# Denmark at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Danish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games throughout the modern era, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Danish team consisted of 120 athletes, 79 men and 41 women, across sixteen sports. Before the start of the games, DIF sat an official medal goal of 10 medals for the Rio games.
Denmark returned home from Rio de Janeiro with 15 medals (2 golds, 6 silver, and 7 bronze), marking the country's most successful outcome in Summer Olympic history since 1948. Three of these medals were awarded to the Danish squad in cycling, two in badminton, rowing, sailing, and swimming, and one each in sprint kayaking, track and field, and Greco-Roman wrestling. These Games also witnessed a historic moment for the male Danes in collective sports, as they overcame the two-time defending French champions 28–26 to win their first ever gold medal in the men's handball tournament.
Among the nation's medalists were badminton tandem Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen in the women's doubles, rower Morten Jørgensen, who completed a full set of medals at his third Games with a silver in the men's lightweight fours, hurdler Sara Slott Petersen, who made history by becoming the first Danish woman to ascend the podium in any track event, and Greco-Roman wrestler and three-time Olympian Mark Madsen, who brought home the country's first ever medal in his signature sport after more than eight decades.
Two Danish athletes collected more than a single medal at these Games, including track cyclist Lasse Norman Hansen, who won a bronze each in both men's team pursuit and omnium, and swimmer Pernille Blume, who outlasted the favorites in the women's 50 m freestyle to hand her country's first Olympic swimming title since 1948. Additionally, Blume helped the Danish foursome of backstroker Mie Nielsen, breaststroker and world-record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen, and butterfly sprinter and four-time Olympian Jeanette Ottesen beat the European record for the bronze medal in the women's medley relay final.

## Medalists

The following Danish athletes won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Pernille Blume | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle | 13 August |
| Gold | Denmark men's national handball team Niklas Landin JacobsenMads ChristiansenMads Mensah LarsenCasper Ulrich MortensenJesper NøddesboJannick GreenLasse Svan HansenHans LindbergRene Toft HansenHenrik MøllgaardKasper SøndergaardHenrik Toft HansenMikkel HansenMorten OlsenMichael Damgaard | Handball | Men's tournament | 21 August |
| Silver | Jakob Fuglsang | Cycling | Men's road race | 6 August |
| Silver | Jacob Barsøe Kasper Winther Jørgensen Morten Jørgensen Jacob Larsen | Rowing | Men's lightweight four | 11 August |
| Silver | Mark Madsen | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg | 14 August |
| Silver | Emma Åstrand Jørgensen | Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 m | 18 August |
| Silver | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen | Badminton | Women's doubles | 18 August |
| Silver | Sara Slott Petersen | Athletics | Women's 400 m hurdles | 18 August |
| Bronze | Anne Dsane Andersen Lærke Rasmussen | Rowing | Women's coxless pair | 12 August |
| Bronze | Casper Folsach Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Rasmus Quaade | Cycling | Men's team pursuit | 12 August |
| Bronze | Mie Nielsen Rikke Møller Pedersen Jeanette Ottesen Pernille Blume | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | 13 August |
| Bronze | Lasse Norman Hansen | Cycling | Men's omnium | 15 August |
| Bronze | Anne-Marie Rindom | Sailing | Laser Radial | 16 August |
| Bronze | Jena Mai Hansen Katja Salskov-Iversen | Sailing | 49erFX | 18 August |
| Bronze | Viktor Axelsen | Badminton | Men's singles | 19 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Handball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
Medals by day :
| Day | | | | Total |
| 6 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 August | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 August | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 August | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Female | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |

## Competitors

The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark fielded a roster of 120 athletes, 79 men and 41 women, to compete across sixteen different sports at these Games; it was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics since 1972, beating the record of 119 athletes who attended the Atlanta Games two decades earlier. Denmark qualified teams in men's handball and in men's football for the first time in 24 years.
Swimming accounted for the largest number of athletes on the Danish squad by an individual-based sport, with 15 entries. There was only a single competitor each in table tennis, tennis, triathlon, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Fourteen of the nation's Olympic medalists from London 2012 returned, with rowing tandem Rasmus Quist Hansen and Mads Rasmussen (men's lightweight double sculls), as well as track cyclist Lasse Norman Hansen (men's omnium), looking to defend their respective titles in Rio de Janeiro. Rifle prone marksman and 2000 silver medalist Torben Grimmel headed the full roster of experienced Danish athletes by competing at his fifth consecutive Games. Joining Hansen and Rasmussen as four-time Olympians were butterfly and freestyle swimmer Jeanette Ottesen, Finn sailor and 2012 silver medalist Jonas Høgh Christensen, and rower and 2012 fourth-place finalist Juliane Elander Rasmussen in the women's lightweight double sculls.
Other notable athletes on the Danish roster featured badminton player and 2014 world bronze medalist Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles, sprint kayaker and 2008 silver medalist Rene Holten Poulsen, breaststroke swimmer and current world record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen, long-distance freestyle swimmer and 2008 bronze medalist Lotte Friis, and Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter Mark Madsen. Former top-ranked tennis player Caroline Wozniacki was selected by the committee to carry the Danish flag at the opening ceremony, the first by a female since 1988 and third overall in Summer Olympic history.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Badminton | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Cycling | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Handball | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Rowing | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Sailing | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Shooting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 79 | 41 | 120 |

## Athletics

Danish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): London 2012 Olympians Andreas Bube and Sara Slott Petersen, along with 2010 Youth Olympic hurdler Stina Troest, were among the first batch of Danish track and field athletes being named to the Olympic roster on 17 May 2016, and were joined by three marathon runners (one man and two women) three days later.

### 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
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Andreas Bube | 800 m | 1:46.67 | 2 Q | 1:45.87 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ole Hesselbjerg | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:40.08 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdi Hakin Ulad | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:17:06 | 35 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Anna Holm Baumeister | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:39:49 | 55 |
| Jessica Draskau-Petersson | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:36:14 | 40 |
| Anna Emilie Møller | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:32.68 NR | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sara Slott Petersen | 400 m hurdles | 55.20 | 1 Q | 54.55 | 2 Q | 53.55 | |
| Stina Troest | 400 m hurdles | 56.06 | 4 Q | 56.00 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

Denmark has qualified a total of eight badminton players for the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: two entries in the men's singles, one in the women's singles, and a pair each in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Viktor Axelsen | Singles | Lee D-k (KOR) W (21–11, 21–13) | Ponsana (THA) W (21–14, 21–13) | — | 1 Q | Evans (IRL) W (21–16, 21–12) | Ouseph (GBR) W (21–12, 21–16) | Chen L (CHN) L (14–21, 15–21) | Lin D (CHN) W (15–21, 21–10, 21–17) | |
| Jan Østergaard Jørgensen | Singles | Must (EST) W (21–8, 21–15) | Leverdez (FRA) W (21–11, 21–18) | — | 1 Q | Kidambi (IND) L (19–21, 19–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | Doubles | Kim G-j / Kim S-r (KOR) L (15–21, 18–21) | Cwalina / Wacha (POL) W (21–17, 21–17) | Ellis / Langridge (GBR) W (21–9, 9–21, 21–16) | 3 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Line Kjærsfeldt | Singles | Marín (ESP) L (16–21, 13–21) | Vainio (FIN) W (21–9, 21–8) | — | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen | Doubles | Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR) W (21–16, 21–18) | Luo Y / Luo Y (CHN) L (11–21, 18–21) | Lee / Obañana (USA) W (21–9, 21–6) | 2 Q | — | Chang Y-n / Lee S-h (KOR) W (28–26, 18–21, 21–15) | Tang YT / Yu Y (CHN) W (21–16, 14–21, 21–19) | Matsutomo / Takahashi (JPN) L (21–18, 9–21, 19–21) | |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen | Doubles | Xu C / Ma J (CHN) L (24–22, 14–21, 16–21) | Mateusiak / Zięba (POL) W (21–18, 23–21) | C Adcock / G Adcock (GBR) L (19–21, 24–22, 17–21) | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

Danish canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Rene Holten Poulsen | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:35.722 | 1 Q | 3:34.344 | 4 FA | 3:36.840 | 6 |
| Henriette Engel Hansen | Women's K-1 200 m | 42.455 | 6 Q | 43.300 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emma Åstrand Jørgensen | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:55.660 | 2 Q | 1:55.193 | 2 FA | 1:54.326 | |
| Henriette Engel Hansen Ida Villumsen | Women's K-2 500 m | 1:46.246 | 4 Q | 1:47.476 | 6 FB | 1:48.846 | 12 |
| Henriette Engel Hansen Emma Åstrand Jørgensen Amalie Ringtved Thomsen Ida Villumsen | Women's K-4 500 m | 1:36.675 | 5 Q | 1:36.302 | 3 FA | 1:39.057 | 6 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling
### Road

