Denmark at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Denmark at the Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
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Medals Ranked 30th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 50 81 84 215
Summer appearances
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972–1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
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.

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

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	Lasse Norman Hansen	Track cycling	2012–	3	M	2	1	2	5
5	Niels Larsen	Shooting	1912–1924	3	M	1	1	3	5
6	Henry Hansen	Cycling	1928–1932	2	M	2	1	0	3
7	Jesper Bank	Sailing	1984–2000	4	M	2	0	1	3
8	Anders Peter Nielsen	Shooting	1900–1920	4	M	1	3	0	4
9	Karen Margrethe Harup	Swimming	1948	1	F	1	2	0	3
10	Viggo Jensen	Weightlifting	1896–1900	2	M	1	1	1	3
10	Willy Falck Hansen	Track cycling	1924–1928	2	M	1	1	1	3
10	Ole Berntsen	Sailing	1948–1964		M	1	1	1	3
10	Niels Fredborg	Track cycling	1964–1972	4	M	1	1	1	3
14	Erik Hansen	Canoeing	1960–1972	4	M	1	0	2	3
14	Pernille Blume	Swimming	2012-2020	3	F	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

All Danish medals are listed.

Contents 1896 1900 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Games	Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1896 Athens Denmark	1 Gold	Viggo Jensen	Weightlifting	Men's two hand lift
	2 Silver	Holger Nielsen	Shooting	Men's 30 m free pistol
	2 Silver	Viggo Jensen	Weightlifting	Men's one hand lift
	3 Bronze	Holger Nielsen	Fencing	Men's sabre
	3 Bronze	Viggo Jensen	Shooting	Men's 300 m free rifle, three positions
	3 Bronze	Holger Nielsen	Shooting	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
1900 Paris Denmark	1 Gold	Lars Jørgen Madsen	Shooting	Men's 300 metre free rifle, standing
	2 Silver	Anders Peter Nielsen	Shooting	Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling
	2 Silver	Anders Peter Nielsen	Shooting	Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone
	2 Silver	Anders Peter Nielsen	Shooting	Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions
	3 Bronze	Peder Lykkeberg	Swimming	Men's underwater swimming
	3 Bronze	Ernst Schultz	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
	1 Gold	Edgar Aabye Eugen Schmidt Charles Winckler (mixed team with Sweden)	Tug of war
1908 London Denmark	2 Silver	Denmark national football team (squad)	Football, men's team competition
	2 Silver	Ludvig Dam	Swimming	Men's 100 m backstroke
	3 Bronze	Anders Andersen	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
	3 Bronze	Carl Jensen	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
	3 Bronze	Søren Marinus Jensen	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight
1912 Stockholm Denmark	1 Gold	Ejler Allert Christian Hansen Carl Møller Carl Pedersen Poul Hartmann	Rowing	Men's coxed fours, inriggers
	2 Silver	Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier	Fencing	Men's Épée
	2 Silver	Denmark national football team (squad)	Football, men's team competition
	2 Silver	Danish gymnastics team	Gymnastics	Men's team (Swedish system)
	2 Silver	Steen Herschend Sven Thomsen Hans Meulengracht-Madsen	Sailing	Men's 6m class
	2 Silver	Lars Madsen	Shooting	Men's 300m free rifle, three positions
	2 Silver	Sofie Castenschiold	Tennis	Women's singles indoor
	3 Bronze	Danish gymnastics team	Gymnastics	Men's team, free system
	3 Bronze	Erik Bisgaard Rasmus Frandsen Mikael Simonsen Poul Thymann Ejgil Clemmensen	Rowing	Men's coxed fours
	3 Bronze	Niels Larsen	Shooting	Men's 300m free rifle, three positions
	3 Bronze	Ole Olsen Lars Madsen Niels Larsen Niels Andersen Laurits Larsen Jens Hajslund	Shooting	Men's team free rifle
	3 Bronze	Søren Marinus Jensen	Wrestling	Greco-Roman heavyweight
1920 Antwerp Denmark	1 Gold	Stefanie Clausen	Diving	Women's 10m Platform
	1 Gold	Danish gymnastics team	Gymnastics	Men's team (free system)
	1 Gold	Lars Madsen Niels Larsen Anders Petersen Erik Sætter-Lassen Anders Peter Nielsen	Shooting	Men's team 300m military rifle, standing
	2 Silver	Henry Petersen	Athletics	Pole vault
	2 Silver	Søren Petersen	Boxing	Heavyweight
	2 Silver	Anders Petersen	Boxing	Flyweight
	2 Silver	Gotfred Johansen	Boxing	Lightweight
	2 Silver	Danish gymnastics team	Gymnastics	Men's team (Swedish system)
	2 Silver	Danish field hockey team	Field Hockey, men's team competition
	2 Silver	Niels Larsen	Shooting	Men's 300m free rifle, 3 positions
	2 Silver	Lars Madsen	Shooting	Men's 300m military rifle, standing
	2 Silver	Poul Hansen	Wrestling	Greco-Roman heavyweight
	3 Bronze	Johannes Eriksen	Wrestling	Greco-Roman light heavyweight
1924 Paris Denmark	1 Gold	Hans Jacob Nielsen	Boxing	Men's lightweight
	1 Gold	Ellen Osiier	Fencing	Women's foil
	2 Silver	Thyge Petersen	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
	2 Silver	Søren Petersen	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
	2 Silver	Edmund Hansen Willy Hansen	Cycling	Men's tandem
	2 Silver	Frode Kirkebjerg	Equestrian	Individual eventing
	2 Silver	Knud Degn, Christian Nielsen Vilhelm Vett	Sailing	6 m Class
	3 Bronze	Grete Heckscher	Fencing	Women's foil
	3 Bronze	Niels Larsen	Shooting	Men's 600 m free rifle
1928 Amsterdam Denmark	1 Gold	Henry Hansen	Cycling	Men's individual road race
	1 Gold	Henry Hansen Orla Jørgensen Leo Nielsen	Cycling	Men's team road race
	1 Gold	Willy Hansen	Cycling	Men's track time trial
	2 Silver	Aage Høy-Petersen Sven Linck Niels Otto Møller Peter Schlütter Vilhelm Vett	Sailing	6 m class
	3 Bronze	Michael Michaelsen	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
	3 Bronze	Willy Hansen	Cycling	Men's sprint
1932 Los Angeles Denmark	2 Silver	Henry Hansen Leo Nielsen Frode Sørensen	Cycling	Men's team road race
	2 Silver	Svend Olsen	Weightlifting	Men's Light Heavyweight
	2 Silver	Abraham Kurland	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
	3 Bronze	Peter Jørgensen	Boxing	Men's Light Heavyweight
