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Denmark at the 2012 Summer Olympics


FieldValue
NOCDEN
NOCnameNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
gamesSummer Olympics
year2012
website
locationLondon
competitors113
sports17
flagbearerKim Wraae Knudsen (opening)
Allan Nørregaard (closing)
rank29
gold2
silver4
bronze3
appearancesauto
seealso1906 Intercalated Games

Allan Nørregaard (closing)

Denmark competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark sent the nation's second largest delegation to the Games after the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 113 athletes, 63 men and 50 women, competed in 17 sports, although two additional athletes played as team reserves. Handball was the only team-based sport in which Denmark was represented in at these Olympic games.

The Danish team included several past Olympic champions, one of them defending (the men's lightweight coxless fours team, led by veteran rowers Eskild Ebbesen and Morten Jørgensen). Notable athletes included tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, and swimmer Lotte Friis, who won a bronze medal in Beijing. Kim Wraae Knudsen, silver medalist in the men's sprint kayak doubles in Beijing, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Team Danmark and the Danish Sports' Union (Dansk Idræts-Forbund, DIF) set a goal of eight medals. Team Danmark and DIF also believed Denmark had the best chances of winning a medal in wrestling, shooting, cycling, handball, the equestrian events, rowing, athletics, badminton and sailing. At the end of the Games, Denmark had reached beyond the medal target by a single point.

Denmark left London with a total of 9 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze), this being considered its most successful Olympics in 64 years. The gold medals were won by rowers Rasmus Quist Hansen and Mads Rasmussen in the men's lightweight double sculls, and track cyclist Lasse Norman Hansen in the first ever men's omnium. Other medals were awarded to the team in sailing, shooting, badminton, and women's rowing. Several Danish athletes narrowly missed out on the medal standings in their sporting events, including two competitors in the Greco-Roman wrestling.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Mads RasmussenRowingMen's lightweight double sculls
CyclingMen's omnium
ShootingMen's skeet
RowingWomen's single sculls
SailingFinn class
Carsten MogensenBadmintonMen's doubles
Kasper Winther Jørgensen
Morten Jørgensen
Jacob Barsøe
Eskild EbbesenRowingMen's lightweight coxless four
Christinna PedersenBadmintonMixed doubles
Allan NørregaardSailing49er
Medals by sportTotal2439
SportTotal
Rowing1113
Cycling1001
Badminton0112
Sailing0112
Shooting0101

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

SportMenWomenTotalTotal6350113
Archery033
Athletics336
Badminton6410
Boxing101
Canoeing415
Cycling10111
Equestrian044
Gymnastics101
Handball141428
Rowing7310
Sailing5611
Shooting325
Swimming5510
Table tennis213
Tennis011
Triathlon022
Wrestling202
Medals by dateTotal2439
DayDateTotal
Day 128 July0000
Day 229 July0000
Day 330 July0000
Day 431 July0101
Day 51 August0000
Day 62 August0011
Day 73 August0011
Day 84 August1102
Day 95 August1203
Day 106 August0000
Day 117 August0000
Day 128 August0011
Day 139 August0000
Day 1410 August0000
Day 1511 August0000
Day 1612 August0000

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Three Danish individual quota places as well as a team quota place were secured at the 2011 World Archery Championships on 6 June 2011, as the Danish team, consisting of Carina Christiansen, Maja Jager and Louise Laursen, finished 8th in the women's recurve event. The same three archers were selected for participation by the NOC on 14 May 2012.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BMScoreSeedOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreRank
Carina ChristiansenWomen's individual6637Barnard (58)
W 7–3Le C-y (39)
W 6–4Avitia (10)
L 2–6did not advance
Maja Jager64235Richter (30)
L 5–6Did not advance
Louise Laursen64136Beaudet (29)
W 7–3Lorig (4)
L 4–6Did not advance
Carina Christiansen
Maja Jager
Louise LaursenWomen's team19468colspan=2IND (9)
W 211–210KOR (1)
L 195–206Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Danish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

