# Denmark at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 78 competitors, 57 men and 21 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Dan Frost | Cycling | Men's points race | 24 September |
| Gold | Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Christian Grønborg | Sailing | Flying Dutchman | 27 September |
| Silver | Benny Nielsen | Swimming | Men's 200 metre butterfly | 24 September |
| Bronze | Jesper Bank Jan Mathiasen Steen Secher | Sailing | Soling | 27 September |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Athletics | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Boxing | 5 | – | 5 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Cycling | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | – | 1 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | – | 1 |
| Rowing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sailing | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Shooting | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Swimming | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 57 | 21 | 78 |

## Archery

After two Olympiads without competing in archery, Denmark returned to the sport in 1988. Three men competed, placing 11th as a team and no higher than 23rd as individuals.
Men's Individual Competition:
* Henrik Toft — 1/8 final (→ 23rd place)
* Jan Jacobsen — Preliminary round (→ 25th place)
* Niels Gammelgaard — Preliminary round (→ 56th place)
Men's Team Competition:
* Toft, Jacobsen, and Gammelgaard — Semifinal (→ 11th place)

## Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres
* Mogens Guldberg
Men's Marathon
* Henrik Jørgensen
** Final — 2:16.40 (→ 22nd place)
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
* Erik Jensen
Men's Decathlon
* Lars Warming — 7859 points (→ 19th place)
   * 100 metres — 11.07s
   * Long Jump — 7.04m
   * Shot Put — 13.41m
   * High Jump — 1.94m
   * 400 metres — 47.97s
   * 110m Hurdles — 14.49s
   * Discus Throw — 40.38m
   * Pole Vault — 4.80m
   * Javelin Throw — 51.50m
   * 1.500 metres — 4:22.41s
Women's Long Jump
* Lene Demsitz

## Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
* Johnny Bredahl
** First Round — Lost to Hamed Halbouni (SYR), RSC-2
Men's Light-Welterweight
* Søren Søndergaard
Men's Light-Middleweight
* Johnny de Lima
Men's Light-Heavyweight
* Niels Madsen
Men's Heavyweight
* Claus Børge Nielsen

## Cycling

Nine cyclists, eight men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1988. Dan Frost won gold in the points race.

### Men's road race

* Tommy Nielsen
* Peter Meinert Nielsen

### Men's 1 km time trial

* Kenneth Røpke

### Men's individual pursuit

* Peter Clausen

### Men's team pursuit

* Peter Clausen
* Dan Frost
* Jimmi Madsen
* Lars Olsen
* Ken Frost

### Men's points race

* Dan Frost

### Women's road race

* Karina Skibby — 2:00:52 (→ 42nd place)

## Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Denmark in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
* Tue Hellstem — 4940pts (→ 27th place)
Men's Team Competition:
* Hellstem — 4940pts (→ 21st place)

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Lasse Hjortnæs | Finn | 1 | RET | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 51.0 | 5 |
| Hans Natorp Paul Natorp | Men's 470 | 14 | 18 | 22 | PMS | 18 | 18 | 17 | 143.0 | 21 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Mette Munch Lone Sørensen | Women's 470 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | RET | RET | 97.7 | 14 |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Christian Grønborg | Flying Dutchman | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 31.4 | |
| Paul Elvstrøm Trine Elvstrøm-Myralf | Tornado | 16 | 14 | RET | 16 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 112.0 | 15 |
| Anders Geert-jensen Mogens Just | Star | PMS | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 74.0 | 11 |
| Jesper Bank Jan Mathiasen Steen Secher | Soling | 9 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 52.7 | |

## Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle
* Vagn Høgholm
** Heat — 23.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
* Peter Rohde
** Heat — 23.70 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
* Franz Mortensen
** Heat — 50.74
** B-Final — 51.05 (→ 13th place)
* Peter Rohde
** Heat — 51.38 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
* Franz Mortensen
** Heat — 1:51.15
** B-Final — 1:51.44 (→ 13th place)
* Jan Patvel Larsen
** Heat — 1:53.61 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
* Claus Christensen
** Heat — 4:00.46 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
* Lars Sørensen
** Heat — 58.01 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
* Lars Sørensen
** Heat — 2:05.73 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
* Lars Sørensen
** Heat — 1:06.30 (→ did not advance, 47th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
* Christian Toft
** Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 100m Butterfly
* Benny Nielsen
** Heat — 54.52
** B-Final — 54.77 (→ 11th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
* Benny Nielsen
** Heat — 1:59.26
** Final — 1:58.24 (→ Silver Medal)
* Jan Patvel Larsen
** Heat — 2:03.01 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Franz Mortensen, Vagn Høgholm, Benny Nielsen, and Peter Rohde
** Heat — 3:25.15 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
* Franz Mortensen, Claus Christensen, Jan Patvel Larsen, and Peter Rohde
** Heat — 7:33.31 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
* Lars Sørensen, Christian Toft, Benny Nielsen, and Franz Mortensen
** Heat — 3:51.97 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's 50m Freestyle
* Gitta Jensen
** Heat — 26.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
* Gitta Jensen
** Heat — 57.28 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
** B-Final — 57.02 (→ 13th place)
* Pia Sørensen
** Heat — 57.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
* Mette Jacobsen
** Heat — 2:01.80
** B-Final — 2:01.84 (→ 11th place)
* Annette Jørgensen
** Heat — 2:04.71 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
* Eva Mortensen
** Heat — 4:18.06 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
* Pernille Jensen
** Heat — 4:20.96 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
* Pernille Jensen
** Heat — 8:50.82 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
* Eva Mortensen
** Heat — 8:53.67 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
* Pia Sørensen
** Heat — 2:38.49 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
* Mette Jacobsen
** Heat — 2:15.78
** B-Final — 2:15.60 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
* Annette Poulsen
** Heat — 2:21.83 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
* Annette Poulsen
** Heat — 4:54.01
** B-Final — 4:54.40 (→ 15th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Mette Jacobsen, Gitta Jensen, Pia Sørensen, and Annette Jørgensen
** Heat — 3:48.83
* Gitta Jensen, Pia Sørensen, Mette Jacobsen, and Annette Jørgensen
** Final — 3:49.25 (→ 8th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
* Mette Jacobsen, Pia Sørensen, Annette Jørgensen, and Gitta Jensen
** Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

## Tennis

Women's Singles Competition
* Tine Scheuer-Larsen
** First Round — Defeated Warda Bouchabou (Algeria) 6–0, 6–1
** Second Round — Defeated Wendy Turnbull (Australia) 6–4, 6–3
** Third Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva (Soviet Union) 1–6, 2–6