Denmark at the 2008 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 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Competitors 83 to 87 (projected)[1] in 16 sports
Flag bearer Joachim B. Olsen
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0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
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Denmark will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Danish athletes who have qualified for the Olympics. The goal set out by Team Danmark and the Danish Sports' Union (Dansk Idræts-Forbund, DIF) is six medals. The distribution of gold, silver and bronze medals in this goal are not specified.[2]

Team Danmark and DIF think Denmark has the best chances of winning a medal in wrestling, cycling, handball, the equestrian events, rowing, athletics, badminton and sailing, but hope to see table tennis and triathlon make the podium as well.[2]

The entire Danish Olympic squad will be announced on June 21, 2008 with final confirmation on July 8.[3]

Contents

[edit] Qualified athletes

Athletes in bold have been selected by the NOC and will compete in the Games.[4] Other athletes are either expected to qualify or are in the running to qualify.

[edit] Archery

Further information: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
  • Niels Dall, men's individual. Qualified by finishing 14th in the World Championships in Leipzig in June 2007.
  • Louise Klingenberg Laursen, women's individual. Qualified by finishing 33rd at the World Championships.

[edit] Athletics

Further information: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

[edit] Badminton

Further information: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

[edit] Canoeing

Further information: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
  • Kasper Bleibach, men's K-1 500m. Qualified by winning the European Championships in Milan in May 2008.
  • Henriette Engel Hansen, women's K-1 500m. Qualified by winning the B-final at the European Championships in Milan in May 2008.
  • Kim Wraae Knudsen and René Holten Poulsen, men's K-2 1000. Qualified by winning the European Championships in Milan in May 2008.

[edit] Cycling

Further information: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

[edit] Equestrian

Further information: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
  • Peter Tersgov Flarup, military. Qualified by finishing first in Group A of the Olympic qualification.
  • A team

[edit] Handball

Further information: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

[edit] Rowing

Further information: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
  • An unnamed men's lightweight double sculls (LM2x)
  • An unnamed women's lightweight double sculls (LW2x)
  • An unnamed men's lightweight coxless four (LM4-)
  • An unnamed men's double sculls (M2x)

[edit] Sailing

Further information: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
  • Bettina Honoré, Windsurfing, RS:X. Qualified by finishing 45th at the 2007 World Championships in Cascais.
  • Martin Kirketerp, 49er. Qualified by finishing 8th at the World Championships.
  • Jonas Høgh-Christensen, Finn. Qualified by being 1st on the World Ranking at the time of selection.
  • Jonas Kældsø, Windsurfing RS:X. Qualified by finishing 29th at the 2007 World Championships in Cascais.
  • Anders Nyholm laser. Qualified by finishing 23rd at the World Championships.
  • Jonas Warrer, 49er. Qualified by finishing 8th at the World Championships.

[edit] Shooting

Further information: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
  • Anders Christian Golding, skeet shooting. Qualified by finishing 8th at the 2007 European Championships in Granada.

[edit] Swimming

Further information: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Jacob Schiøtt Andkjær, men's 50m and 100m freestyle. Qualified by setting a time of 49.06 seconds on 100m freestyle in Århus in July 2007.
  • Chris Christensen, men's 200m breaststroke. Qualified by setting a time of 2:14.76 minutes at the World Championships in Melbourne in March 2007.
  • Lotte Friis, women's 400m and 800m freestyle. Qualified by setting a time of 4:11.13 minutes in Barcelona in June 2007.
  • Mads Glæsner, men's 1500m freestyle. Qualified by setting a time of 15:12.10 minutes at the World Championships in Melbourne in March 2007.
  • Julie Hjorth-Hansen, women's 200m freestyle, 200m breaststroke, 200m and 400m medley. Qualified by setting a time of 2:13.14 minutes on 200m medley at the World Championships in Melbourne in March 2007.
  • Jeanette Ottesen, women's 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly. Qualified by setting a time of 55.71 seconds on 100m freestyle at the Danish championships in Århus in July 2007.
  • Jon Rud, men's 400m freestyle. Qualified by setting a time of 3:50.09 minutes at the European Championships in Eindhoven in March 2008.

[edit] Table tennis

Further information: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Michael Maze, men's singles. Qualified by being 18th on the ITTF's World Ranking, filtered to a maximum of two athletes per country (requirement: 20th).

[edit] Tennis

Further information: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Caroline Wozniacki. Not yet selected, but has fulfilled the qualification criteria by being 32nd on the World rankings as of June 9, 2008.

[edit] Trampoline

Further information: Trampoline at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Peter Jensen, individual all-around. Qualified by finishing 14th (11th filtered) in the World Championships in Canada on November 2, 2007.

[edit] Triathlon

Further information: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

[edit] Wrestling

Further information: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

[edit] References

  1. ^ "27 atleter udtaget til OL", (Danish) ol.dk. Retrieved on June 8, 2008
  2. ^ a b "Danske målsætninger" (Danish), ol.dk. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
  3. ^ "Milepæle frem mod OL" (Danish), ol.dk. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
  4. ^ "Det danske hold", ol.dk. Retrieved on June 8, 2008.

[edit] External links

  • ol.dk (Danish) – the Danish Olympics Commitee's homepage for the Danish Olympic team
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