;Key

  • Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

;Men ;Track & road events

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank
Andreas Bube800 m1:46.406Did not advance
Jesper FaurschouMarathoncolspan=42:18:4441

;Field events

AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition
Kim ChristensenShot put19.1328Did not advance

;Women ;Track & road events

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank
Sara Slott Petersen400 m hurdles56.016 q56.216did not advance
Jessica DraskauMarathoncolspan=42:31:4340

;Field events

AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition
Caroline Bonde HolmPole vaultNMDid not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The BWF World Ranking of 1 May 2012 was used for the qualifying for the badminton tournament. This gave Denmark the following quota places: 2 in men's singles, 1 in men's doubles, 1 in women's singles, 1 in women's doubles and 2 in mixed doubles. Nine players were selected on 14 May 2012.

;Men

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreRankOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreRank
Peter GadeSinglesMartins
W 21–14, 21–8colspan=21 QSon W-h
W 21–9, 21–16Chen L
L 16–21, 13–21Did not advance
Jan Østergaard JørgensenZilberman
W 21–13, 21–12Wong
W 21–17, 21–141 QLee H-i
L 17–21, 13–21did not advance
**Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen**DoublesJames /
Viljoen
W 21–6, 21–12Ivanov /
Sozonov
W 16–21, 21–19, 21–14Chai B /
Guo Zd
W 21–14, 21–191 QFang C-m /
Lee S-m
W 21–16, 21–18Jung J-s /
Lee Y-d
W 17–21, 21–18, 22–20Cai Y /
Fu H
L 16–21, 15–21

;Women

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreRankOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreRank
Tine BaunSinglesAugustyn
W 21–11, 21–6Prokopenko
W 19–21, 21–15, 21–161 QSato (12)
W 14–15retNehwal
L 15–21, 20–22Did not advance
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna PedersenDoublesMaeda /
Suetsuna
L 21–18, 14–21, 17–21Poon L Y /
Tse Y S
W 21–13, 14–21, 21–18Tian Q /
Zhao Yl
W 22–20, 21–121 QFujii /
Kakiiwa
L 20–22, 10–21Did not advance

;Mixed

AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreRankOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreRank
Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter JuhlDoublesDiju /
Gutta
W 21–12, 21–16Lee Y-d /
Ha J-e
W 21–15, 21–11Ahmad /
Natsir
L 22–24, 16–212 QZhang N /
Zhao Yl
L 13–21, 17–21Did not advance
**Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen**Ng /
Gao
W 21–12, 21–11Mateusiak /
Zięba
W 21–9, 14–21, 21–17Ikeda /
Shiota
W 21–11, 21–101 QPrapakamol /
Thungthongkam
W 21–15, 21–13Zhang N /
Zhao Yl
L 21–17, 17–21, 19–21Ahmad /
Natsir
W 21–12, 21–12

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Denmark qualified in the following event with one qualifier.

;Men

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRank
Dennis CeylanBantamweightNevin
L 6–21Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Denmark has qualified boats for the following events in the sprint discipline of the canoeing sport. No Danish canoeists competed in the slalom discipline.

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kasper BleibachMen's K-1 200 m36.6103 Q36.6675 FB37.8029
René Holten PoulsenMen's K-1 1000 m3:30.2841 Q3:30.2473 FA3:29.4834
Kim Wraae Knudsen
Emil Stær SimensenMen's K-2 1000 m3:17.0205 Q3:15.5804 FB3:12.8209
Kasper Bleibach
Kim Wraae Knudsen
René Holten Poulsen
Emil Stær SimensenMen's K-4 1000 m3:05.1343 Q2:56.0036 FA2:56.5425
Henriette Engel HansenWomen's K-1 200 m42.8664 Q42.8217did not advance
Women's K-1 500 m1:52.6502 Q1:51.9292 FA1:54.1107

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Denmark has qualified cyclists in all 4 disciplines in the cycling sport.