	3 Bronze	Harald Christensen Willy Gervin	Cycling	Men's 2000m Tandem
	3 Bronze	Else Jacobsen	Swimming	Women's 200m Breaststroke
1936 Berlin Denmark	2 Silver	Ragnhild Hveger	Swimming	Women's 400m freestyle
	2 Silver	Harry Larsen Richard Olsen	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
	3 Bronze	Gerhard Pedersen	Boxing	Men's welterweight
	3 Bronze	Hans Lunding	Equestrian	Three day event – Individual
	3 Bronze	Inge Sørensen	Swimming	Women's 200m breaststroke
1948 London Denmark	1 Gold	Greta Andersen	Swimming	Women's 100 m freestyle
	1 Gold	Karen Harup	Swimming	Women's 100 m backstroke
	1 Gold	Carl-Ebbe Andersen Tage Henriksen Finn Pedersen	Rowing	Men's coxed pair
	1 Gold	Karen Hoff	Canoeing	Women's K-1 500 m
	1 Gold	Paul Elvstrøm	Sailing	Men's Firefly
	2 Silver	Eva Riise Greta Andersen Fritze Carstensen Karen Harup	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
	2 Silver	Karen Harup	Swimming	Women's 400 m freestyle
	2 Silver	Aage Larsen Ebbe Parsner	Rowing	Men's doubles sculls
	2 Silver	Ib Storm Larsen Helge Schrøder Helge Halkjær Aksel Hansen	Rowing	Men's coxless four
	2 Silver	Johan Andersen	Canoeing	Men's K-1 1000 m
	2 Silver	Ejvind Hansen Jacob Jensen	Canoeing	Men's K-2 1000 m
	2 Silver	Karen Lachmann	Fencing	Women's foil individual
	3 Bronze	Lily Carlstedt	Athletics	Women's javelin throw
	3 Bronze	Christian Hansen	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman welterweight
	3 Bronze	Birte Christoffersen	Diving	Women's 10 m platform
	3 Bronze	Axel Schandorff	Cycling	Men's Sprint
	3 Bronze	Børge Nielsen Jørgen Olsen Harry Knudsen Erik Larsen Henry Larsen	Rowing	Men's coxed four
	3 Bronze	Klaus Baess Ole Berntsen William Berntsen	Sailing	Men's Dragon
	3 Bronze	Svend Wad	Boxing	Men's Lightweight
	3 Bronze	Denmark national football team (squad)	Football, men's team competition
1952 Helsinki Denmark	1 Gold	Bent Rasch Finn Haunstoft	Canoeing	Men's C-2 1000 m
	1 Gold	Paul Elvstrøm	Sailing	Men's Finn
	2 Silver	Lis Hartel	Equestrian	Dressage individual
	3 Bronze	Jørgen Frantzen Svend Pedersen Poul Svendsen	Rowing	Men's coxed pair
	3 Bronze	Karen Lachmann	Fencing	Women's foil individual
	3 Bronze	Victor Jörgensen	Boxing	Men's Welterweight
1956 Melbourne Denmark	1 Gold	Paul Elvstrøm	Sailing	Men's Finn Individual Competition
	2 Silver	Lis Hartel	Equestrian	Dressage Individual
	2 Silver	Ole Berntsen Christian von Bülow Cyril Andresen	Sailing	Men's Dragon Team Competition
	3 Bronze	Tove Søby	Canoeing	Women's K1 500 metres Kayak Singles
1960 Rome Denmark	1 Gold	Paul Elvstrøm	Sailing	men's Finn individual competition
	1 Gold	Erik Hansen	Canoeing	men's K1 1,000 metres kayak singles
	2 Silver	Hans Fogh Ole Gunnar Petersen	Sailing	Flying Dutchman
	2 Silver	William Berntsen Steen Christensen Søren Hancke	Sailing	5.5 Metre
	2 Silver	Denmark national football team (squad)	Football, men's team competition
	3 Bronze	Erik Hansen Arne Høyer Erling Jessen Helmuth Nyborg	Canoeing	men's K1 4x500 metres kayak relay
1964 Tokyo Denmark	1 Gold	Ole Berntsen Christian von Bülow Ole Poulsen	Sailing	Men's Dragon Class
	1 Gold	John Hansen Bjørn Hasløv Erik Petersen Kurt Helmudt	Rowing	Men's Coxless Fours
	2 Silver	Kjell Rodian	Cycling	Men's Individual Road Race
	3 Bronze	Henning Wind	Sailing	Men's Finn Class
	3 Bronze	Preben Isaksson	Cycling	Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit
	3 Bronze	Peer Nielsen John Sørensen	Canoeing	Men's C-2 1.000m
1968 Mexico City Denmark	1 Gold	Gunnar Asmussen Per Lyngemark Reno Olsen Mogens Jensen	Cycling	Men's team pursuit
	2 Silver	Niels Fredborg	Cycling	Men's 1000 metre time trial
	2 Silver	Mogens Jensen	Cycling	Men's individual pursuit
	2 Silver	Leif Mortensen	Cycling	Men's individual road race
	2 Silver	Aage Birch Poul Richard Høj Jensen Niels Markussen	Sailing	Men's Dragon class
	3 Bronze	Erik Hansen	Canoeing	Men's K-1 1000 metres
	3 Bronze	Peter Christiansen Ib Larsen	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
	3 Bronze	Harry Jørgensen Jørn Krab Preben Krab	Rowing	Men's coxed pair
1972 Munich Denmark	1 Gold	Niels Fredborg	Cycling	Men's 1000 metres time trial
1976 Montreal Denmark	1 Gold	Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen Poul Richard Høj Jensen	Sailing	Men's Soling class
	3 Bronze	Niels Fredborg	Cycling	Men's 1000 metres time trial
	3 Bronze	Verner Blaudzun Gert Frank Jørgen Hansen Jørn Lund	Cycling	Men's team time trial
1980 Moscow Denmark	1 Gold	Hans Kjeld Rasmussen	Shooting	Men's Skeet
	1 Gold	Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen Poul Richard Høj Jensen	Sailing	Men's Soling
	2 Silver	Peter Due Per Kjærgaard	Sailing	Men's Tornado
	3 Bronze	Hans-Henrik Ørsted	Cycling	Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit
	3 Bronze	Susanne Nielsson	Swimming	Women's 100 metres Breaststroke
1984 Los Angeles Denmark	2 Silver	Henning Lynge Jakobsen	Canoeing	Men's C-1 500 metres
	2 Silver	Anne Grethe Jensen	Equestrian	individual dressage
	2 Silver	Ole Riber Rasmussen	Shooting	Men's Skeet
	3 Bronze	Henning Lynge Jakobsen	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 metres
	3 Bronze	Erik Christiansen Michael Jessen Lars Nielsen Per Rasmussen	Rowing	Men's Coxless Four
	3 Bronze	Hanne Eriksen Birgitte Hanel Lotte Koefoed Bodil Rasmussen Jette Sørensen	Rowing	Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls
1988 Seoul Denmark	1 Gold	Dan Frost	Cycling	Men's Points Race
	1 Gold	Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Christian Grønborg	Sailing	Men's Flying Dutchman Class
	2 Silver	Benny Nielsen	Swimming	Men's 200 metres Butterfly
	3 Bronze	Jesper Bank Steen Secher Jan Mathiasen	Sailing	Men's Soling Class
1992 Barcelona Denmark	1 Gold	Jesper Bank Steen Secher Jesper Seier	Sailing	Men's Soling Class
	2 Silver	Arne Nielsson Christian Frederiksen	Canoeing	Men's C-2 1000 metres
	3 Bronze	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	Badminton	Men's Singles
	3 Bronze	Brian Nielsen	Boxing	Men's Super Heavyweight
	3 Bronze	Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller	Sailing	Men's Flying Dutchman Class
