# Denmark at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Denmark competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They had athletes participating in athletics, cycling, equestrian, shooting, swimming and table tennis. They won a total of seven medals; one gold, two silver and four bronze.

## Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Peter Rosenmeier | Table tennis | Men's singles class 6 | 11 September |
| Silver | Susanne Sunesen | Equestrian | Individual Championship test grade III | 13 September |
| Silver | Daniel Jørgensen | Athletics | Men's 100 m T42 | 15 September |
| Bronze | Jonas Larsen | Swimming | Men's 150 m individual medley SM4 | 12 September |
| Bronze | Stinna Kaastrup | Equestrian | Individual Championship test grade Ib | 14 September |
| Bronze | Stinna Kaastrup | Equestrian | Individual Freestyle test grade Ib | 16 September |
| Bronze | Daniel Jørgensen | Athletics | Men's long jump T42 | 17 September |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |

## Athletics

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ebbe Blichfeldt | Men's 1500 m T54 | 3:13.08 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ebbe Blichfeldt | Men's 5000 m T54 | 11:42.20 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mohamed Hersi | Men's 1500 m T20 | — | — | 4:11.41 | 9 |
| Ronni Jensen | Men's discus throw F37 | — | — | 48.10 | 5 |
| Frida Jerso | Women's discus throw F55 | — | — | 16.01 | 9 |
| Daniel Jørgensen | Men's 100 m T42 | 12.47 | 2 Q | 12.32 | |
| Daniel Jørgensen | Men's 200 m T42 | 25.26 | 3 Q | 25.20 | 5 |
| Daniel Jørgensen | Men's long jump T42 | — | — | 6.57 | |
| Christoffer Vienberg | Men's 1500 m T38 | — | — | 4:31.68 | 5 |
| Kristel Walther | Women's discus throw F44 | — | — | 25.15 | 9 |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Kim Klüver Christiansen | Men's road race H4 | 1:28:59 | 8 |
| Kim Klüver Christiansen | Men's time trial H4 | 28:55.71 | 4 |
| Michael Jorgensen | Men's road race H4 | 1:33:00 | 9 |
| Michael Jorgensen | Men's time trial H4 | 30:12.53 | 9 |

## Equestrian

The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games. They earned an additional individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method.

### Individual

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Result | Rank |
| Stinna Kaastrup | Smarties | Individual Championship test grade Ib | 73.966 | |
| Stinna Kaastrup | Smarties | Individual Freestyle test grade Ib | 74.750 | |
| Annika Lykke Dalskov Risum | Aros A Fenris | Individual Championship test grade III | 70.122 | 5 |
| Annika Lykke Dalskov Risum | Aros A Fenris | Individual Freestyle test grade III | 73.050 | 4 |
| Caroline Nielsen | Leon | Individual Championship test grade II | 69.057 | 6 |
| Caroline Nielsen | Leon | Individual Freestyle test grade II | 72.750 | 5 |
| Susanne Sunesen | Que Faire | Individual Championship test grade III | 72.171 | |
| Susanne Sunesen | Que Faire | Individual Freestyle test grade III | 72.600 | 5 |

### Team

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Individual score | Individual score | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | TT | CT | Total | Score | Rank |
| Stinna Kaastrup | See above | Team | 71.680 | 73.966 | 145.646 | 428.229 | 4 |
| Annika Lykke Dalskov Risum | See above | Team | 70.132 | 70.122 | 140.254 | 428.229 | 4 |
| Caroline Nielsen | See above | Team | 68.412 # | 69.057 # | 137.469 | 428.229 | 4 |
| Susanne Sunesen | See above | Team | 70.158 | 72.171 | 142.329 | 428.229 | 4 |
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

## Shooting

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. The United Arab Emirates earned a qualifying spot at this competition in the R5 – 10m Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH2 event as a result of the performance of Johnny Andersen.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Johnny Andersen | Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 | 627.4 | 28 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Johnny Andersen | Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 | 622.8 | 22 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Lasse Andersen | 50 m freestyle S10 | 26.51 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lasse Andersen | 100 m freestyle S10 | 58.78 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lasse Andersen | 100 m butterfly S10 | 1:00.75 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jonas Larsen | 50 m freestyle S5 | 37.82 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jonas Larsen | 100 m freestyle S5 | 1:25.25 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jonas Larsen | 200 m freestyle S5 | 3:00.41 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jonas Larsen | 50 m breaststroke SB3 | 54.77 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jonas Larsen | 50 m backstroke S5 | 44.18 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jonas Larsen | 150 m individual medley SM4 | 2:35.95 | 3 Q | 2:33.67 | |
| Niels Mortensen | 50 m freestyle S8 | 28.40 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Niels Mortensen | 100 m freestyle S8 | 1:02.96 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Niels Mortensen | 100 m butterfly S8 | 1:05.99 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Niels Mortensen | 100 m backstroke S8 | 1:10.41 | 8 Q | 1:09.62 | 8 |
| Niels Mortensen | 200 m individual medley SM8 | 2:32.98 | 7 Q | 2:29.77 | 7 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Amalie Vinther | 50 m freestyle S8 | 33.89 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amalie Vinther | 100 m freestyle S8 | 1:11.90 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amalie Vinther | 400 m freestyle S8 | 5:13.99 | 5 Q | 5:12.01 | 5 |
| Amalie Vinther | 100 m butterfly S8 | 1:27.78 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amalie Vinther | 200 m individual medley SM8 | 3:08.16 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Table tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group | Group | Group | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Michal Jensen | Singles class 6 | Thainiyom (THA) L 0–3 | Bobrov (ISR) W 3–1 | 2 Q | Simion (ROU) L 2–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | |
| Peter Rosenmeier | Singles class 6 | Alecci (ITA) W 3–2 | Seoane Alcaraz (ESP) W 3–1 | 1 Q | Bye | Simion (ROU) W 3–0 | Park (KOR) W 3–1 | Valera Munoz Vargas (ESP) W 3–2 | |
| Michal Jensen Peter Rosenmeier | Team class 6-8 | — | — | — | Germany (GER) L 0–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group | Group | Group | Group | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sophie Walløe | Singles class 10 | Partyka (POL) L 0–3 | Umran (TUR) W 3–0 | Tapper (AUS) W 3–2 | 2 Q | — | — | Yang (CHN) L 0–3 | Costa Alexandre (BRA) L 0–3 | 4 |