Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the Olympic Games
Flag of Denmark IOC code  DEN NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark Website www.dif.dk (Danish) (English)
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Competitors	110 (77 men and 33 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Jørgen Bojsen-Møller
Medals Rank: 30	Gold 1	Silver 1	Bronze 4	Total 6
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Winter Games
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Intercalated Games
1906

Denmark competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Medalists

Gold

• Jesper Bank, Steen Secher and Jesper Seier — Sailing, Men's Soling Class

Silver

• Arne Nielsson and Christian Wigø — Canoeing, Men's C-2 1000 metres

Bronze

• Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen — Badminton, Men's Singles

• Brian Nielsen — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight

• Jørgen Bojsen-Møller and Jens Bojsen-Møller — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman Class

• Ken Frost, Jimmi Madsen, Klaus Kynde Nielsen, Jan Petersen and Michael Sandstød — Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit

Results by event

Archery

Denmark had very little success in the 1992 archery competition, losing all three head-to-head matches.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Ole Gammelgaard — Round of 32, 26th place (0-1)
• Henrik Toft — Round of 32, 27th place (0-1)
• Jan Rytter — Ranking Round, 64th place (0-0)

Men's Team Competition:

• Gammelgaard, Toft, and Rytter — Round of 16, 13th place (0-1)

Athletics

Women's 3.000 metres

• Gitte Karlshøj
  • Heat — 8:54.05 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10.000 metres

• Dorthe Rasmussen
  • Heat — 33:22.43 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Renata Nielsen
  • Heat — 6.63 m
  • Final — 6.06 m (→ 11th place)

Cycling

Women's Individual Road Race

• Karina Skibby
  • Final — 2:05:03 (→ 11th place)

Football

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Drew with Mexico (1-1)
  • Drew with Ghana (0-0)
  • Lost to Australia (0-3)
• → Did not advance
• Team Roster (club teams in brackets)

1. Niels Christian Jørgensen (Aalborg BK)
2. Thomas Helveg (Odense BK)
3. Jacob Laursen (Vejle BK)
4. Claus Thomsen (Aarhus GF)
5. Peter Frank (BK Frem)
6. Jakob Kjeldbjerg (Silkeborg IF)
7. Jens Madsen (Brøndby IF)
8. Ronnie Ekelund (Brøndby IF)
9. Miklos Molnar (Servette FC)
10. Per Frandsen (OSC Lille)
11. Peter Møller (Aalborg BK)
12. Unused: Jens Risager (Brøndby IF)
13. Stig Tøfting (Aarhus GF)
14. Lars Højer Nielsen (F.C. Copenhagen)
15. Unused: Michael Hansen (Silkeborg IF)
16. Unused: Brian Flies (Næstved IF)
17. Jens Madsen (Odense BK)
18. Michael Larsen (Silkeborg IF)
19. Søren Andersen (Aarhus GF)
20. Unused: Michael Johansen (F.C. Copenhagen)

Head Coach: Viggo Jensen

Sailing

Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)

• Morten Christoffersen
  • Final Ranking — 183.0 points (→ 17th place)

Men's 470 Class

• Hans Jørgen Riber and Jesper Pilegaard
  • Final Ranking — 139 points (→ 19th place)

Women's 470 Class

• Susanne Ward and Marianne Nielsen
  • Final Ranking — 98.4 points (→ 13th place)

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 23.61 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 51.29 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 1:53.86 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Lars Sørensen
  • Heat — 2:06.80 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Lars Sørensen
  • Heat — 1:07.94 (→ did not advance, 48th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Lars Sørensen
  • Heat — 2:04.65
  • B-Final — 2:03.81 (→ 11th place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Gitta Jensen
  • Heat — 26.54 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

• Mette Nielsen
  • Heat — 26.80 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Gitta Jensen
  • Heat — 56.47
  • B-Final — 56.59 (→ 12th place)

• Mette Nielsen
  • Heat — 58.67 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 2:01.84
  • B-Final — 2:02.14 (→ 13th place)

• Gitta Jensen
  • Heat — 2:02.27
  • B-Final — 2:02.32 (→ 14th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 4:16.80 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Britta Vestergaard
  • Heat — 1:13.58 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Britta Vestergaard
  • Heat — 2:35.28 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 100m Butterfly

• Berit Puggaard
  • Heat — 1:04.57 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 2:13.18
  • Final — 2:11.87 (→ 7th place)

• Berit Puggaard
  • Heat — 2:16.11
  • B-Final — 2:15.07 (→ 15th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Annette Poulsen
  • Heat — 2:25.67 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Gitta Jensen, Mette Jacobsen, Berit Puggaard, Mette Nielsen, and Annette Poulsen
  • Heat — 3:48.78
  • Final — 3:47.81 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Mette Jacobsen, Britta Vestergaard, Berit Puggaard, and Gitta Jensen
  • Heat — 4:17.20 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

References

• sports-reference