	3 Bronze	Ken Frost Jimmi Madsen Klaus Kynde Nielsen Jan Petersen Michael Sandstød	Cycling	Men's team pursuit
1996 Atlanta Denmark	1 Gold	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Badminton	Men's Singles Competition
	1 Gold	Thomas Poulsen Eskild Ebbesen Victor Feddersen Niels Henriksen	Rowing	Men's Lightweight Coxless Four
	1 Gold	Kristine Roug	Sailing	Women's Europe Class
	1 Gold	National handball team (squad)	Handball	Women's Team Competition
	2 Silver	Rolf Sørensen	Cycling	Men's Individual Road Race
	3 Bronze	Trine Hansen	Rowing	Women's Single Sculls
2000 Sydney Denmark	1 Gold	National handball team (squad)	Handball	Women's competition
	1 Gold	Jesper Bank Henrik Blakskjær Thomas Jacobsen	Sailing	Men's Soling class
	2 Silver	Wilson Kipketer	Athletics	Men's 800m
	2 Silver	Camilla Martin	Badminton	Women's singles
	2 Silver	Torben Grimmel	Shooting	Men's 50m rifle prone
	3 Bronze	Eskild Ebbesen Thomas Ebert Victor Feddersen Søren Madsen	Rowing	Men's lightweight coxless four
2004 Athens Denmark	1 Gold	National handball team (squad)	Handball	Women's competition
	1 Gold	Eskild Ebbesen Thomas Ebert Thor Kristensen Stephan Mølvig	Rowing	Men's lightweight coxless four
	2 Silver	Joachim B. Olsen	Athletics	Men's shot put
	3 Bronze	Wilson Kipketer	Athletics	Men's 800m
	3 Bronze	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	Badminton	Mixed doubles
	3 Bronze	Michael Maze Finn Tugwell	Table tennis	Men's doubles
	3 Bronze	Signe Livbjerg	Sailing	Women's Europe class
	3 Bronze	Dorte Jensen Helle Jespersen Christina Otzen	Sailing	Women's yngling class
2008 Beijing Denmark	1 Gold	Mads Andersen Thomas Ebert Eskild Ebbesen Morten Jørgensen	Rowing	Men's lightweight coxless four
	1 Gold	Martin Kirketerp Ibsen Jonas Warrer	Sailing	Men's 49er class
	2 Silver	Casper Jørgensen Jens-Erik Madsen Michael Mørkøv Alex Nicki Rasmussen	Cycling (track)	Men's team pursuit
	2 Silver	Kim Wraae Knudsen René Holten Poulsen	Canoeing	Men's K-2 1000 m
	3 Bronze	Andreas Helgstrand Anne van Olst Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein	Equestrian	Dressage team
	3 Bronze	Rasmus Quist Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen	Rowing	Men's double sculls
	3 Bronze	Lotte Friis	Swimming	Women's 800 m freestyle
2012 London Denmark	1 Gold	Rasmus Quist Mads Rasmussen	Rowing	Men's lightweight double sculls
	1 Gold	Lasse Norman Hansen	Cycling (track)	Men's omnium
	2 Silver	Anders Golding	Shooting	Men's skeet
	2 Silver	Fie Udby Erichsen	Rowing	Women's single sculls
	2 Silver	Jonas Høgh-Christensen	Sailing	Men's Finn
	2 Silver	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Badminton	Men's doubles
	3 Bronze	Kasper Winther Jørgensen Morten Jørgensen Jacob Barsøe Eskild Ebbesen	Rowing	Men's lightweight coxless four
	3 Bronze	Joachim Fischer Christinna Pedersen	Badminton	Mixed doubles
	3 Bronze	Peter Lang Allan Nørregaard	Sailing	Men's 49er
2016 Rio de Janeiro Denmark	1 Gold	National handball team (squad)	Handball	Men's competition
	1 Gold	Pernille Blume	Swimming	Women's 50 m freestyle
	2 Silver	Jakob Fuglsang	Cycling (road)	Men's road race
	2 Silver	Jacob Barsøe Kasper Winther Jørgensen Morten Jørgensen Jacob Larsen	Rowing	Men's lightweight four
	2 Silver	Mark Madsen	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg
	2 Silver	Emma Åstrand Jørgensen	Canoeing	Women's K-1 500 m
	2 Silver	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	Badminton	Women's doubles
	2 Silver	Sara Slott Petersen	Athletics	Women's 400 m hurdles
	3 Bronze	Anne Dsane Andersen Lærke Rasmussen	Rowing	Women's coxless pair
	3 Bronze	Casper Folsach Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Rasmus Quaade	Cycling (track)	Men's team pursuit
	3 Bronze	Lasse Norman Hansen	Cycling (track)	Men's omnium
	3 Bronze	Mie Nielsen Rikke Møller Pedersen Jeanette Ottesen Pernille Blume	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
	3 Bronze	Anne-Marie Rindom	Sailing	Laser Radial
	3 Bronze	Jena Mai Hansen Katja Salskov-Iversen	Sailing	Women's 49er FX
	3 Bronze	Viktor Axelsen	Badminton	Men's singles
2020 Tokyo Denmark	1 Gold	Anne-Marie Rindom	Sailing	Laser Radial
	1 Gold	Viktor Axelsen	Badminton	Men's singles
	1 Gold	Lasse Norman Hansen Michael Mørkøv	Cycling	Men's madison
	2 Silver	Jesper Hansen	Shooting	Men's skeet
	2 Silver	Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Rodenberg Rasmus Pedersen	Cycling	Men's team pursuit
	2 Silver	Amalie Dideriksen Julie Leth	Cycling	Women's madison
	2 Silver	National handball team (squad)	Handball	Men's competition
	3 Bronze	Joachim Sutton Frederic Vystavel	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
	3 Bronze	Pernille Blume	Swimming	Women's 50 m freestyle
	3 Bronze	Emma Aastrand Jørgensen	Canoeing	Women's K-1 200 metres
	3 Bronze	Emma Aastrand Jørgensen	Canoeing	Women's K-1 500 metres
2024 Paris Denmark	1 Gold	Viktor Axelsen	Badminton	Men's singles
	1 Gold	men's national handball team, DenmarkDenmark men's national handball team Lasse Andersson Thomas Arnoldsen Mathias Gidsel Simon Hald Mikkel Hansen Emil Jakobsen Lukas Jørgensen Niclas Kirkeløkke Magnus Landin Niklas Landin Rasmus Lauge Hans Lindberg Henrik Møllgaard Emil Nielsen Simon Pytlick Magnus Saugstrup	Handball	Men's tournament
	2 Silver	Cathrine Dufour Nanna Skodborg Merrald Daniel Bachmann Andersen	Equestrian	Team dressage
	2 Silver	Anne-Marie Rindom	Sailing	ILCA 6
	3 Bronze	Turpal Bisultanov	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg
	3 Bronze	Edi Hrnic	Taekwondo	Men's 80 kg
	3 Bronze	women's national handball team, DenmarkDenmark women's national handball team Louise Burgaard Helena Elver Emma Friis Anne Mette Hansen Line Haugsted Kathrine Heindahl Mie Højlund Rikke Iversen Sarah Iversen Kristina Jørgensen Michala Møller Trine Østergaard Althea Reinhardt Mette Tranborg Sandra Toft	Handball	Women's tournament
	3 Bronze	Emma Aastrand Jørgensen	Canoeing	Women's K-1 500 m
	3 Bronze	Michael Mørkøv Niklas Larsen	Cycling	Men's Madison

