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Sporting event delegation
Denmark Olympic Games 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.
The top medal-producing sport for Denmark is sailing . 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
Medals by Winter Games
Medals by summer sport
Medals by winter sport
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.
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
All Danish medals are listed.
Games
Medal
Name
Sport
Event
1896 Athens Viggo Jensen Weightlifting Men's two hand lift
Holger Nielsen Shooting Men's 30 m free pistol
Viggo Jensen Weightlifting Men's one hand lift
Holger Nielsen Fencing Men's sabre
Viggo Jensen Shooting Men's 300 m free rifle, three positions
Holger Nielsen Shooting Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
1900 Paris Lars Jørgen Madsen Shooting Men's 300 metre free rifle, standing
Anders Peter Nielsen Shooting Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling
Anders Peter Nielsen Shooting Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone
Anders Peter Nielsen Shooting Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions
Peder Lykkeberg Swimming Men's underwater swimming
Ernst Schultz Athletics Men's 400 metres
Edgar Aabye Eugen Schmidt Charles Winckler mixed team with Sweden)Tug of war
1908 London Denmark national football team (squad )Football , men's team competition
Ludvig Dam Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke
Anders Andersen Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
Carl Jensen Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
Søren Marinus Jensen Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight
1912 Stockholm Ejler Allert Christian Hansen Carl Møller Carl Pedersen Poul Hartmann Rowing Men's coxed fours, inriggers
Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier Fencing Men's Épée
Denmark national football team (squad )Football , men's team competition
Danish gymnastics team Gymnastics Men's team (Swedish system)
Steen Herschend Sven Thomsen Hans Meulengracht-Madsen Sailing Men's 6m class
Lars Madsen Shooting Men's 300m free rifle, three positions
Sofie Castenschiold Tennis Women's singles indoor
Danish gymnastics team Gymnastics Men's team, free system
Erik Bisgaard Rasmus Frandsen Mikael Simonsen Poul Thymann Ejgil Clemmensen Rowing Men's coxed fours
Niels Larsen Shooting Men's 300m free rifle, three positions
Ole Olsen Lars Madsen Niels Larsen Niels Andersen Laurits Larsen Jens Hajslund Shooting Men's team free rifle
Søren Marinus Jensen Wrestling Greco-Roman heavyweight
1920 Antwerp Stefanie Clausen Diving Women's 10m Platform
Danish gymnastics team Gymnastics Men's team (free system)
Lars Madsen Niels Larsen Anders Petersen Erik Sætter-Lassen Anders Peter Nielsen Shooting Men's team 300m military rifle, standing
Henry Petersen Athletics Pole vault
Søren Petersen Boxing Heavyweight
Anders Petersen Boxing Flyweight
Gotfred Johansen Boxing Lightweight
Danish gymnastics team Gymnastics Men's team (Swedish system)
Danish field hockey team Field Hockey , men's team competition
Niels Larsen Shooting Men's 300m free rifle, 3 positions
Lars Madsen Shooting Men's 300m military rifle, standing
Poul Hansen Wrestling Greco-Roman heavyweight
Johannes Eriksen Wrestling Greco-Roman light heavyweight
1924 Paris Hans Jacob Nielsen Boxing Men's lightweight
Ellen Osiier Fencing Women's foil
Thyge Petersen Boxing Men's light heavyweight
Søren Petersen Boxing Men's heavyweight
Edmund Hansen Willy Hansen Cycling Men's tandem
Frode Kirkebjerg Equestrian Individual eventing
Knud Degn , Christian Nielsen Vilhelm Vett Sailing 6 m Class
Grete Heckscher Fencing Women's foil
Niels Larsen Shooting Men's 600 m free rifle
1928 Amsterdam Henry Hansen Cycling Men's individual road race
Henry Hansen Orla Jørgensen Leo Nielsen Cycling Men's team road race
Willy Hansen Cycling Men's track time trial
Aage Høy-Petersen Sven Linck Nils Otto Møller Peter Schlütter Vilhelm Vett Sailing 6 m class
