vagn Høgholm, Benny Nielsen, and Peter Rohde
    1. Heat – 3:25.15 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

  • Franz Mortensen, Claus Christensen, Jan Patvel Larsen, and Peter Rohde
    1. Heat – 7:33.31 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

  • Lars Sørensen, Christian Toft, Benny Nielsen, and Franz Mortensen
    1. Heat – 3:51.97 (→ did not advance, 14th place)


Women's 50m Freestyle

  • Gitta Jensen
    1. Heat – 26.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Gitta Jensen
    1. Heat – 57.28 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
    2. B-Final – 57.02 (→ 13th place)
  • Pia Sørensen
    1. Heat – 57.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Mette Jacobsen
    1. Heat – 2:01.80
    2. B-Final – 2:01.84 (→ 11th place)
  • Annette Jørgensen
    1. Heat – 2:04.71 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Eva Mortensen
    1. Heat – 4:18.06 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • Pernille Jensen
    1. Heat – 4:20.96 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

  • Pernille Jensen
    1. Heat – 8:50.82 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
  • Eva Mortensen
    1. Heat – 8:53.67 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

  • Pia Sørensen
    1. Heat – 2:38.49 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

  • Mette Jacobsen
    1. Heat – 2:15.78
    2. B-Final – 2:15.60 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

  • Annette Poulsen
    1. Heat – 2:21.83 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

  • Annette Poulsen
    1. Heat – 4:54.01
    2. B-Final – 4:54.40 (→ 15th place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  • Mette Jacobsen, Gitta Jensen, Pia Sørensen, and Annette Jørgensen
    1. Heat – 3:48.83
  • Gitta Jensen, Pia Sørensen, Mette Jacobsen, and Annette Jørgensen
    1. Final – 3:49.25 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

  • Mette Jacobsen, Pia Sørensen, Annette Jørgensen, and Gitta Jensen
    1. Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

[edit] Tennis

Women's Singles Competition