Danish riders qualified for a maximum of three quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The road cycling team, led by two-time Olympian Jakob Fuglsang, was named to the Olympic roster on 23 June 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jakob Fuglsang | Men's road race | 6:10:05 | |
| Christopher Juul-Jensen | Men's road race | 6:19:43 | 32 |
| Christopher Juul-Jensen | Men's time trial | 1:16:49.62 | 19 |
| Chris Anker Sørensen | Men's road race | 6:30:05 | 60 |

### Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Danish riders have accumulated spots in the men's team pursuit, as well as both the men's and women's omnium. The track cycling squad, highlighted by reigning Olympic champion Lasse Norman Hansen in the men's omnium, was named on 18 June 2016.

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Casper Folsach Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Rasmus Quaade | Men's team pursuit | 3:55.396 | 2 Q | Australia (AUS) 3:53.542 | 3 | New Zealand (NZL) 3:53.789 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final (medal); FB=Bronze medal game; SF=Semifinals

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Scratch race | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Elimination race | Elimination race | Time trial | Time trial | Time trial | Flying lap | Flying lap | Flying lap | Points race | Points race | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | Total points | Rank |
| Lasse Norman Hansen | Men's omnium | 1 | 40 | 4:14.982 OR | 1 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 1:02.538 | 5 | 32 | 12.832 | 4 | 34 | 40 | 2 | 192 | |
| Amalie Dideriksen | Women's omnium | 7 | 28 | 3:30.264 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 30 | 38:032 | 18 | 6 | 14:940 | 18 | 6 | 85 | 1 | 189 | 5 |

### Mountain biking

Danish mountain bikers qualified for one men's and one women's quota place each into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's eighteenth-place finish for men and eleventh for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016. The mountain biking squad was named to the Olympic roster on 9 June 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Simon Andreassen | Men's cross-country | 1:47:44 | 34 |
| Annika Langvad | Women's cross-country | 1:33:48 | 11 |

### BMX

Danish riders qualified for one men's and one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's top three placement for men, not yet qualified, at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships, and top three for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of 31 May 2016. BMX riders Niklas Laustsen and European Games champion Simone Christensen were named to the Olympic roster on 13 June 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Niklas Laustsen | Men's BMX | 36.199 | 24 | 19 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Simone Christensen | Women's BMX | 35.251 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian

Denmark has fielded a composite squad of four riders into the Olympic team eventing by virtue of the following results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings: top two finishes from North Western Europe, and two top six finishes from the combined overall FEI Olympic rankings.

### Dressage

Long list for the dressage team was published on 30 April. Final team was named on 17 July, after several observation events which included FEI Nations Cup competitions in Odense and Aachen as well as the Danish Dressage Championships in Broholm.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank |
| Anders Dahl | Selten | Individual | 69.900 | 37 Q | 71.232 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cathrine Dufour | Cassidy | Individual | 76.657 | 10 Q | 76.050 | 12 Q | 74.893 | 81.286 | 78.143 | 13 |
| Anna Kasprzak | Donnperignon | Individual | 73.943 | 23 Q | 74.524 | 15 Q | 74.821 | 79.143 | 76.982 | 14 |
| Agnete Kirk Thinggaard | Jojo | Individual | 72.229 | 27 Q | 72.465 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anders Dahl Cathrine Dufour Anna Kasprzak Agnete Kirk Thinggaard | See above | Team | 74.276 | 6 Q | 74.346 | 6 | — | — | 74.311 | 6 |

## Football
### Summary

* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
* A.E.T – After extra time.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Denmark men's | Men's tournament | Iraq D 0–0 | South Africa W 1–0 | Brazil L 0–4 | 2 | Nigeria L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |

### Men's tournament

Denmark's men's football team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the semifinals at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic.