Winter Olympics

Denmark has won a single medal.

Games	Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1998 Nagano	2 Silver	Helena Blach Lavrsen Margit Pörtner Dorthe Holm Trine Qvist Jane Bidstrup	Curling	Women's competition

Summary by summer sport

Non-participations

Denmark has participated in most summer sports, but they have yet to participate in: Artistic swimming, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Cricket, Lacrosse, Rugby football (neither Rugby sevens or the discontinued discipline Rugby union), Sport climbing, Surfing, Volleyball and Water polo.

Denmark never participated in the following discontinued sports: Basque pelota, Croquet, Jeu de paume, Karate, Polo, Rackets, Roque and Water motorsports.

Aquatics

For aquatics disciplines, follow these links: Diving and Swimming.

Denmark has yet to participate in Artistic swimming and Water polo.

Archery

Archery was included in the Olympic programme four times between 1900 and 1920. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 8th by Arne Jacobsen in men's individual in 1972. That result was matched by Carina Christiansen, Maja Jager and Louise Laursen in women's team in 2012.

Games	Archers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1972 Munich	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	3	2/4	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	3	2/4	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	2	2/4	0	0	0	0
2012 London	3	2/4	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	1	1/5	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Athletics

Athletics has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.

Denmark has won 7 medals in athletics; 4 silver and 3 bronze.

Their most successful athlete in the sport is Wilson Kipketer who competed in men's 800m, winning silver in 2000 and bronze in 2004.

Denmark's most successful female athlete in the sport is Sara Slott Petersen who won silver in women's 400m hurdles in 2016.

Denmark's remaining silver medalists are Henry Petersen who won his medal in men's pole vault in 1920 and Joachim Olsen who won his medal in men's shot put in 2004.

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1896 Athens	3	3/12	0	0	0	0
1900 Paris	4	6/23	0	0	1	1	=10
1908 London	8	9/26	0	0	0	0
1912 Stockholm	14	6/30	0	0	0	0
1920 Antwerp	18	15/29	0	1	0	1	=10
1924 Paris	9	12/27	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	10	11/27	0	0	0	0
1932 Los Angeles	2	2/29	0	0	0	0
1936 Berlin	10	11/29	0	0	0	0
1948 London	16	11/33	0	0	1	1	=20
1952 Helsinki	11	10/33	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne	2	4/33	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	9	7/34	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	4	5/36	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	6	6/36	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	13	11/38	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	3	3/37	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	2	2/38	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	3	2/41	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	5	5/42	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	3	3/43	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	7	7/44	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	4	4/46	0	1	0	1	=32
2004 Athens	5	5/46	0	1	1	2	=28
2008 Beijing	3	3/47	0	0	0	0
2012 London	6	6/47	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	8	6/47	0	1	0	1	=26
2020 Tokyo	13	7/48	0	0	0	0
Total			0	4	3	7	77

Badminton

Badminton has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992. Denmark has participated in every event held in the sport.

Denmark has been quite successful in the sport, winning 2 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals.

Viktor Axelsen won gold in men's singles in 2020 and bronze in the same event in 2016.

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen won gold in men's singles in 1996.

Denmark's most successful female athlete is Christinna Pedersen who won silver in women's doubles in 2016 together with Kamilla Rytter Juhl, and won bronze in mixed doubles in 2012 together with Joachim Fischer Nielsen.

Games	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1992 Barcelona	12	4/4	0	0	1	1	=4
1996 Atlanta	16	5/5	1	0	0	1	4
2000 Sydney	18	5/5	0	1	0	1	4
2004 Athens	12	5/5	0	0	1	1	6
2008 Beijing	10	5/5	0	0	0	0
2012 London	9	5/5	0	1	1	2	2
2016 Rio de Janeiro	8	5/5	0	1	1	2	6
2020 Tokyo	9	5/5	1	0	0	1	4
Total			2	3	4	9	4

Boxing

Boxing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904 with the exception of 1912.

Denmark has won a total of 12 medals in the sport; 1 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze.

Hans Jacob Nielsen won their only Olympic title in the sport by winning men's lightweight in 1924.

Søren Petersen is their only double medalist in the sport, winning silver in men's heavyweight in both 1920 and 1924.

Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.

Games	Boxers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1908 London	2	1/5	0	0	0	0
1920 Antwerp	12	7/8	0	3	0	3	6
1924 Paris	8	4/8	1	2	0	3	3
1928 Amsterdam	6	6/8	0	0	1	1	=11
1932 Los Angeles	2	2/8	0	0	1	1	=10
1936 Berlin	8	8/8	0	0	1	1	=11
1948 London	6	6/8	0	0	1	1	=10
1952 Helsinki	5	5/10	0	0	1	1	=14
1956 Melbourne	3	3/10	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	5	5/10	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	4	4/10	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	2	2/11	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	3	3/11	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	3	3/11	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	3	3/11	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	5	5/12	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	4	4/12	0	0	1	1	=14
1996 Atlanta	2	2/12	0	0	0	0
2012 London	1	1/13	0	0	0	0
Total			1	5	6	12	31

Canoeing

Slalom

Canoe slalom was first included in the Olympic programme in 1972. It returned in 1992 and has remained in the programme since then.

Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.

Sprint

Canoe sprint (including the discontinued discipline canoe marathon) has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936. Denmark has participated in the discipline every time it has been included in the programme.

Denmark has had some success in the discipline, winning 3 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze medals.

Their most successful canoeist is Erik Hansen who won gold in men's K1 1000m in 1960 and bronze medals in men's K1x4 500m in 1960 (together with Arne Høyer, Erling Jessen and Helmuth Sørensen) and men's K1 1000m in 1968.

Denmark's remaining Olympic champions are Karen Hoff who won women's K1 500m in 1948 and Finn Haunstoft & Bent Peder Rasch who won men's C2 1000m in 1952.

The female Danish canoeist with most medals is Emma Jørgensen who won silver in women's K1 500m in 2016 and bronze in both K1 200m and K1 500m in 2020.

Games	Canoeists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1936 Berlin	4	4/9	0	0	0	0
1948 London	7	5/9	1	2	0	3	=3
1952 Helsinki	9	6/9	1	0	0	1	=5
1956 Melbourne	7	5/9	0	0	1	1	=7
1960 Rome	9	6/7	1	0	1	2	=4
1964 Tokyo	7	5/7	0	0	1	1	9
1968 Mexico City	5	2/7	0	0	1	1	=6
1972 Munich	6	4/7	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	1	1/11	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	1	1/11	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	1	2/12	0	1	1	2	8
1988 Seoul	6	5/12	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	6	6/12	0	1	0	1	=14
1996 Atlanta	4	4/12	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	3	3/12	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	2	2/12	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	4	4/12	0	1	0	1	=14
2012 London	5	6/12	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	5	5/12	0	1	0	1	=13
2020 Tokyo	4	4/12	0	0	2	2	19
Total			3	6	7	16	18

Cycling

BMX freestyle

BMX freestyle has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020. Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.

BMX racing

BMX racing has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 6th by Simone Christensen in women's BMX racing in 2020.

Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the discipline was 19th by Morten Therkildsen in men's BMX in 2012. Henrik Baltzersen ranked similarly in the men's BMX in 2008, but cyclists eliminated in the heats weren't given an overall ranking then.

Games	Cyclists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
2008 Beijing	2	2/2	0	0	0	0
2012 London	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	2	2/2	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Mountain biking

Mountain biking has been included in the Olympic programme since 1996.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 7th by Lennie Kristensen in men's cross-country in 1996.

Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the discipline was 11th by Annika Langvad in women's cross-country in 2016.

Games	Cyclists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1996 Atlanta	2	1/2	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	2	1/2	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	3	2/2	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	2	1/2	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	2	2/2	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	3	2/2	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Road cycling

Road cycling was included in the Olympic programme in 1896. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Denmark has participated in the discipline every Games since 1912.

Denmark has won 2 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medal in the discipline.

Their most successful road cyclist was Henry Hansen who won gold in men's individual time trial and men's team time trial (together with Orla Jørgensen and Leo Nielsen) in 1928, and silver in men's team time trial in 1932 (together with Leo Nielsen again but also Frode Sørensen).

Leo Nielsen is the second most successful Danish cyclists in the discipline with his 1 gold and 1 silver mentioned above.

Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the discipline was 5th by Linda Villumsen in women's individual road race in 2008.