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Lars BakMen's road race5:46:3771
Men's time trial54:33.2114
Matti BreschelMen's road race5:46:3742
Jakob FuglsangMen's road race5:46:0512
Men's time trial54:34.4915
Nicki SørensenMen's road race5:46:3757

Track

;Pursuit

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOpponent
ResultsRankOpponent
ResultsRank
Lasse Norman Hansen*
Michael Mørkøv
Mathias Møller Nielsen**
Rasmus Quaade
Casper von FolsachMen's team pursuit3:58.2984 QGBR
3:57.3965ESP
4:02.6715

;Omnium

AthleteEventFlying lapPoints raceElimination raceIndividual pursuitScratch raceTime trialTotal pointsRankTimeRankPointsRankRankTimeRankRankTimeRank
Lasse Norman HansenMen's omnium13.2364592124:20.674161:02.314227

Mountain biking

AthleteEventTimeRank
Annika LangvadWomen's cross-countryDNS

Annika Langvad has withdrawn from the Olympics due to broken ribs.

BMX

AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRank
Morten TherkildsenMen's BMX39.37825205Did not advance

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Dressage

Denmark has qualified one team and three individual quota places to the dressage discipline in the Equestrian sport after finishing in sixth place at the 2011 European Dressage Championship. No Danish riders compete in the two other disciplines.

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Anna KasprzakDonnperignonIndividual75.28912 Q73.95216 Q74.17978.71476.44618
Lisbeth SeierskildeRaneur69.86332Did not advance
Anne Van OlstClearwater71.32223 Q72.01621Did not advance
Nathalie Zu Sayn-WittgensteinDigby74.95413 Q75.8579 Q76.32181.85779.01812
Anna Kasprzak
Anne Van Olst
Nathalie Zu Sayn-WittgensteinSee aboveTeam73.8454 Q73.8464 Qcolspan=273.8464

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Trampoline

Denmark qualified one male athlete in trampolining. No Danish gymnasts competed in the other two disciplines of the gymnastics sport.

AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRank
Peter JensenMen's104.69510Did not advance

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The men's team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship. The women's team qualified through the World Qualification Tournament. This was the first ever Olympics where both the Danish men's and women's handball teams were present. The men's squad was announced on 29 May 2012 with the reserve determined one month later, and the women's squad was announced on 2 July 2012.

Men's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

;Team roster

;Group play

;Quarter-final

Women's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

;Team roster

;Group play

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Denmark has qualified boats for the following events

;Men

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Henrik StephansenSingle sculls6:46.323 QFBye}}6:55.954 SC/D7:29.761 FC7:19.6213
**Rasmus Quist Hansen
Mads Rasmussen**Lightweight double sculls6:33.111 SA/BBye}}colspan=26:33.251 FA6:37.17
**Jacob Barsøe
Eskild Ebbesen
Morten Jørgensen
Kasper Winther Jørgensen**Lightweight four5:55.643 SA/BBye}}colspan=26:03.531 FA6:03.16

;Women

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Fie Udby ErichsenSingle sculls7:29.372 QFBye}}7:38.931 SA/B7:44.331 FA7:57.72
Anne Lolk
Juliane Elander RasmussenLightweight double sculls6:59.942 SA/BBye}}colspan=27:10.932 FA7:15.534

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Each NOC could only enter one boat at each event, and Denmark qualified to enter a boat in eight out of the ten events only missing Women's RS-X and Men's 470. Which means that Danish sailors competed in all eight Olympic boat types.

;Men

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M
Sebastian FleischerRS:X18282423292929152826EL22029
Thorbjørn SchierupLaser361624823165232418EL15719
Jonas Høgh-ChristensenFinn11271284532046
Michael Hestbæk
Claus OlesenStar12111314137631410EL8911

;Women

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M
Anne-Marie RindomLaser Radial171982212727231111EL13013
Henriette Koch
Lene Sommer470512161014161510915EL10616

;Match racing

AthleteEventRound RobinRankKnockoutsRankGBRUSARUSNZLNEDSWEFRAFINPORAUSESPQ-finalS-finalFinal
Susanne Boidin
Tina Gramkov
Lotte MeldgaardElliott 6mLLLLWWLLWLL10Did not advance

The Danish boat originally lost their eleventh round robin race by seven seconds, but following a protest the result was annulled and the race resailed.

;Open

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112131415M
**Peter Lang
Allan Nørregaard**49er241461615571361644396114

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Denmark have qualified for five places is shooting events; athletes in brackets secured the quota place.

;Men

AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRank
Anders GoldingSkeet1222 Q146
Torben Grimmel50 m rifle prone59224Did not advance
Jesper HansenSkeet11326Did not advance

;Women

AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRank
Stine Andersen10 m air rifle39330Did not advance
Stine Nielsen50 m rifle 3 positions58211Did not advance
10 m air rifle3979Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Danish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events before the games started (up to a maximum of two swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially one at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): Pál Joensen competed under the Danish flag, although he originally played for the Faroe Islands.

;Men

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mads Glæsner200 m freestyleDNSDid not advance
400 m freestyle3:48.2712colspan=2Did not advance
Mathias Gydesen100 m backstroke55.3130Did not advance
Pál Joensen400 m freestyle3:47.3610colspan=2Did not advance
1500 m freestyle15:18.4217colspan=2Did not advance
Mads Glæsner
Pál Joensen
Anders Lie
Daniel Skaaning4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:15.0413colspan=2Did not advance

;Women

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Pernille Blume50 m freestyle25.54=24Did not advance
100 m freestyle55.0419Did not advance
200 m freestyle2:00.9124Did not advance
Lotte Friis400 m freestyle4:04.225 Qcolspan=24:03.984
800 m freestyle8:21.892 Qcolspan=28:23.865
Mie Nielsen100 m backstroke1:00.3817Did not advance
200 m backstroke2:13.8928did not advance
Jeanette Ottesen50 m freestyle24.85=7 Q24.9912Did not advance
100 m freestyle53.513 Q53.77=5 Q53.757
100 m butterfly57.644 Q57.253 Q57.356
Rikke Møller Pedersen100 m breaststroke1:07.239 Q1:06.826 Q1:07.558
200 m breaststroke2:22.692 Q2:22.232 Q2:21.654
Pernille Blume
Lotte Friis
Mie Nielsen
Jeanette Ottesen4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:38.096 Qcolspan=23:37.456
Pernille Blume
Mie Nielsen
Jeanette Ottesen
Rikke Møller Pedersen4 × 100 m medley relay3:58.353 Qcolspan=23:57.767

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Three Danish athletes qualified for the table tennis event. In the men's singles, Michael Maze qualified by virtue of his ranking, while Allan Bentsen qualified through the final qualification tournament. Mie Skov qualified for the women's singles event after her performance at the European qualification tournament.

;Men

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BMOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRank
Allan BentsenMen's singlesZwickl
L 1–4Did not advance
Michael MazeBye}}Kreanga
W 4–1Mizutani
W 4–0Ovtcharov
L 3–4Did not advance
Mie SkovWomen's singlesEl-Dawlatly
W 4–0Partyka
L 3–4Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BMOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreOpposition
ScoreRank
Caroline WozniackiWomen's singlesKeothavong
W 4–6, 6–3, 6–2Wickmayer
W 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Hantuchová
W 6–4, 6–2S. Williams
L 0–6, 3–6Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Denmark has qualified the following athletes.

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Helle FrederiksenWomen's19:310:451:07:110:3335:102:03:1027
Line Jensen18:210:431:06:340:3236:372:02:4723

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Denmark has qualified in the following events.

;Key

  • VT – Victory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

;Men's Greco-Roman

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BMOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultOpposition
ResultRank
Håkan Nyblom−55 kgFajari
W 3–0 POHasegawa
W 3–0 POSourian
L 0–3 POBye}}Módos
L 1–3 PP5
Mark Madsen−74 kgVlasov
L 1–3 PPDid not advanceGuénot
W 3–1 PPKazakevič
L 0–3 PO5

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