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 joined the Olympic Games in 1896, right at the start! Since then, Danish athletes have competed in almost every Summer Olympic Games. They only missed the 1904 Games. Denmark has also taken part in the Winter Olympic Games many times since 1948, and in every Winter Games since 1988.

Denmark's best sport for winning medals is sailing. At the Winter Games, Denmark has only won one medal, which was in curling in 1998.

The group that organizes sports for Denmark in the Olympics, called the National Olympic Committee, was created in 1905.

Olympic Medals for Denmark

Top Danish Medalists

Individual Medal Winners

Here are some of the Danish athletes who have won many medals at the Olympics. This list does not include medals from the 1906 Intercalated Games. It also counts top-three finishes from 1896 and 1900, even before official medals were given out.

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

Team Medal Winners

Denmark has done well in team sports like football, handball, and team gymnastics. The Danish men's football team has won four medals. Team gymnastics has also brought Denmark four medals. The Danish women's handball team has won three gold medals!

Summer Olympic Sports

Denmark has competed in many summer sports. Here's a look at how they've done in some of them.

Archery

Archery was part of the Olympics from 1900 to 1920, then came back in 1972. Denmark's best finish was 8th place. This happened with Arne Jacobsen in men's individual archery in 1972. It was also matched by the women's team in 2012. Denmark has not won any archery medals.

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 part of the Olympics since the very first Games in 1896. Denmark has won 7 medals in athletics: 4 silver and 3 bronze.

Wilson Kipketer is Denmark's most successful athlete in this sport. He won a silver medal in the men's 800m race in 2000 and a bronze medal in 2004.

Sara Slott Petersen is the most successful Danish female athlete in athletics. She won a silver medal in the women's 400m hurdles in 2016.

Other silver medalists include Henry Petersen (pole vault, 1920) and Joachim Olsen (shot put, 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 became an Olympic sport in 1992. Denmark has competed in every badminton event since then. They have been quite successful, winning 2 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals.

Viktor Axelsen won a gold medal in men's singles in 2020. He also won a bronze medal in the same event in 2016. Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen won Denmark's first badminton gold in men's singles in 1996.

Christinna Pedersen is Denmark's most successful female badminton player. She won a silver medal in women's doubles in 2016 with Kamilla Rytter Juhl. She also won a bronze medal in mixed doubles in 2012 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 an Olympic sport since 1904, except for the 1912 Games. Denmark has won 12 medals in boxing: 1 gold, 5 silver, and 6 bronze.

Hans Jacob Nielsen won Denmark's only Olympic boxing gold medal in the men's lightweight category in 1924.

Søren Petersen is the only Danish boxer with two Olympic medals. He won silver in men's heavyweight in both 1920 and 1924. Denmark has not yet had female boxers compete in the Olympics.

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

Canoeing has two main types at the Olympics: slalom and sprint.

Canoe Slalom

Canoe slalom first appeared in 1972, then returned in 1992. Denmark has not yet competed in this type of canoeing.

Canoe Sprint

Canoe sprint has been an Olympic sport since 1936. Denmark has competed in every Games where it has been included. They have won 3 gold, 6 silver, and 7 bronze medals.

Erik Hansen is Denmark's most successful canoeist. He won a gold medal in men's K1 1000m in 1960. He also won two bronze medals in 1960 and 1968.

Other Danish Olympic champions in canoeing include Karen Hoff (women's K1 500m, 1948) and the team of Finn Haunstoft & Bent Peder Rasch (men's C2 1000m, 1952).

Emma Jørgensen is the top female Danish canoeist with multiple medals. She won silver in women's K1 500m in 2016 and two bronze medals 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

Cycling has several different types of events at the Olympics.

BMX Freestyle

BMX freestyle was added to the Olympics in 2020. Denmark has not yet competed in this event.

BMX Racing

BMX racing became an Olympic sport in 2008. Denmark's best result in this sport was 6th place by Simone Christensen in women's BMX racing in 2020. For men, the best result was 19th by Morten Therkildsen in 2012.

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 an Olympic sport since 1996. Denmark's best finish was 7th place by Lennie Kristensen in men's cross-country in 1996. For women, the best was 11th by Annika Langvad 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 has been an Olympic sport since 1896, and Denmark has competed in it since 1912. Denmark has won 2 gold, 5 silver, and 1 bronze medal in road cycling.

Henry Hansen is Denmark's most successful road cyclist. He won two gold medals in 1928 and a silver medal in 1932. Leo Nielsen also won a gold and a silver medal. Denmark's best female result was 5th place by Linda Villumsen 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 has been an Olympic sport since 1896. Denmark has won 21 medals in this discipline: 6 gold, 6 silver, and 9 bronze.

Lasse Norman Hansen is Denmark's most successful track cyclist with 2 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals. He won gold in men's omnium in 2012 and men's Madison in 2020.