Michael Michaelsen Boxing Men's heavyweight
Willy Hansen Cycling Men's sprint
1932 Los Angeles Henry Hansen Leo Nielsen Frode Sørensen Cycling Men's team road race
Svend Olsen Weightlifting Men's Light Heavyweight
Abraham Kurland Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Peter Jørgensen Boxing Men's Light Heavyweight
Harald Christensen Willy Gervin Cycling Men's 2000m Tandem
Else Jacobsen Swimming Women's 200m Breaststroke
1936 Berlin Ragnhild Hveger Swimming Women's 400m freestyle
Harry Larsen Richard Olsen Rowing Men's coxless pair
Gerhard Pedersen Boxing Men's welterweight
Hans Lunding Equestrian Three day event – Individual
Inge Sørensen Swimming Women's 200m breaststroke
1948 London Greta Andersen Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle
Karen Harup Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke
Carl-Ebbe Andersen Tage Henriksen Finn Pedersen Rowing Men's coxed pair
Karen Hoff Canoeing Women's K-1 500 m
Paul Elvstrøm Sailing Men's Firefly
Eva Riise Greta Andersen Fritze Carstensen Karen Harup Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Karen Harup Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle
Aage Larsen Ebbe Parsner Rowing Men's doubles sculls
Ib Storm Larsen Helge Schrøder Helge Halkjær Aksel Hansen Rowing Men's coxless four
Johan Andersen Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 m
Ejvind Hansen Jacob Jensen Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 m
Karen Lachmann Fencing Women's foil individual
Lily Carlstedt Athletics Women's javelin throw
Christian Hansen Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman welterweight
Birte Christoffersen Diving Women's 10 m platform
Axel Schandorff Cycling Men's Sprint
Børge Nielsen Jørgen Olsen Harry Knudsen Erik Larsen Henry Larsen Rowing Men's coxed four
Klaus Baess Ole Berntsen William Berntsen Sailing Men's Dragon
Svend Wad Boxing Men's Lightweight
Denmark national football team (squad )Football , men's team competition
1952 Helsinki Bent Rasch Finn Haunstoft Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m
Paul Elvstrøm Sailing Men's Finn
Lis Hartel Equestrian Dressage individual
Jørgen Frantzen Svend Pedersen Poul Svendsen Rowing Men's coxed pair
Karen Lachmann Fencing Women's foil individual
Victor Jörgensen Boxing Men's Welterweight
1956 Melbourne Paul Elvstrøm Sailing Men's Finn Individual Competition
Lis Hartel Equestrian Dressage Individual
Ole Berntsen Christian von Bülow Cyril Andresen Sailing Men's Dragon Team Competition
Tove Søby Canoeing Women's K1 500 metres Kayak Singles
1960 Rome Paul Elvstrøm Sailing men's Finn individual competition
Erik Hansen Canoeing men's K1 1,000 metres kayak singles
Hans Fogh Ole Gunnar Petersen Sailing Flying Dutchman
William Berntsen Steen Christensen Søren Hancke Sailing 5.5 Metre
Denmark national football team (squad )Football , men's team competition
Erik Hansen Arne Høyer Erling Jessen Helmuth Nyborg Canoeing men's K1 4x500 metres kayak relay
1964 Tokyo Ole Berntsen Christian von Bülow Ole Poulsen Sailing Men's Dragon Class
John Hansen Bjørn Hasløv Erik Petersen Kurt Helmudt Rowing Men's Coxless Fours
Kjell Rodian Cycling Men's Individual Road Race
Henning Wind Sailing Men's Finn Class
Preben Isaksson Cycling Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit
Peer Nielsen John Sørensen Canoeing Men's C-2 1.000m
1968 Mexico City Gunnar Asmussen Per Lyngemark Reno Olsen Mogens Jensen Cycling Men's team pursuit
Niels Fredborg Cycling Men's 1000 metre time trial
Mogens Jensen Cycling Men's individual pursuit
Leif Mortensen Cycling Men's individual road race
Aage Birch Poul Richard Høj Jensen Niels Markussen Sailing Men's Dragon class
Erik Hansen Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 metres
Peter Christiansen Ib Larsen Rowing Men's coxless pair
Harry Jørgensen Jørn Krab Preben Krab Rowing Men's coxed pair
1972 Munich Niels Fredborg Cycling Men's 1000 metres time trial
1976 Montreal Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen Poul Richard Høj Jensen Sailing Men's Soling class
