# Denmark at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Denmark competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Alexander Hillhouse | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly - S14 | 29 August |
| Gold | Emma Lund | Cycling | Women's T1-2 Road Race | 7 September |
| Silver | Daniel Wagner | Athletics | Men's Long Jump –T63 | 31 August |
| Silver | Daniel Wagner | Athletics | Men's 100m - T63 | 2 September |
| Silver | Katrine Kristensen | Equestrian | Individual - Grade 2 | 3 September |
| Bronze | Lisa Gjessing | Taekwondo | Women's –65 kg | 30 August |
| Bronze | Martin Black Jørgensen | Shooting | Men's 10m Air rifle - R1 | 31 August |
| Bronze | Emma Lund | Cycling | Women's T1-2 Individual Time Trial | 4 September |
| Bronze | Peter Rosenmeier | Table tennis | Men's Singles - MS6 | 5 September |
| Bronze | Bjørk Nørremark | Athletics | Women's Long Jump - T47 | 6 September |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Shooting | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wheelchair rugby | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Total | 22 | 10 | 32 |

## Athletics

Danish track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* DQ = Disqualified
* PR = Paralympic Record
* AR = Area (or continental) Record
* NR = National Record
* SB = Season's Best
* PB = Personal Best
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Daniel Wagner | Men's 100 m T63 | 12.21 PB | 2 Q | 12.08 PB | |
| Christian Lykkeby Olsen | Men's 1500 m T46 | — | — | 4:02.76 | 10 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Daniel Wagner | Men's long jump T63 | 7,39 m. PB | |
| Bjørk Nørremark | Women's long jump T47 | 5,76 m. PB | |
| Emilie Aaen | Women's long jump T63 | 4.48 m. | 7 |

## Badminton

Denmark has qualified one para badminton player for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Cathrine Rosengren | Women's singles SU5 | Kameyama (JPN) W (21–6, 21–10) | Toyoda (JPN) W (21–17, 21–11) | 1 Q | Beatriz Monteiro (POR) W (21–19, 21–10) | Yang Qiuxia (CHN) L (14–21, 14–21) | Manisha Ramadass (IND) L (12–21, 8–21) | 4 |

## Cycling

Emma Lund and Martin Heggelund have both qualified to compete.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Martin Heggelund | Men's road race T1-2 | 1:41.42 (+26.34) | 12 |
| Martin Heggelund | Men's time trial T1-2 | 33:25.24 (+11:49.46) | 12 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Emma Lund | Women's road race T1-2 | 1:00.16 | |
| Emma Lund | Women's time trial T1-2 | 28:52.13 (+3:04.35) | |

## Equestrian

Denmark entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition by finishing in the top seven nation's at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark.

### Individual

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
| Tobias Thorning Joergensen | Jolene Hill | Individual championship test grade III | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| Tobias Thorning Joergensen | Jolene Hill | Individual freestyle test grade III | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| Katrine Kristensen | Goerklintgaards Quater | Individual championship test grade II | 73.966% | |
| Katrine Kristensen | Goerklintgaards Quater | Individual freestyle test grade II | 75.687% | 4 |
| Pia Wulff Jelstrup | Zafia | Individual championship test grade IV | 68.861% | 9 |
| Pia Wulff Jelstrup | Zafia | Individual freestyle test grade IV | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karla Dyhm-Junge | Miss Daisy | Individual championship test grade III | 69.600% | 6 Q |
| Karla Dyhm-Junge | Miss Daisy | Individual freestyle test grade III | 73.367% | 6 |

### Team

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | TT | Score | Rank |
| Tobias Thorning Joergensen | See above | Team | Withdrew | 214.800% | 8 |
| Katrine Kristensen | See above | Team | 75.200% | 214.800% | 8 |
| Pia Wulff Jelstrup | See above | Team | 70.000% | 214.800% | 8 |
| Karla Dyhm-Junge | See above | Team | 69.600% | 214.800% | 8 |

## Shooting

For the first time since 2016, Denmark entered two para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Buster Mathias Antonsen | P1 Men's 10 metre air pistol SH1 | 563-17x | 6 | 174.2 | 5 |
| Jan Winther | R1 Men's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 621.0 | 4 | 164.0 | 6 |
| Martin Black Jørgensen | R1 Men's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 621.8 | 2 | 226.5 | |
| Jens Frimann | R7 Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1156-44x | 8 | 430.6 | 4 |
| Jan Winther | R7 Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1153-44x | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Kasper Hjort Lousdal | R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1 | 626.1 | 4 | 121.9 | 8 |
| Kasper Hjort Lousdal | R3 Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 633.1 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jan Winther | R3 Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 630.4 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Buster Mathias Antonsen | P3 Mixed 25 metre pistol SH1 | 555-11x | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Buster Mathias Antonsen | P4 Mixed 50 metre pistol SH1 | 519-4x | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jens Frimann | R6 Mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH1 | 615.8 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Denmark secured two quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Alexander Hillhouse | Men's 200 m freestyle S14 | 1:58.42 | 4 q | 1:57.96 | 6 |
| Alexander Hillhouse | Men's 100 m backstroke S14 | 1:00.47 | 1 Q | 59.38 | 5 |
| Alexander Hillhouse | Men's 100 m butterfly S14 | 55.32 | 2 Q | 54.61 | |
| Johanne Øland Frøkjær | Women's 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:15.94 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Denmark entered one athletes for the Paralympic games. Peter Rosenmeier qualified for the games through the allocations of the final ITTF world ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Peter Rosenmeier | Men's individual C6 | Karabardak (GBR) W (11–5, 12–10, 11–6) | Thomas Rau (GER) W (13–11, 11–4, 10–12, 7–11, 12–10) | Rungroj Thainiyom (THA) L (12–10, 7–11, 15–17, 11–6, 8–11) | — | |

## Taekwondo

Denmark entered one athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Lisa Gjessing qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in women's 65 kg class.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Lisa Gjessing | Women's –65 kg | Tonowane (SOL) W 25–0 | Djélika Diallo (FRA) L 4–6 (GP) (4–4) | — | Beth Munro (GBR) W 10–2 | Marie Antoinette Dassi (CMR) W 6–2 | |

## Wheelchair rugby

Denmark national wheelchair rugby team qualified for the Games after get the bronze medal and finishing top two eligible nation's at the 2023 European Championships Division A in Cardiff, Great Britain.

### Team roster

* Kristian Bak Eriksen
* Kurt Busk Jensen
* Morten Elmholt
* Sebastian Frederiksen
* Leon Jorgensen
* Jesper Krueger
* Kaare Momme Nielsen
* Jakob Mortensen
* Thomas Pagh
* Mark Peters
* Mikkel Schottel
* Sofie Skoubo
| Squad | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Squad | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Denmark national team | France L 51–53 | Great Britain L 53–55 | Australia L 49–53 | 4 | Canada L 46–56 | Germany W 56–49 | 7 |