Games	Cyclists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1912 Stockholm	8	2/2	0	0	0	0
1920 Antwerp	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
1924 Paris	2	1/2	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	4	2/2	2	0	0	2	1
1932 Los Angeles	4	2/2	0	1	0	1	2
1936 Berlin	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
1948 London	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
1952 Helsinki	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	4	1/2	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	5	2/2	0	1	0	1	3
1968 Mexico City	5	2/2	0	1	0	1	4
1972 Munich	7	2/2	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	6	2/2	0	0	1	1	5
1980 Moscow	8	2/2	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	7	3/3	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	3	2/3	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	4	2/3	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	5	2/4	0	1	0	1	=5
2000 Sydney	5	2/4	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	5	2/4	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	4	4/4	0	0	0	0
2012 London	4	2/4	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	3	2/4	0	1	0	1	=5
2020 Tokyo	6	4/4	0	0	0	0
Total			2	5	1	8	12

Track cycling

Track cycling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1912.

Denmark has obtained 21 medals in the discipline, 6 gold, 6 silver and 9 bronze.

Their most successful track cyclist is Lasse Norman Hansen with 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. He won his Olympic titles in men's omnium in 2012 and men's Madison in 2020, the latter together with Michael Mørkøv.

Denmark has two more track cyclists with 3 medals. Willy Falck Hansen won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. His Olympic title came in men's time trial in 1928. Niels Fredborg also won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. His Olympic title came in men's time trial in 1972.

Denmark's most successful female track cyclists are Amalie Dideriksen and Julie Leth who won silver together in women's Madison in 2020.

Games	Cyclists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1920 Antwerp	2	2/4	0	0	0	0
1924 Paris	4	4/4	0	1	0	1	=5
1928 Amsterdam	1	2/4	1	0	1	2	2
1932 Los Angeles	2	3/4	0	0	1	1	6
1936 Berlin	7	4/4	0	0	0	0
1948 London	7	4/4	0	0	1	1	5
1952 Helsinki	9	4/4	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	4	1/4	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	7	5/5	0	0	1	1	=7
1968 Mexico City	8	5/5	1	2	0	3	2
1972 Munich	6	4/5	1	0	0	1	=3
1976 Montreal	5	3/4	0	0	1	1	=8
1980 Moscow	3	3/4	0	0	1	1	=5
1984 Los Angeles	6	4/5	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	6	4/6	1	0	0	1	3
1992 Barcelona	7	4/7	0	0	1	1	=9
1996 Atlanta	5	2/8	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	2	2/12	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	7	4/10	0	1	0	1	=7
2012 London	5	2/10	1	0	0	1	4
2016 Rio de Janeiro	6	3/10	0	0	2	2	10
2020 Tokyo	7	5/12	1	2	0	3	3
Total			6	6	9	21	8

Diving

Diving has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904.

Denmark has won two medals in the sport, a gold and a bronze. Stefanie Clausen won gold in women's 10m platform in 1920. Birte Christoffersen won bronze in women's 10m platform in 1948.

Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was 6th, a record shared between Herold Jansson in men's plain high diving in 1920 and Thomas Christiansen in men's 10m platform in 1948.

Games	Divers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1920 Antwerp	5	3/5	1	0	0	1	3
1924 Paris	4	3/5	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
1932 Los Angeles	1	2/4	0	0	0	0
1936 Berlin	2	1/4	0	0	0	0
1948 London	3	4/4	0	0	1	1	=2
1952 Helsinki	2	1/4	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	2	1/4	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	2	2/4	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
Total			1	0	1	2	15

Equestrian

Dressage

Dressage had one event included in 1900. It returned to the Olympic programme in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.

Denmark has won 4 medals in the sport; 3 silver and 1 bronze.

Lis Hartel won silver in the individual event both in 1952 and 1956. Anne Grethe Jensen also earned silver in the individual event, in 1984.

Their bronze medal was won by Andreas Helgstrand, Anne van Olst and Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in the team event in 2008.

Games	Riders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1912 Stockholm	2	1/1	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
1936 Berlin	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
1952 Helsinki	2	1/2	0	1	0	1	=2
1956 Melbourne / Stockholm	3	2/2	0	1	0	1	2
1972 Munich	3	2/2	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	3	2/2	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	3	2/2	0	1	0	1	3
1988 Seoul	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	2	1/2	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing / Hongkong	3	2/2	0	0	1	1	3
2012 London	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	3	2/2	0	0	0	0
Total			0	3	1	4	11

Eventing

Eventing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912.

Denmark has won two medals in the discipline, a silver and a bronze. Frode Kirkebjerg won silver in individual eventing in 1924 and Hans Lunding won bronze in the same event in 1936.

Denmark has yet to send female riders to compete in the discipline.

Games	Riders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1912 Stockholm	3	2/2	0	0	0	0
1924 Paris	1	1/2	0	1	0	1	=2
1928 Amsterdam	2	1/2	0	0	0	0
1936 Berlin	3	2/2	0	0	1	1	=4
1948 London	3	2/2	0	0	0	0
1952 Helsinki	3	2/2	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne / Stockholm	3	2/2	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing / Hongkong	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
Total			0	1	1	2	=13

Show jumping

Show Jumping was included in the Olympic programme in 1900. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.

Denmark's best placement in the discipline was 8th by Merethe Jensen in the individual event in 1992.

Denmark's best placement by a male rider in the discipline was shared 10th by Thomas Velin in the individual event in both 2000 and 2004.

Games	Riders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1948 London	3	2/2	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	2	1/2	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Discontinued disciplines

Equestrian driving was conducted during the 1900 Summer Olympics and equestrian vaulting during the 1920 Summer Olympics. Denmark did not participate in the disciplines.

Fencing

Fencing has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games.

Denmark has won six medals in the sport, 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze.

Their Olympic gold was won by Ellen Osiier in women's foil in 1924. Grete Heckscher won bronze in the same event.

Karen Lachmann is the Danish fencer with most medals as she won silver in women's foil in 1948 and bronze in the same event in 1952.

Two Danish men have earned medals. Ivan Osiier won silver in men's épée in 1912 and Holger Nielsen won bronze in men's sabre in 1896.

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1896 Athens	1	1/3	0	0	1	1	3
1900 Paris	1	1/7	0	0	0	0
1908 London	8	4/4	0	0	0	0
1912 Stockholm	6	5/5	0	1	0	1	=5
1920 Antwerp	8	6/6	0	0	0	0
1924 Paris	11	7/7	1	0	1	2	=4
1928 Amsterdam	10	6/7	0	0	0	0
1932 Los Angeles	7	7/7	0	0	0	0
1936 Berlin	9	7/7	0	0	0	0
1948 London	15	6/7	0	1	0	1	=4
1952 Helsinki	12	5/7	0	0	1	1	6
1956 Melbourne	1	1/7	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	1	1/8	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	6	3/8	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	1	1/8	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	1	1/8	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	1	1/10	0	0	0	0
Total			1	2	3	6	21

Field hockey

Field hockey was first included in the Olympic programme in 1908. It returned in 1920 before becoming a permanent Olympic sport in 1928.

Denmark only medal so far is the silver Denmark men's national field hockey team won in 1920.

Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.

Games	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1920 Antwerp	12	1/1	0	1	0	1	2
1928 Amsterdam	13	1/1	0	0	0	0
1936 Berlin	16	1/1	0	0	0	0
1948 London	16	1/1	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	12	1/1	0	0	0	0
Total			0	1	0	1	=14

Football

Football has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of 1932.¨

Denmark has won four medals so far, Denmark men's national football team won silver medals in 1908, 1912 and 1960 and a bronze medal in 1948.