#### Team roster

The following is the Danish final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Yussuf Poulsen, Uffe Bech and Lasse Vigen Christensen left the squad due to several reasons and were replaced by Jacob Bruun Larsen, Jacob Barrett Laursen and Mathias Hebo.
Head coach: Niels Frederiksen
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | 2016 club |
| 1 | 1GK | Jeppe Højbjerg | (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Esbjerg |
| 2 | 2DF | Mikkel Desler | (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | OB |
| 3 | 2DF | Kasper Larsen | (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Groningen |
| 4 | 2DF | Edigeison Gomes* | (1988-11-17)17 November 1988 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Henan Jianye |
| 5 | 2DF | Jakob Blåbjerg | (1995-01-11)11 January 1995 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | AaB |
| 6 | 3MF | Andreas Maxsø | (1994-03-18)18 March 1994 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Nordsjælland |
| 7 | 4FW | Lasse Vibe* (c) | (1987-07-22)22 July 1987 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Brentford |
| 8 | 3MF | Mathias Hebo | (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Fredericia |
| 9 | 4FW | Nicolai Brock-Madsen | (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Birmingham City |
| 10 | 4FW | Jacob Bruun Larsen | (1998-09-19)19 September 1998 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 11 | 2DF | Jacob Barrett Laursen | (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | OB |
| 12 | 4FW | Frederik Børsting | (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | AaB |
| 13 | 4FW | Emil Larsen* | (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Lyngby |
| 14 | 3MF | Casper Nielsen | (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Esbjerg |
| 15 | 2DF | Pascal Gregor | (1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Nordsjælland |
| 16 | 4FW | Robert Skov | (1996-05-20)20 May 1996 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Silkeborg |
| 17 | 3MF | Jens Jønsson | (1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | AGF |
| 18 | 1GK | Lukas Fernandes | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Sønderjyske |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |

#### Quarterfinal
## Golf

Denmark has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Søren Kjeldsen (world no. 50), Thorbjørn Olesen (world no. 64), Nicole Broch Larsen (world no. 88), and Nanna Koerstz Madsen (world no. 109) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank |
| Søren Kjeldsen | Men's | 73 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 281 | −3 | =21 |
| Thorbjørn Olesen | Men's | 70 | 68 | 74 | 71 | 283 | −1 | =30 |
| Nicole Broch Larsen | Women's | 67 | 68 | 81 | 71 | 287 | +3 | 36 |
| Nanna Koerstz Madsen | Women's | 69 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 279 | −5 | =13 |

## Handball
### Summary

* ET – After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Denmark men's | Men's tournament | Argentina W 25–19 | Tunisia W 31–23 | Croatia L 24–27 | Qatar W 26–25 | France L 30–33 | 3 | Slovenia W 37–30 | Poland W 29–28$^{ET}$ | France W 28–26 | |

### Men's tournament

Denmark's men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the third meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Herning. On 16 July, the team of 14 players and a reserve was nominated by the Danish Handball Federation, for official selection by the NOC.

#### Team roster

The following is the Danish roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Niklas Landin Jacobsen
* (1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 27)
* 2.01 m
* 143
* 1
* THW Kiel
* 3
* RB
* Mads Christiansen
* (1986-05-03)3 May 1986 (aged 30)
* 1.94 m
* 106
* 234
* Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
* 5
* CB
* Mads Mensah Larsen
* (1991-08-12)12 August 1991 (aged 24)
* 1.88 m
* 67
* 157
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* 6
* LW
* Casper Ulrich Mortensen
* (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 26)
* 1.90 m
* 73
* 209
* TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
* 15
* P
* Jesper Nøddesbo
* (1980-10-23)23 October 1980 (aged 35)
* 1.99 m
* 201
* 418
* Barcelona
* 16
* GK
* Jannick Green
* (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 27)
* 1.95 m
* 71
* 1
* SC Magdeburg
* 17
* RW
* Lasse Svan Hansen
* (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 (aged 32)
* 1.84 m
* 155
* 316
* Flensburg-Handewitt
* 19
* P
* Rene Toft Hansen
* (1984-01-11)11 January 1984 (aged 32)
* 2.00 m
* 103
* 163
* THW Kiel
* 21
* LB
* Henrik Møllgaard
* (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 31)
* 1.96 m
* 90
* 136
* Paris Saint-Germain
* 22
* RB
* Kasper Søndergaard
* (1981-06-09)9 June 1981 (aged 35)
* 1.96 m
* 162
* 361
* Skjern Håndbold
* 23
* P
* Henrik Toft Hansen
* (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 (aged 29)
* 2.00 m
* 77
* 144
* Flensburg-Handewitt
* 24
* LB
* Mikkel Hansen
* (1987-10-22)22 October 1987 (aged 28)
* 1.96 m
* 151
* 696
* Paris Saint-Germain
* 25
* CB
* Morten Olsen
* (1984-10-11)11 October 1984 (aged 31)
* 1.84 m
* 32
* 90
* TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
* 27
* LB
* Michael Damgaard
* (1990-03-18)18 March 1990 (aged 26)
* 1.92 m
* 30
* 78
* SC Magdeburg