Niels Fredborg Cycling Men's 1000 metres time trial
Verner Blaudzun Gert Frank Jørgen Hansen Jørn Lund Cycling Men's team time trial
1980 Moscow Hans Kjeld Rasmussen Shooting Men's Skeet
Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen Poul Richard Høj Jensen Sailing Men's Soling
Peter Due Per Kjærgaard Sailing Men's Tornado
Hans-Henrik Ørsted Cycling Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit
Susanne Nielsson Swimming Women's 100 metres Breaststroke
1984 Los Angeles Henning Lynge Jakobsen Canoeing Men's C-1 500 metres
Anne Grethe Jensen Equestrian individual dressage
Ole Riber Rasmussen Shooting Men's Skeet
Henning Lynge Jakobsen Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 metres
Erik Christiansen Michael Jessen Lars Nielsen Per Rasmussen Rowing Men's Coxless Four
Hanne Eriksen Birgitte Hanel Lotte Koefoed Bodil Rasmussen Jette Sørensen Rowing Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls
1988 Seoul Dan Frost Cycling Men's Points Race
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Christian Grønborg Sailing Men's Flying Dutchman Class
Benny Nielsen Swimming Men's 200 metres Butterfly
Jesper Bank Steen Secher Jan Mathiasen Sailing Men's Soling Class
1992 Barcelona Jesper Bank Steen Secher Jesper Seier Sailing Men's Soling Class
Arne Nielsson Christian Frederiksen Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres
Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Badminton Men's Singles
Brian Nielsen Boxing Men's Super Heavyweight
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller Sailing Men's Flying Dutchman Class
Ken Frost Jimmi Madsen Klaus Kynde Nielsen Jan Petersen Michael Sandstød Cycling Men's team pursuit
1996 Atlanta Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Badminton Men's Singles Competition
Thomas Poulsen Eskild Ebbesen Victor Feddersen Niels Henriksen Rowing Men's Lightweight Coxless Four
Kristine Roug Sailing Women's Europe Class
National handball team (squad )Handball Women's Team Competition
Rolf Sørensen Cycling Men's Individual Road Race
Trine Hansen Rowing Women's Single Sculls
2000 Sydney National handball team (squad )Handball Women's competition
Jesper Bank Henrik Blakskjær Thomas Jacobsen Sailing Men's Soling class
Wilson Kipketer Athletics Men's 800m
Camilla Martin Badminton Women's singles
Torben Grimmel Shooting Men's 50m rifle prone
Eskild Ebbesen Thomas Ebert Victor Feddersen Søren Madsen Rowing Men's lightweight coxless four
2004 Athens National handball team (squad )Handball Women's competition
Eskild Ebbesen Thomas Ebert Thor Kristensen Stephan Mølvig Rowing Men's lightweight coxless four
Joachim B. Olsen Athletics Men's shot put
Wilson Kipketer Athletics Men's 800m
Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager Badminton Mixed doubles
Michael Maze Finn Tugwell Table tennis Men's doubles
Signe Livbjerg Sailing Women's Europe class
Dorte Jensen Helle Jespersen Christina Otzen Sailing Women's yngling class
2008 Beijing Mads Andersen Thomas Ebert Eskild Ebbesen Morten Jørgensen Rowing Men's lightweight coxless four
Martin Kirketerp Ibsen Jonas Warrer Sailing Men's 49er class
Casper Jørgensen Jens-Erik Madsen Michael Mørkøv Alex Nicki Rasmussen Cycling (track) Men's team pursuit
Kim Wraae Knudsen René Holten Poulsen Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 m
Andreas Helgstrand Anne van Olst Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein Equestrian Dressage team
Rasmus Quist Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen Rowing Men's double sculls
Lotte Friis Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle
2012 London Rasmus Quist Mads Rasmussen Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls
Lasse Norman Hansen Cycling (track) Men's omnium
Anders Golding Shooting Men's skeet
Fie Udby Erichsen Rowing Women's single sculls
Jonas Høgh-Christensen Sailing Men's Finn
Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Badminton Men's doubles