Six Danish footballers won two silver medals, Charles Buchwald, Harald Hansen, Nils Middelboe, Oscar Nielsen, Sophus Nielsen and Vilhelm Wolfhagen were all part of the teams in both 1908 and 1912.

Denmark women's national football team's best placement is 8th in 1996.

Games	Footballers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1908 London	13	1/1	0	1	0	1	2
1912 Stockholm	15	1/1	0	1	0	1	2
1920 Antwerp	11	1/1	0	0	0	0
1948 London	13	1/1	0	0	1	1	3
1952 Helsinki	11	1/1	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	12	1/1	0	1	0	1	2
1972 Munich	16	1/1	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	16	1/1	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	15	1/2	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	17	1/2	0	0	0	0
Total			0	3	1	4	23

Denmark also won the gold medal in football at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Golf

Golf was included in the Olympic programme in 1900 and 1904. It returned in 2016 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was shared 5th by Emily Pedersen in women's individual in 2020.

Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was shared 21st by Søren Kjeldsen in men's individual in 2016.

Games	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
2016 Rio de Janeiro	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	4	2/2	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics has been included in the Summer Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games.

Denmark has won four medals in the discipline. They won gold in gold in men's team free system in 1920, silver in men's team Swedish system in 1912 and 1920 and a bronze in men's team free system in 1912.

The only multi medalists were Steen Olsen who participated in the free system in both 1912 and 1920 (winning bronze and gold respectively) and Hans Pedersen who participated in the Swedish system in both 1912 and 1920, winning silver both times.

Their best placement in a women's event in the sport was shared 62nd by Else Trangbæk in women's balance beam in 1968.

Games	Gymnasts	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1896 Athens	1	1/8	0	0	0	0
1908 London	24	1/2	0	0	0	0
1912 Stockholm	49	3/4	0	1	1	2	4
1920 Antwerp	45	2/4	1	1	0	2	2
1948 London	8	8/9	0	0	0	0
1952 Helsinki	7	8/15	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	3	12/14	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	1	7/14	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	1	7/14	0	0	0	0
Total			1	2	1	4	=28

Denmark also won a silver medal in artistic gymnastics at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics has been included in the Olympic programme since 1984.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 34th by Malene Franzen in women's rhythmic individual all-around in 1988.

No men's events are held in the discipline.

Games	Gymnasts	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1988 Seoul	1	1/1	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Trampoline

Trampoline has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.

Denmark's best placement in the discipline was 10th by Peter Jensen. He obtained that placement in men's trampoline in both 2008 and 2012.

Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the discipline.

Games	Gymnasts	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
2004 Athens	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
2012 London	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Handball

Handball was included in the Olympic programme in 1936. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.

Denmark has won 5 medals in the sport, 4 gold and 1 silver. Denmark women's national handball team won gold in the women's events in 1996, 2000 and 2004. Denmark men's national handball team won gold in the men's event in 2016 and silver in 2020.

12 Danish handballers are double Olympic champions; Camilla Andersen, Tina Bøttzau, Anette Hoffmann, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling and Lene Rantala won gold with the women's team in 1996 and 2000, while Karen Brødsgaard, Katrine Fruelund, Lotte Kiærskou, Karin Mortensen, Rikke Petersen-Schmidt and Mette Vestergaard won gold in 2000 and 2004.

Denmark's most successful male handballers are Henrik Toft Hansen, Mikkel Hansen, Niklas Landin, Mads Mensah Larsen, Henrik Møllgaard, Morten Olsen and Lasse Svan Hansen who won gold in 2016 and silver in 2020 with the men's team.

Games	Handballers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1972 Munich	16	1/1	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	13	1/2	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	14	1/2	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	14	1/2	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	15	1/2	1	0	0	1	=1
2000 Sydney	15	1/2	1	0	0	1	=1
2004 Athens	15	1/2	1	0	0	1	=1
2008 Beijing	14	1/2	0	0	0	0
2012 London	29	2/2	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	14	1/2	1	0	0	1	=1
2020 Tokyo	15	1/2	0	1	0	1	=2
Total			4	1	0	5	3

Judo

Judo has been included in the Olympic programme since 1964 with the exception of the 1968 Games.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 11th by Tommy Mortensen in men's 65 kg in 1988.

Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was shared 17th by Lærke Olsen in women's 63 kg in 2020.

Games	Judoka	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1984 Los Angeles	1	1/8	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	1	1/7	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	1	1/15	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Modern pentathlon

Modern pentathlon has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 5th by Marius Christensen in men's individual in 1920.

Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 19rd by Pernille Svarre in women's individual in 2000.

Games	Pentathletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1912 Stockholm	4	1/1	0	0	0	0
1920 Antwerp	4	1/1	0	0	0	0
1924 Paris	3	1/1	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	2	1/1	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	3	2/2	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	2	1/2	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Rowing

Rowing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900.

Denmark has won 7 gold, 5 silver and 13 bronze medals for a total medal count of 25 in the sport.

Denmark's most successful rower is Eskild Ebbesen who won three gold medals and two bronze medals in men's lightweight coxless four. He won his Olympic titles in 1996 (together with Victor Feddersen, Niels Henriksen and Thomas Poulsen), 2004 (together with Thomas Ebert, Stephan Mølvig and Thor Kristensen) and 2008 (together with Mads Andersen, Thomas Ebert and Morten Jørgensen).

Thomas Ebert who was present for two of those Olympic titles, and also won a bronze medal, is Denmark's second most successful rower.

Denmark's most successful female rower is Fie Udby Erichsen who won silver in women's single sculls in 2012.

Games	Rowers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1912 Stockholm	15	3/4	1	0	1	2	=2
1920 Antwerp	1	1/5	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	10	2/7	0	0	0	0
1936 Berlin	16	5/7	0	1	0	1	=6
1948 London	25	6/7	1	2	1	4	3
1952 Helsinki	25	6/7	0	0	1	1	=11
1956 Melbourne	7	3/7	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	16	5/7	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	14	4/7	1	0	0	1	=4
1968 Mexico City	10	4/7	0	0	2	2	10
1972 Munich	12	4/7	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	7	2/14	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	7	3/14	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	10	3/14	0	0	2	2	13
1988 Seoul	3	2/14	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	13	2/14	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	13	5/14	1	0	1	2	=7
2000 Sydney	10	3/14	0	0	1	1	=16
2004 Athens	12	4/14	1	0	0	1	=7
2008 Beijing	10	4/14	1	0	1	2	=9
2012 London	10	5/14	1	1	1	3	4
2016 Rio de Janeiro	13	6/14	0	1	1	2	=11
2020 Tokyo	9	4/14	0	0	1	1	=17
Total			7	5	13	25	14

Sailing

Sailing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of 1904.

Denmark has been highly successful in the sport, winning 31 medals of which 13 are gold.

Their most successful athlete in the sport is Paul Elvstrøm who won four Olympic titles; Firefly in 1948 and Finn in 1952, 1956 and 1960.

Denmark also has four double Olympic champions. Valdemar Bandolowski, Erik Hansen and Poul Richard Høj Jensen won the Soling class together in 1976 and 1980.

Jesper Bank won the Soling class in 1992 with Steen Secher and Jesper Seier and again in 2000, then with Henrik Blakskjær and Thomas Jacobsen.

Their most successful female athlete in the sport is Anne-Marie Rindom who won gold in Laser Radial in 2020 after earning bronze in the same event in 2016.