Other top track cyclists include Willy Falck Hansen (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) and Niels Fredborg (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). Denmark's best 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 an Olympic sport since 1904. Denmark has won two medals: one gold and one bronze. Stefanie Clausen won gold in women's 10m platform in 1920. Birte Christoffersen won bronze in the same event in 1948.

For men, Denmark's best result was 6th place, achieved by Herold Jansson in 1920 and Thomas Christiansen 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

Equestrian sports involve horses and riders. There are three main types: dressage, eventing, and show jumping.

Dressage

Dressage has been an Olympic sport since 1900, returning in 1912. Denmark has won 4 medals: 3 silver and 1 bronze.

Lis Hartel won two silver medals in individual dressage in 1952 and 1956. Anne Grethe Jensen also won a silver medal in 1984. The bronze medal was won by the Danish team 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 an Olympic sport since 1912. Denmark has won two medals: a silver and a bronze. Frode Kirkebjerg won silver in 1924, and Hans Lunding won bronze in 1936. Denmark has not yet sent female riders for this event.

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 1900 and has been a regular Olympic sport since 1912. Denmark's best result was 8th place by Merethe Jensen in 1992. For men, Thomas Velin achieved 10th place 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	–

Fencing

Fencing has been an Olympic sport since the very first Games in 1896. Denmark has won 6 medals: 1 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze.

Ellen Osiier won Denmark's fencing gold medal in women's foil in 1924. Grete Heckscher won a bronze medal in the same event.

Karen Lachmann is the Danish fencer with the most medals. She won silver in women's foil in 1948 and bronze in 1952. Two Danish men have also won medals: Ivan Osiier (silver in men's épée, 1912) and Holger Nielsen (bronze in men's sabre, 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 Olympics in 1908. Denmark's only medal in this sport is a silver medal won by the Denmark men's national field hockey team in 1920. Denmark has not yet competed in women's field hockey.

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 an Olympic sport since 1900, except for 1932. The Denmark men's national football team has won four medals: silver in 1908, 1912, and 1960, and a bronze medal in 1948.

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

The Denmark women's national football team's best result was 8th place 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

Golf

Golf was an Olympic sport in 1900 and 1904, then returned in 2016. Denmark's best golf result was 5th place by Emily Pedersen in women's individual golf in 2020. For men, Søren Kjeldsen finished 21st 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

Gymnastics includes different types of events at the Olympics.

Artistic Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics has been part of the Summer Olympics since 1896. Denmark has won four medals in this sport. They won gold in men's team free system in 1920. They also won silver medals in men's team Swedish system in 1912 and 1920, and a bronze medal in men's team free system in 1912.

Steen Olsen and Hans Pedersen are the only Danish gymnasts with multiple medals. Denmark's best female result was 62nd place by Else Trangbæk 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

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics has been an Olympic sport since 1984. Denmark's best result was 34th place by Malene Franzen in 1988. There are no men's events in this sport.

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

Trampoline

Trampoline was added to the Olympic program in 2000. Denmark's best result was 10th place by Peter Jensen in men's trampoline in both 2008 and 2012. Denmark has not yet competed in women's trampoline.

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 an Olympic sport in 1936, then returned in 1972. Denmark has won 5 medals: 4 gold and 1 silver. The Denmark women's national handball team won gold in 1996, 2000, and 2004. The Denmark men's national handball team won gold in 2016 and silver in 2020.

Many Danish handball players have won multiple Olympic medals. For example, Camilla Andersen and Mikkel Hansen are among those with more than one medal.

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 an Olympic sport since 1964, except for 1968. Denmark's best result was 11th place by Tommy Mortensen in men's 65 kg in 1988. For women, the best was 17th by Lærke Olsen 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 an Olympic sport since 1912. Denmark's best result was 5th place by Marius Christensen in men's individual in 1920. For women, the best was 19th by Pernille Svarre 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 an Olympic sport since 1900. Denmark has won many medals in rowing: 7 gold, 5 silver, and 13 bronze, for a total of 25 medals!

Eskild Ebbesen is Denmark's most successful rower. He won three gold medals and two bronze medals in men's lightweight coxless four. He won gold in 1996, 2004, and 2008.

Thomas Ebert is another very successful rower, with two gold medals and one bronze. Denmark's best 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 an Olympic sport since 1900, except for 1904. Denmark has been very successful in sailing, winning 31 medals, including 13 gold medals!

Paul Elvstrøm is Denmark's most successful sailing athlete. He won four Olympic gold medals in a row from 1948 to 1960.

Denmark also has four athletes who have won two gold medals each in sailing. Anne-Marie Rindom is the most successful female sailor. She won gold in 2020 and bronze 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 has been an Olympic sport since 1896, with a few exceptions. Denmark has won 19 medals: 3 gold, 11 silver, and 5 bronze.

Lars Jørgen Madsen is Denmark's most successful shooter. He won 5 medals, including two gold medals in 1900 and 1920. Anders Peter Nielsen is also very successful with one gold and three silver medals.