Kasper Winther Jørgensen Morten Jørgensen Jacob Barsøe Eskild Ebbesen Rowing Men's lightweight coxless four
Joachim Fischer Christinna Pedersen Badminton Mixed doubles
Peter Lang Allan Nørregaard Sailing Men's 49er
2016 Rio de Janeiro National handball team (squad )Handball Men's competition
Pernille Blume Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle
Jakob Fuglsang Cycling (road) Men's road race
Jacob Barsøe Kasper Winther Jørgensen Morten Jørgensen Jacob Larsen Rowing Men's lightweight four
Mark Madsen Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg
Emma Åstrand Jørgensen Canoeing Women's K-1 500 m
Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen Badminton Women's doubles
Sara Slott Petersen Athletics Women's 400 m hurdles
Anne Dsane Andersen Lærke Rasmussen Rowing Women's coxless pair
Casper Folsach Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Rasmus Quaade Cycling (track) Men's team pursuit
Lasse Norman Hansen Cycling (track) Men's omnium
Mie Nielsen Rikke Møller Pedersen Jeanette Ottesen Pernille Blume Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Anne-Marie Rindom Sailing Laser Radial
Jena Mai Hansen Katja Salskov-Iversen Sailing Women's 49er FX
Viktor Axelsen Badminton Men's singles
2020 Tokyo Anne-Marie Rindom Sailing Laser Radial
Viktor Axelsen Badminton Men's singles
Lasse Norman Hansen Michael Mørkøv Cycling Men's madison
Jesper Hansen Shooting Men's skeet
Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Rodenberg Rasmus Pedersen Cycling Men's team pursuit
Amalie Dideriksen Julie Leth Cycling Women's madison
National handball team (squad )
Handball Men's competition
Joachim Sutton Frederic Vystavel Rowing Men's coxless pair
Pernille Blume Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle
Emma Aastrand Jørgensen Canoeing Women's K-1 200 metres
Emma Aastrand Jørgensen Canoeing Women's K-1 500 metres
Winter Olympics
Denmark has won a single medal.
Summary by sport
Aquatics
Swimming
Denmark first competed in swimming in 1900, sending one swimmer who competed in one event and won one (bronze) medal.
Games
Swimmers
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1900 Paris 1
1/7
0
0
1
1
Total
3
5
6
14
Athletics
Denmark first competed in track and field athletics in 1896, sending 3 men. The nation has not yet won a gold medal in the sport, earning silver four times and bronze thrice. The nation's first medal was a bronze in 1900, when Ernst Schultz placed third in the 400 metres.
Games
Athletes
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1896 Athens 3
3/12
0
0
0
0
1900 Paris 4
6/23
0
0
1
1
Total
0
4
3
7
Fencing
Denmark had a single sabreur at the 1896 Games, winning the bronze medal.
Games
Athletes
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1896 Athens 1
1/3
0
0
1
1
Total
1
2
3
6
Gymnastics
Denmark first competed in gymnastics in the inaugural 1896 Olympics, with weightlifter Viggo Jensen entering the rope climbing competition and finishing fourth out of five.
Games
Gymnasts
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1896 Athens 1
1/8
0
0
0
0
Total
1
2
1
4
Shooting
Denmark competed in shooting at the inaugural 1896 Games, competing in all five events and earning a silver and two bronze medals. The nation's first gold medal in the sport came in 1900, with Lars Jørgen Madsen 's victory in the standing free rifle.
Games
Shooters
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1896 Athens 3
5/5
0
1
2
3
1900 Paris 5
5/9
1
3
0
4
Total
3
10
5
18
Weightlifting
Denmark first competed in weightlifting at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one lifter competing. Viggo Jensen won the two-hand lift (based on a style tie-breaker), but was injured in the attempt and placed second in the one-hand lift. It remains, as of the 2016 Games, the only gold medal won by Denmark in the sport.
Games
Lifters
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1896 Athens 1
2/2
1
1
0
2
Total
1
2
0
3
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