Denmark at the Olympics

Denmark at the
Olympics
IOC code DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk (in Danish) (in English)
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
45 75 75 195
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Games. Denmark has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games several times since 1948, including every Games since 1988.

Danish athletes have won a total of 179 medals, with sailing as the top medal-producing sport. Denmark has won only a single medal at the Winter Games, in curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

The National Olympic Committee for Denmark was created in 1905.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Greece 1896 Athens 3 1 2 3 6 9
France 1900 Paris 13 1 3 2 6 10
United States 1904 St. Louis did not participate
United Kingdom 1908 London 101 0 2 3 5 16
Sweden 1912 Stockholm 152 1 6 5 12 14
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 154 3 9 1 13 10
France 1924 Paris 89 2 5 2 9 12
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam 91 3 1 2 6 13
United States 1932 Los Angeles 43 0 3 3 6 20
Germany 1936 Berlin 121 0 2 3 5 23
United Kingdom 1948 London 162 5 7 8 20 10
Finland 1952 Helsinki 129 2 1 3 6 15
Australia 1956 Melbourne 31 1 2 1 4 20
Italy 1960 Rome 100 2 3 1 6 13
Japan 1964 Tokyo 60 2 1 3 6 18
Mexico 1968 Mexico City 64 1 4 3 8 22
West Germany 1972 Munich 126 1 0 0 1 25
Canada 1976 Montreal 66 1 0 2 3 24
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow 58 2 1 2 5 16
United States 1984 Los Angeles 60 0 3 3 6 27
South Korea 1988 Seoul 78 2 1 1 4 23
Spain 1992 Barcelona 110 1 1 4 6 30
United States 1996 Atlanta 119 4 1 1 6 19
Australia 2000 Sydney 97 2 3 1 6 30
Greece 2004 Athens 92 2 1 5 8 34
China 2008 Beijing 84 2 2 3 7 30
United Kingdom 2012 London 113 2 4 3 9 29
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 121 2 6 7 15 28
Japan 2020 Tokyo future event
Total 45 74 75 194 23

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 2 0 0 0 0
Norway 1952 Oslo 1 0 0 0 0
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo did not participate
United States 1960 Squaw Valley 1 0 0 0 0
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 2 0 0 0 0
France 1968 Grenoble 3 0 0 0 0
Japan 1972 Sapporo did not participate
Austria 1976 Innsbruck
United States 1980 Lake Placid
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo
Canada 1988 Calgary 1 0 0 0 0
France 1992 Albertville 6 0 0 0 0
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 4 0 0 0 0
Japan 1998 Nagano 12 0 1 0 1 18
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 11 0 0 0 0
Italy 2006 Turin 5 0 0 0 0
Canada 2010 Vancouver 18 0 0 0 0
Russia 2014 Sochi 12 0 0 0 0
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang Future event
China 2022 Beijing Future event
Total 0 1 0 1 43

Medals by summer sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Sailing 12 9 9 30
Cycling 7 9 10 26
Rowing 7 5 12 24
Handball 4 0 0 4
Shooting 3 10 5 18
Canoeing 3 6 5 14
Swimming 3 5 6 14
Boxing 1 5 6 12
Badminton 1 3 4 8
Fencing 1 2 3 6
Gymnastics 1 2 1 4
Weightlifting 1 2 0 3
Diving 1 0 1 2
Athletics 0 4 3 7
Equestrian 0 4 2 6
Wrestling 0 3 6 9
Football 0 3 1 4
Field hockey 0 1 0 1
Tennis 0 1 0 1
Table tennis 0 0 1 1
Total 45 74 75 194

Medals by winter sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Curling 0 1 0 1
Total 0 1 0 1

List of medalists

Medals by individual

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won one or more Olympic gold medals and three or more Olympic medals for Denmark. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.

No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Paul Elvstrøm Sailing 1948–1988 8 M 4 0 0 4
2 Eskild Ebbesen Rowing 1996–2012 5 M 3 0 2 5
3 Lars Jørgen Madsen Shooting 1900–1924 5 M 2 2 1 5
4 Henry Hansen Cycling 1928–1932 2 M 2 1 0 3
5 Jesper Bank Sailing 1984–2000 4 M 2 0 1 3
6 Anders Peter Nielsen Shooting 1900–1920 4 M 1 3 0 4
7 Karen Margrethe Harup Swimming 1948 1 F 1 2 0 3
8 Viggo Jensen Weightlifting 1896–1900 2 M 1 1 1 3
9 Willy Falck Hansen Track cycling 1924–1928 2 M 1 1 1 3
9 Ole Berntsen Sailing 1948–1964 M 1 1 1 3
9 Niels Fredborg Track cycling 1964–1972 4 M 1 1 1 3
12 Erik Hansen Canoeing 1960–1972 4 M 1 0 2 3
12 Lasse Norman Hansen Track cycling 2012– 2 M 1 0 2 3

Medals by team

Denmark has been successful at the Olympics in team sports like football, handball and team gymnastics. In football Denmark has won four medals. Also team gymnastics has given Denmark four medals. In women's handball Denmark has won three gold medals.

Summer Olympics

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold National handball team Australia 2000 Sydney Handball Women's competition
 Gold Jesper Bank
Henrik Blakskjær
Thomas Jacobsen
Australia 2000 Sydney Sailing Men's soling class
 Silver Wilson Kipketer Australia 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 800m
 Silver Camilla Martin Australia 2000 Sydney Badminton Women's singles
 Silver Torben Grimmel Australia 2000 Sydney Shooting Men's 50m rifle prone (60 shots)
 Bronze Eskild Ebbesen
Thomas Ebert
Victor Feddersen
Søren Madsen
Australia 2000 Sydney Rowing Men's lightweight coxless four
 Gold National handball team Greece 2004 Athens Handball Women's competition
 Gold Eskild Ebbesen
Thomas Ebert
Thor Kristensen
Stephan Mølvig
Greece 2004 Athens Rowing Men's lightweight coxless four
 Bronze Wilson Kipketer Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 800m
 Bronze Joachim Olsen Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Men's shot put
 Bronze Michael Maze
Finn Tugwell
Greece 2004 Athens Table tennis Men's doubles
 Bronze Signe Livbjerg Greece 2004 Athens Sailing Women's Europe class
 Bronze Dorte Jensen
Helle Jespersen
Christina Otzen
Greece 2004 Athens Sailing Women's yngling class
 Gold Mads Kruse Andersen
Thomas Ebert
Eskild Ebbesen
Morten Jørgensen
China 2008 Beijing Rowing Men's lightweight men's four
 Gold Martin Kirketerp Ibsen
Jonas Warrer
China 2008 Beijing Sailing Men's 49er class
 Silver Casper Jørgensen
Jens-Erik Madsen
Michael Mørkøv
Alex Nicki Rasmussen
China 2008 Beijing Cycling (Track) Men's team pursuit
 Bronze Andreas Helgstrand
Anne van Olst
Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
China 2008 Beijing Equestrian Dressage team
 Bronze Rasmus Hansen
Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen
China 2008 Beijing Rowing Men's double sculls
 Gold Quist, RasmusRasmus Quist
Mads Rasmussen
United Kingdom 2012 London Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls
 Gold Hansen, Lasse NormanLasse Norman Hansen United Kingdom 2012 London Cycling (Track) Men's omnium
 Silver Golding, AndersAnders Golding United Kingdom 2012 London Shooting Men's skeet
 Silver Erichsen, Fie UdbyFie Udby Erichsen United Kingdom 2012 London Rowing Women's single sculls
 Silver Høgh-Christensen, JonasJonas Høgh-Christensen United Kingdom 2012 London Sailing Men's Finn
 Silver Boe, MathiasMathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
United Kingdom 2012 London Badminton Men's doubles
 Bronze Kasper Winther Jørgensen
Morten Jørgensen
Jacob Barsøe
Eskild Ebbesen
United Kingdom 2012 London Rowing Men's lightweight coxless four
 Bronze Fischer, JoachimJoachim Fischer
Christinna Pedersen
United Kingdom 2012 London Badminton Mixed doubles
 Bronze Lang, PeterPeter Lang
Allan Nørregaard
United Kingdom 2012 London Sailing 49er

Winter Olympics

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Silver Helena Blach Lavrsen
Margit Pörtner
Dorthe Holm
Trine Qvist
Jane Bidstrup
Japan 1998 Nagano Curling Women's competition

See also

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