Games	No. Sailors	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1900 Paris	0	0/13	0	0	0	0
1908 London	0	0/4	0	0	0	0
1912 Stockholm	3	1/4	0	1	0	1	5
1920 Antwerp	0	0/14	0	0	0	0
1924 Paris	4	2/3	0	1	0	1	3
1928 Amsterdam	5	2/3	0	1	0	1	4
1932 Los Angeles	0	0/4	0	0	0	0
1936 Berlin	7	2/4	0	0	0	0
1948 London	13	4/5	1	0	1	2	2
1952 Helsinki	7	3/5	1	0	0	1	3
1956 Melbourne	4	2/5	1	1	0	2	2
1960 Rome	9	4/5	1	2	0	3	1
1964 Tokyo	9	4/5	1	0	1	2	2
1968 Mexico City	11	5/5	0	1	0	1	5
1972 Munich	11	5/6	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	10	5/6	1	0	0	1	4
1980 Moscow	10	5/6	1	1	0	2	3
1984 Los Angeles	8	4/7	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	14	7/8	1	0	1	2	4
1992 Barcelona	16	9/10	1	0	1	2	5
1996 Atlanta	11	7/10	1	0	0	1	4
2000 Sydney	12	7/11	1	0	0	1	6
2004 Athens	14	8/11	0	0	2	2	14
2008 Beijing	6	5/11	1	0	0	1	6
2012 London	13	8/10	0	1	1	2	8
2016 Rio de Janeiro	11	8/10	0	0	2	2	12
2020 Tokyo	8	5/10	1	0	0	1	=5
Total			13	9	9	31	5

Shooting

Shooting was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1904 and 1928. Denmark has participated in the sport every time except for 1932.

Denmark most successful shooter was Lars Jørgen Madsen who won 5 medals; 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze. His Olympic titles came in standing military rifle in 1900 and in men's 300m team military rifle standing, the latter together with Niels Larsen, Anders Peter Nielsen, Anders Petersen and Erik Sætter-Lassen.

Anders Peter Nielsen mentioned above is Denmark's second most successful shooter, as he also won three silver medals on top of his gold.

Denmark's remaining Olympic champion in the sport is Kjeld Rasmussen who won gold in mixed skeet in 1980.

Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport is 6th by Anni Bissø in women's 50m rifle 3 positions in 2000.

Games	Shooters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1896 Athens	3	5/5	0	1	2	3	3
1900 Paris	5	5/9	1	3	0	4	3
1908 London	10	3/15	0	0	0	0
1912 Stockholm	14	9/18	0	1	2	3	6
1920 Antwerp	15	11/21	1	2	0	3	4
1924 Paris	7	4/10	0	0	1	1	=9
1936 Berlin	6	3/3	0	0	0	0
1948 London	7	3/4	0	0	0	0
1952 Helsinki	5	5/7	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne	2	2/7	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	4	4/6	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	2	2/6	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	6	4/7	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	7	6/8	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	7	5/7	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	4	3/7	1	0	0	1	=2
1984 Los Angeles	3	4/11	0	1	0	1	=8
1988 Seoul	6	7/13	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	7	4/13	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	8	9/15	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	4	5/17	0	1	0	1	=17
2004 Athens	5	5/17	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	1	1/15	0	0	0	0
2012 London	5	4/15	0	1	0	1	=14
2016 Rio de Janeiro	3	4/15	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	4	5/15	0	1	0	1	=12
Total			3	11	5	19	25

Skateboarding

Skateboarding has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 19th by Rune Glifberg in men's park in 2020.

Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.

Games	Skateboarders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
2020 Tokyo	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Swimming

Long course swimming

Long course swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.

Denmark first competed in swimming in 1900. They have won 15 medals in all, 3 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze.

Denmark's most successful swimmer is Karen Harup who won gold in women's 100m backstroke and silver in both women's 400m freestyle and women's 4x100m freestyle relay (the latter together with Greta Andersen, Eva Arndt and Fritze Carstensen), all in 1948.

Aside from winning a silver medal in that relay, Greta Andersen also won gold in women's 100m freestyle in 1948.

Denmark's remaining gold medal was won by Pernille Blume in women's 50m freestyle in 2016. She also won bronze in the same event in 2020 and in women's 4x100m medley relay in 2016 (together with Rikke Møller Pedersen, Mie Nielsen and Jeanette Ottesen).

The most successful male Danish swimmer were Ludvig Dam who won silver in men's 100m backstroke in 1908 and Benny Nielsen who won silver in men's 200m butterfly in 1988.

Games	Swimmers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1900 Paris	1	1/7	0	0	1	1	=7
1908 London	5	5/6	0	1	0	1	6
1912 Stockholm	1	2/9	0	0	0	0
1924 Paris	4	3/11	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	5	4/11	0	0	0	0
1932 Los Angeles	2	3/11	0	0	1	1	=7
1936 Berlin	18	11/11	0	1	1	2	6
1948 London	6	5/11	2	2	0	4	2
1952 Helsinki	9	6/11	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne	2	2/13	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	4	2/15	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	3	4/18	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	3	7/29	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	6	11/29	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	2	2/26	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	1	2/26	0	0	1	1	=7
1984 Los Angeles	3	6/29	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	15	24/31	0	1	0	1	=14
1992 Barcelona	8	18/31	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	10	15/32	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	7	10/32	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	6	14/32	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	9	17/32	0	0	1	1	=19
2012 London	10	16/32	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	15	14/32	1	0	1	2	=11
2020 Tokyo	11	10/35	0	0	1	1	=20
Total			3	5	7	15	20

Marathon swimming

Marathon swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008. Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.

Table tennis

Table tennis has been included in the Olympic programme since 1988.

Denmark has won one medal in the sport; Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell won bronze in men's doubles in 2004.

Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was shared 33rd by Mie Skov in women's singles in 2012.

Games	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
2000 Sydney	2	1/4	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	2	2/4	0	0	1	1	5
2008 Beijing	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
2012 London	3	2/4	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
2020 Tokyo	1	1/5	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	1	1	12

Taekwondo

Taekwondo has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 4th by Hanne Høegh Poulsen in women's 49 kg in 2000.

Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was shared 9th by Jesper Roesen in men's 68 kg in 2004.

Games	Practitioners	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
2000 Sydney	2	2/8	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	2	2/8	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Tennis

Tennis was originally included in the Olympic programme between 1896 and 1924. Tennis returned to the games in 1988 and has remained in the programme since then.

Denmark has won one medal in the sport; Sofie Castenschiold won silver in women's indoor singles in 1912.

Denmark's best placement by a male athlete in the sport is 4th, which Erik Tegner accomplished together with Amory Hansen in mixed doubles in 1920.

Games	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1912 Stockholm	10	5/8	0	1	0	1	=6
1920 Antwerp	3	4/5	0	0	0	0
1924 Paris	5	4/5	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	3	3/4	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	2	2/4	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	2	2/4	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
2012 London	1	1/5	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	1	1/5	0	0	0	0
Total			0	1	0	1	=27

Triathlon

Triathlon has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 7th by Rasmus Henning in men's individual in 2004.

Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 23rd by Line Jensen in women's individual in 2012.

Games	Triathletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
2000 Sydney	2	2/2	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
2012 London	2	1/2	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	1	1/2	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Tug of war

Tug of war was included in the Olympic programme between 1900 and 1920.

Denmark never participated as a separate team, but in 1900, three Danish and three Swedish athletes teamed up and won the gold medal as a mixed team.

The three Danish Olympic champions in tug of war were Edgar Aabye, Eugen Schmidt and Charles Winckler.