Denmark's other Olympic champion in shooting is Kjeld Rasmussen, who won gold in mixed skeet in 1980. For women, Denmark's best result is 6th place by Anni Bissø 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 was added to the Olympic program in 2020. Denmark's best result was 19th place by Rune Glifberg in men's park in 2020. Denmark has not yet had female skateboarders compete.

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

Swimming

Swimming has been an Olympic sport since the first Games in 1896. Denmark first competed in swimming in 1900. They have won 15 medals: 3 gold, 5 silver, and 7 bronze.

Karen Harup is Denmark's most successful swimmer. She won gold in women's 100m backstroke and two silver medals in 1948. Greta Andersen also won gold in women's 100m freestyle in 1948.

Pernille Blume won Denmark's most recent swimming gold in women's 50m freestyle in 2016. She also has two bronze medals. The most successful male Danish swimmers are Ludvig Dam (silver, 1908) and Benny Nielsen (silver, 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

Table Tennis

Table tennis has been an Olympic sport since 1988. Denmark has won one medal: Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell won bronze in men's doubles in 2004. For women, the best result was 33rd place by Mie Skov 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 an Olympic sport since 2000. Denmark's best result was 4th place by Hanne Høegh Poulsen in women's 49 kg in 2000. For men, the best was 9th place by Jesper Roesen 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 an Olympic sport from 1896 to 1924, then returned in 1988. Denmark has won one medal: Sofie Castenschiold won silver in women's indoor singles in 1912. For men, the best result was 4th place by Erik Tegner and 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 an Olympic sport since 2000. Denmark's best result was 7th place by Rasmus Henning in men's individual in 2004. For women, the best was 23rd by Line Jensen 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 an Olympic sport from 1900 to 1920. Denmark never had its own team, but in 1900, three Danish athletes teamed up with three Swedish athletes. They 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 part of the first Olympics in 1896. Denmark has won three medals: 1 gold and 2 silver. Viggo Jensen won gold in the men's two-hand lift and silver in the men's one-hand lift in 1896. Denmark's other silver medal was won by Svend Olsen in 1932. Denmark has not yet had female weightlifters compete.

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 has been an Olympic sport since 1896, except for 1900. Denmark has won 9 medals: 3 silver and 6 bronze.

Silver medals were won by Poul Hansen (1920), Abraham Kurland (1932), and Mark Madsen (2016).

Søren Marinus Jensen is the Danish wrestler with the most Olympic medals, winning two bronze medals in 1908 and 1912. Denmark has not yet had female wrestlers compete.

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

Winter Olympic Sports

Denmark has competed in several winter sports.

Alpine Skiing

Alpine skiing has been an Olympic sport since 1936. Denmark's best result was 27th place by Tejs Broberg in men's giant slalom in 1998. For women, the best was 28th by Tine Kongsholm 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 became its own sport at the Winter Olympics in 1960. Denmark's best result was 53rd place by Ukaleq Slettemark in women's individual in 2022. For men, the best was 86th by Øystein Slettemark 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 an Olympic sport since the first Winter Games in 1924. Denmark's best result was 32nd place by Kirsten Carlsen in women's 10 km in 1968. For men, the best was 41st by Michael Binzer 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 first Winter Olympics in 1924, then returned in 1998. A team of Danish women won Denmark's only Winter Olympic medal so far: a silver medal in 1998. The team included Helena Blach Lavrsen, Margit Pörtner, Dorthe Holm, Trine Qvist, and Jane Bidstrup. For men, the best result was 6th place 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 in the Summer Olympics (1908, 1920) before moving to the Winter Olympics in 1924. Denmark's best result was 9th place by Michael Tyllesen in men's singles in 1998. For women, the best was 15th by Anisette Torp-Lind 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 an Olympic sport since 1992. Denmark's best result is 13th place by Anja Bolbjerg in women's moguls in 1998. Denmark has not yet had male freestyle skiers compete.

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 in the Summer Olympics (1920) before moving to the Winter Olympics in 1924. Both the Danish men's and women's teams competed once each, both in 2022. The men's team finished 7th, and the women's team finished 10th.

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 an Olympic sport since 1998. Denmark has competed in two snowboarding events. Mike Kildevæld finished 15th in men's giant slalom in 1998. Julie Lundholdt also finished 15th 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 an Olympic sport since the first Winter Games in 1924. Denmark's best result was 5th place by Viktor Hald Thorup in men's mass start in 2018. For women, the best was 14th by Cathrine Grage 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 from Old Competitions

Some older Olympic events and games are no longer officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). These include "art competitions" held at Summer Olympics between 1912 and 1948, and the 1906 Intercalated Games.

Denmark won 5 silver and 4 bronze medals in these art competitions. At the 1906 Intercalated Games, Denmark won 3 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze medal.

See Also

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