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 134 | +13 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 126 | +26 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 127 | +9 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Qatar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 127 | −5 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 126 | −16 | 2 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 118 | 145 | −27 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Croatia 29–28 France
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 14:40 | Denmark | 25–19 | Argentina | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 14:40 | Hansen, Svan 6 | (10–10) | Simonet 7 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 14:40 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 14:40 | Tunisia | 23–31 | Denmark | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 14:40 | Jallouz 5 | (10–16) | Mortensen, Svan 8 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 14:40 | 1× 2× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 14:40 | Denmark | 24–27 | Croatia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 14:40 | Svan Hansen 9 | (12–15) | Duvnjak 8 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 14:40 | 2× 3× | Report | 4× 5× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 14:40 | Denmark | 26–25 | Qatar | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 14:40 | Svan 7 | (14–14) | Markovic 7 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 14:40 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 14:40 | France | 33–30 | Denmark | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 14:40 | Mahé 9 | (17–16) | Hansen 8 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 14:40 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 17:00 | Denmark | 37–30 | Slovenia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 17:00 | M. Hansen, L. Hansen 8 | (16–13) | Bezjak, Janc 6 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 17:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 4× 8× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |

#### Semifinal

| 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 20:30 | Poland | 28–29 (ET) | Denmark | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 20:30 | Bielecki 7 | (15–16) | M. Hansen 10 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 20:30 | 4× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |||

#### Gold medal match

| 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 14:00 | Denmark | 28–26 | France | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 14:00 | M. Hansen 8 | (16–14) | Guigou 6 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 14:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |

## Rowing

Denmark has qualified four boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Three rowing crews had confirmed Olympic places for their boats each in the men's lightweight four, women's pair, and women's lightweight double sculls at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while the rowers competing in both the women's single and double sculls were added to the Danish roster with their top four finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Team Denmark announced the first batch of rowers (men's lightweight four, women's pair, and women's lightweight double sculls) on 12 May 2016. Meanwhile, the remaining crews that earned Olympic spots through the European & Qualification regatta were named to the Danish roster on 14 June 2016. Among the rowers qualifying for the Games were reigning Olympic champions Rasmus Quist Hansen and Mads Rasmussen (men's lightweight double sculls), and London 2012 bronze medalist Fie Udby Erichsen (women's single sculls).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Rasmus Quist Hansen Mads Rasmussen | Lightweight double sculls | 6:33.67 | 3 R | 7:02.78 | 1 SA/B | 6:45.05 | 5 FB | 6:34.72 | 10 |
| Jacob Barsøe Kasper Winther Jørgensen Morten Jørgensen Jacob Larsen | Lightweight four | 5:58.21 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:19.62 | 2 FA | 6:21.97 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Fie Udby Erichsen | Single sculls | 8:30.07 | 2 QF | Bye | Bye | 7:33.24 | 1 SA/B | 8:08.65 | 6 FB | 7:25.13 | 9 |
| Anne Dsane Andersen Hedvig Rasmussen | Pair | 7:05.28 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 7:27.56 | 1 FA | 7:20.71 | |
| Nina Hollensen Lisbet Jakobsen | Double sculls | 7:18.92 | 5 R | 7:04.35 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anne Lolk Juliane Elander Rasmussen | Lightweight double sculls | 7:01.84 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 7:20.29 | 4 FB | 7:27.36 | 9 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

Danish sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas. Team Denmark will determine the official list of sailors with the highest overall series score having accumulated in three selection trial meets of each fleet.
On 4 March 2016, four sailors had been selected to the Danish Olympic team for Rio: skiff duo Jena Mai Hansen and Katja Salskov-Iversen (49erFX), and multihull tandem Anette Viborg Andreasen and 2012 Olympian Allan Nørregaard (Nacra 17). Single-handed sailors Michael Hansen (Laser) and 2012 Finn silver medalist Jonas Høgh Christensen had claimed their Olympic spots at the Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta, while the remaining crews rounded out the selection at the ISAF World Cup meet in Hyeres, France.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Sebastian Fleischer | RS:X | 15 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 18 | EL | 135 | 12 |
| Michael Hansen | Laser | 6 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 26 | — | — | EL | 180 | 25 |
| Jonas Høgh Christensen | Finn | 13 | 2 | 4 | DNF | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | — | — | EL | 110 | 17 |
| Christian Peter Lübeck Jonas Warrer | 49er | 8 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 98 | 4 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Lærke Buhl-Hansen | RS:X | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 12 | EL | 155 | 15 |
| Anne-Marie Rindom | Laser Radial | 5 | 8 | DSQ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 55 | |
| Jena Mai Hansen Katja Salskov-Iversen | 49erFX | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 54 | |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Allan Nørregaard Anette Viborg Andreasen | Nacra 17 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 15 | EL | 108 | 12 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