Weightlifting

Weightlifting was first included in the Olympic programme at the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. It was excluded from the 1900, 1908 and 1912 Games but have been included every other time.

Denmark has won three medals in the sport, 1 gold and 2 silver. They first competed in weightlifting at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one lifter competing. Viggo Jensen won gold in the men's two-hand lift (based on a style tie-breaker), but was injured in the attempt and placed second for silver in men's one-hand lift.

Denmark's remaining silver medal was won by Svend Olsen in men's 82.5 kg in 1932.

Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.

Games	Lifters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1896 Athens	1	2/2	1	1	0	2	=1
1920 Antwerp	5	5/5	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	1	1/5	0	0	0	0
1932 Los Angeles	1	1/5	0	1	0	1	6
1948 London	4	4/6	0	0	0	0
1952 Helsinki	3	3/7	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	3	3/9	0	0	0	0
1976 Montreal	1	1/9	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	1	1/10	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	1	1/10	0	0	0	0
1988 Seoul	2	2/10	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	2	2/10	0	0	0	0
Total			1	2	0	3	37

Wrestling

Wrestling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1900.

Denmark has won 9 medals in the sport, 3 silver and 6 bronze.

Their silver medals were won by Poul Hansen in men's Greco-Roman heavyweight in 1920, Abraham Kurland in men's Greco-Roman lightweight in 1932 and Mark Madsen in men's Greco-Roman 75 kg in 2016.

The Danish wrestler with most Olympic medals is Søren Marinus Jensen who won 2 bronze medals, in men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight in 1908 and heavyweight in 1912.

Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.

Games	Wrestlers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1908 London	10	4/9	0	0	3	3	9
1912 Stockholm	9	5/5	0	0	1	1	=5
1920 Antwerp	10	5/10	0	1	1	2	5
1924 Paris	11	10/13	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	7	8/13	0	0	0	0
1932 Los Angeles	3	5/14	0	1	0	1	=8
1936 Berlin	5	6/14	0	0	0	0
1948 London	5	5/16	0	0	1	1	=11
1952 Helsinki	5	5/16	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	4	4/16	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	3	3/16	0	0	0	0
1968 Mexico City	3	3/16	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	3	3/20	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	2	2/20	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	1	1/18	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	2	2/18	0	0	0	0
2012 London	2	2/18	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	1	1/18	0	1	0	1	=14
2020 Tokyo	1	1/18	0	0	0	0
Total			0	3	6	9	43

Denmark also won two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal in wrestling at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Summary by winter sport

Non-participations

Denmark has participated in most winter sports but has yet to participate in Bobsleigh, Luge, Nordic combined, Short track speed skating, Skeleton and Ski jumping.

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 27th by Tejs Broberg in men's giant slalom in 1998.

Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 28th by Tine Kongsholm in women's slalom in 1992.

Games	Alpine skiers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1992 Albertville	2	4/10	0	0	0	0
1994 Lillehammer	1	1/10	0	0	0	0
1998 Nagano	3	6/10	0	0	0	0
2010 Vancouver	3	5/10	0	0	0	0
2014 Sochi	1	3/10	0	0	0	0
2018 Pyeongchang	2	5/11	0	0	0	0
2022 Beijing	1	1/11	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Biathlon

Biathlon events were conducted at the 1924 Winter Olympics under the designation Military patrol. Biathlon arrived as its own sport at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 53rd by Ukaleq Slettemark in women's individual in 2022.

Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was 86th by Øystein Slettemark in men's sprint in 2010.

Games	Biathletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
2010 Vancouver	1	2/10	0	0	0	0
2022 Beijing	1	2/11	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing has been was included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 32nd by Kirsten Carlsen in women's 10 km in 1968.

Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was 41st by Michael Binzer in both men's 15 km pursuit in 1998 and men's 50 km freestyle in 1998.

Games	Skiers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1964 Innsbruck	1	2/7	0	0	0	0
1968 Grenoble	3	4/7	0	0	0	0
1992 Albertville	2	4/10	0	0	0	0
1994 Lillehammer	2	4/10	0	0	0	0
1998 Nagano	1	4/10	0	0	0	0
2010 Vancouver	1	3/12	0	0	0	0
2014 Sochi	1	4/12	0	0	0	0
2018 Pyeongchang	1	2/12	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Curling

Curling was included in the Olympic programme during the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics. It didn't return until 1998, but has remained in the Games since then.

Jane Bidstrup, Helena Blach Lavrsen, Dorthe Holm, Margit Pörtner and Trine Qvist won Denmark's only Winter Olympic medal so far when they earned silver in the women's event in 1998.

Denmark's best placement in a men's event is 6th, which Johnny Frederiksen, Troels Harry, Mikkel Poulsen and Rasmus Stjerne got in the men's event in 2014.

Games	Curlers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1998 Nagano	5	1/2	0	1	0	1	3
2002 Salt Lake City	10	2/2	0	0	0	0
2006 Turin	4	1/2	0	0	0	0
2010 Vancouver	9	2/2	0	0	0	0
2014 Sochi	8	2/2	0	0	0	0
2018 Pyeongchang	9	2/3	0	0	0	0
2022 Beijing	10	2/3	0	0	0	0
Total			0	1	0	1	=9

Figure skating

Figure skating was first included in the Olympic programme in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 9th by Michael Tyllesen in men's singles in 1998.

Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 15th by Anisette Torp-Lind in ladies' singles in 1992.

Games	Figure skaters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1948 St. Moritz	1	1/3	0	0	0	0
1952 Oslo	1	1/3	0	0	0	0
1988 Calgary	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
1992 Albertville	2	2/4	0	0	0	0
1994 Lillehammer	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
1998 Nagano	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Freestyle skiing

Freestyle skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992.

Denmark's best placement in the sport is 13th by Anja Bolbjerg in women's moguls in 1998.

Denmark has yet to participate in men's events in the sport.

Games	Skiers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1998 Nagano	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
2002 Salt Lake City	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
2010 Vancouver	1	1/6	0	0	0	0
2018 Pyeongchang	1	1/10	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Ice hockey

Ice hockey was first included in the Olympic programme in the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games.

Denmark men's and women's ice hockey teams have competed once each, both in 2022. Denmark men's national ice hockey team finished 7th in the men's tournament while Denmark women's national ice hockey team finished 10th in the women's tournament.

Games	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
2022 Beijing	45	2/2	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Snowboarding

Snowboarding has been included in the Olympic programme since 1998.

Denmark has competed in two snowboarding events. Mike Kildevæld finished 15th in men's giant slalom 1998. Julie Lundholdt finished 15th too, but in women's snowboard cross in 2010.

Games	Snowboarders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1998 Nagano	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
2010 Vancouver	1	1/6	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Speed skating

Speed skating has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics.

Denmark's best placement in the sport was 5th by Viktor Hald Thorup in men's mass start in 2018.

Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 14th by Cathrine Grage in women's 5000m in 2010.

Games	Skaters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1948 St. Moritz	1	1/4	0	0	0	0
1960 Squaw Valley	1	3/8	0	0	0	0
1964 Innsbruck	1	3/8	0	0	0	0
2010 Vancouver	1	2/12	0	0	0	0
2018 Pyeongchang	3	2/14	0	0	0	0
2022 Beijing	2	2/14	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Medals at subsequently de-recognized competitions

Art competitions held at Summer Olympics between 1912 and 1948, and the 1906 Intercalated Games are no longer recognized as official Olympic medal competitions by the IOC.

Denmark won 5 silver and 4 bronze medals in art competitions, and 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Intercalated Games.

See also

In Spanish: Dinamarca en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Denmark at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Denmark
• Denmark at the Paralympics