Denmark at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the Olympic Games

Flag of DenmarkFlag bearers
IOC code  DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk (Danish)
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Competitors 78 (57 men and 21 women) in 15 sports
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

Medals

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Results by event

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:

Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:16.40 (→ 22nd place)

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Men's Decathlon

  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

Women's Long Jump

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51kg)

  • First Round — Lost to Hamed Halbouni (SYR), RSC-2

Men's Light-Welterweight

Men's Light-Middleweight

Men's Light-Heavyweight

Men's Heavyweight

Cycling

Women's Individual Road Race

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

  • Heat — 23.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • Heat — 23.70 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 50.74
  • B-Final — 51.05 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat — 51.38 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:51.15
  • B-Final — 1:51.44 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat — 1:53.61 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:00.46 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Heat — 58.01 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:05.73 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:06.30 (→ did not advance, 47th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Heat — 54.52
  • B-Final — 54.77 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Heat — 1:59.26
  • Final — 1:58.24 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heat — 2:03.01 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:25.15 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 7:33.31 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 3:51.97 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

  • Heat — 26.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 57.28 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • B-Final — 57.02 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat — 57.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat — 2:01.80
  • B-Final — 2:01.84 (→ 11th place)
  • Heat — 2:04.71 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:18.06 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • Heat — 4:20.96 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

  • Heat — 8:50.82 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
  • Heat — 8:53.67 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:38.49 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:15.78
  • B-Final — 2:15.60 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:21.83 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:54.01
  • B-Final — 4:54.40 (→ 15th place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:48.83
  • Final — 3:49.25 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

  • First Round — Defeated Warda Bouchabou (Algeria) 6-0, 6-1
  • Second Round — Defeated Wendy Turnbull (Australia) 6-4, 6-3
  • Third Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva (Soviet Union) 1-6, 2-6

References