Danish shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016.
On 5 November 2015, Team Denmark had officially announced the shooting squad for the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Torben Grimmel | Men's 50 m rifle prone | 621.4 | 23 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jesper Hansen | Men's skeet | 121 (+12) | =5 Q | 14 (+3) | =5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stine Nielsen | Women's 10 m air rifle | 410.1 | 38 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stine Nielsen | Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 579 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

## Swimming

Danish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): To qualify for the individual events, swimmers must achieve times set by the Danish Swimming Federation and the Danish NOC at either the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, the 2016 Danish Open or the 2016 European Aquatics Championships.
On 4 November 2015, five swimmers had been officially chosen to be part of the Danish Olympic team for the Games, including current world-record holder Rikke Møller Pedersen in the breaststroke, and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Lotte Friis in long-distance freestyle. Four more swimmers (Glæsner, Ipsen, Joensen, and Blume), along with the members of the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team, were officially named to the Danish roster on 10 May 2016, extending the swimming team size to thirteen.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Viktor Bromer | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.77 | 7 Q | 1:55.59 | 7 Q | 1:55.64 | 6 |
| Mads Glæsner | 400 m freestyle | 3:52.59 | 36 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anton Ipsen | 400 m freestyle | 3:48.31 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anton Ipsen | 1500 m freestyle | 15:05.91 | 18 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pál Joensen | 1500 m freestyle | 15:18.49 | 30 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Søren Dahl Anders Lie Daniel Skaaning Magnus Westermann | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:12.66 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Pernille Blume | 50 m freestyle | 24.23 | 1 Q | 24.28 | 1 Q | 24.07 | |
| Pernille Blume | 100 m freestyle | 54.15 | 11 Q | 54.19 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lotte Friis | 400 m freestyle | 4:07.13 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lotte Friis | 800 m freestyle | 8:22.54 | 5 Q | — | — | 8:24.50 | 7 |
| Mie Nielsen | 100 m backstroke | 59.13 | 4 Q | 59.18 | 6 Q | 58.80 | 5 |
| Jeanette Ottesen | 50 m freestyle | 24.48 | =5 Q | 24.62 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeanette Ottesen | 100 m freestyle | 53.53 | 5 Q | 53.35 | 6 Q | 53.36 | 8 |
| Jeanette Ottesen | 100 m butterfly | 57.15 | 6 Q | 57.47 | 7 Q | 57.17 | 7 |
| Rikke Møller Pedersen | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.58 | 6 Q | 1:07.07 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rikke Møller Pedersen | 200 m breaststroke | 2:22.72 | 1 Q | 2:22.45 | 5 Q | 2:23.74 | 8 |
| Pernille Blume Sarah Bro Julie Kepp Jensen Mie Nielsen | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:39.45 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pernille Blume Mie Nielsen Jeanette Ottesen Rikke Møller Pedersen | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:56.98 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:55.01 EU | |

## Table tennis

Denmark has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Jonathan Groth secured one of the remaining Olympic spots in the men's singles by winning the repechage group final at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jonathan Groth | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Oláh (FIN) W 4–0 | Ma L (CHN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Denmark has entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Caroline Wozniacki (world no. 34) qualified directly for the women's singles as one of the top 56 eligible players in the WTA World Rankings as of 6 June 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Caroline Wozniacki | Women's singles | Hradecká (CZE) W 6–2, 6–2 | Kvitková (CZE) L 2–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Denmark has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. Andreas Schilling was ranked among the top 43 eligible triathletes in the men's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of 15 May 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Andreas Schilling | Men's | 18:11 | 0:48 | 55:33 | 0:38 | 33:46 | 1:48:56 | 28 |

## Wrestling

Denmark has qualified one wrestler for the men's Greco-Roman 75 kg into the Olympic competition, as a result of his top six finish at the 2015 World Championships.
* VT – Victory by fall.
* PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mark Madsen | −75 kg | Bye | Abdevali (IRI) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Nemeš (SRB) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Bácsi (HUN) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Bye | Bye | Vlasov (RUS) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | |