Denmark at the Olympics

Denmark at the Olympics
Denmark first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Games. Denmark has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games several times since 1948, including every Games since 1988.
The top medal-producing sport for Denmark is sailing. Denmark has won only a single medal at the Winter Games, in curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
The National Olympic Committee for Denmark was created in 1905.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Medals by summer sport
Medals by winter sport
List of medalists
Medals by individual
According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won one or more Olympic gold medals and three or more Olympic medals for Denmark. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.
Medals by team
Denmark has been successful at the Olympics in team sports like football, handball and team gymnastics. In football Denmark has won four medals. Also team gymnastics has given Denmark four medals. In women's handball Denmark has won three gold medals.
Summer Olympics
All Danish medals are listed.
Winter Olympics
Denmark has won a single medal.
Summary by Summer sport
Non-participations
Denmark has participated in most summer sports, but they have yet to participate in: Artistic swimming, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Cricket, Field hockey, Lacrosse, Rugby football (neither Rugby sevens or the discontinued discipline Rugby union), Sport climbing, Surfing, Volleyball and Water polo.
Denmark never participated in the following discontinued sports: Basque pelota, Croquet, Jeu de paume, Karate, Polo, Rackets, Roque and Water motorsports.
Aquatics
For aquatics disciplines, follow these links: Artistic swimming, Diving and Swimming.
Denmark has yet to participate in Water polo.
Archery
Archery was included in the Olympic programme four times between 1900 and 1920. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Athletics
Athletics has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.
Denmark first competed in athletics in 1896, sending 3 men. The nation has not yet won a gold medal in the sport, earning silver four times and bronze thrice. The nation's first medal was a bronze in 1900, when Ernst Schultz placed third in the 400 metres.
Badminton
Badminton has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992.
Boxing
Boxing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904 with the exception of 1912.
Canoeing
Slalom
Canoe slalom was first included in the Olympic programme in 1972. It returned in 1992 and has remained in the programme since then. Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.
Sprint
Canoe sprint has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936. Denmark has participated every time.
Cycling
BMX freestyle
BMX freestyle has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020. Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.
BMX racing
BMX racing has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008.
Mountain biking
Mountain biking has been included in the Olympic programme since 1996.
Road cycling
Road cycling was included in the Olympic programme in 1896. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Denmark has participated in the discipline every Games since 1912.
Track cycling
Track cycling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1912.
Diving
Diving has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904.
Equestrian
Dressage
Dressage had one event included in 1900. It returned to the Olympic programme in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Eventing
Eventing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912.
Show jumping
Show Jumping was included in the Olympic programme in 1900. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Discontinued disciplines
Equestrian driving was conducted during the 1900 Summer Olympics and equestrian vaulting during the 1920 Summer Olympics. Denmark did not participate in the disciplines.
Fencing
Fencing has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games.
Denmark had a single sabreur at the 1896 Games, winning the bronze medal.
Football
Football has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of 1932.
Denmark also won the gold medal in football at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.
Golf
Golf was included in the Olympic programme in 1900 and 1904. It returned in 2016 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics has been included in the Summer Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games.
Denmark first competed in gymnastics in the inaugural 1896 Olympics, with weightlifter Viggo Jensen entering the rope climbing competition and finishing fourth out of five.
Denmark also won a silver medal in artistic gymnastics at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics has been included in the Olympic programme since 1984.
Trampoline
Trampoline has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.
Handball
Handball was included in the Olympic programme in 1936. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Judo
Judo has been included in the Olympic programme since 1964 with the exception of the 1968 Games.
Modern pentathlon
Modern pentathlon has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912.
Rowing
Rowing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900.
Sailing
Sailing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of 1904.
Shooting
Shooting was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1904 and 1928. Denmark has participated in the sport every time except for 1932.
Denmark competed in shooting at the inaugural 1896 Games, competing in all five events and earning a silver and two bronze medals. The nation's first gold medal in the sport came in 1900, with Lars Jørgen Madsen's victory in the standing free rifle.
Skateboarding
Skateboarding has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020.
Swimming
Long course swimming
Long course swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.
Denmark first competed in swimming in 1900, sending one swimmer who competed in one event and won one (bronze) medal.
Marathon swimming
Marathon swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008. Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.
Table tennis
Table tennis has been included in the Olympic programme since 1988.
Taekwondo
Taekwondo has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.
Tennis
Tennis was originally included in the Olympic programme between 1896 and 1924. Tennis returned to the games in 1988 and has remained in the programme since then.
Triathlon
Triathlon has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.
Tug of war
Tug of war was included in the Olympic programme between 1900 and 1920.
Denmark never participated as a separate team, but in 1900, three Danish and three Swedish athletes teamed up and 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 first included in the Olympic programme at the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. It was excluded from the 1900, 1908 and 1912 Games but have been included every other time.
Denmark first competed in weightlifting at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one lifter competing. Viggo Jensen won the two-hand lift (based on a style tie-breaker), but was injured in the attempt and placed second in the one-hand lift. It remains, as of the 2016 Games, the only gold medal won by Denmark in the sport.
Wrestling
Wrestling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1900.
Denmark also won two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal in wrestling at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.
Summary by Winter sport
Non-participations
Denmark has participated in most winter sports but has yet to participate in Bobsleigh, Luge, Nordic combined, Short track speed skating, Skeleton and Ski jumping.
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 27th by Tejs Broberg in men's giant slalom in 1998.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 28th by Tine Kongsholm in women's slalom in 1992.
Biathlon
Biathlon events were conducted at the 1924 Winter Olympics under the designation Military patrol. Biathlon arrived as its own sport at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 53rd by Ukaleq Slettemark in women's individual in 2022.
Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was 86th by Øystein Slettemark in men's sprint in 2010.
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing has been was included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 32nd by Kirsten Carlsen in women's 10 km in 1968.
Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was 41st by Michael Binzer in both men's 15 km pursuit in 1998 and men's 50 km freestyle in 1998.
Curling
Curling was included in the Olympic programme during the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics. It didn't return until 1998, but has remained in the Games since then.
Jane Bidstrup, Helena Blach Lavrsen, Dorthe Holm, Margit Pörtner and Trine Qvist won Denmark's only Winter Olympic medal so far when they earned silver in the women's event in 1998.
Denmark's best placement in a men's event is 6th, which Johnny Frederiksen, Troels Harry, Mikkel Poulsen and Rasmus Stjerne got in the men's event in 2014.
Figure skating
Figure skating was first included in the Olympic programme in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 9th by Michael Tyllesen in men's singles in 1998.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 15th by Anisette Torp-Lind in ladies' singles in 1992.
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992.
Denmark's best placement in the sport is 13th by Anja Bolbjerg in women's moguls in 1998.
Denmark has yet to participate in men's events in the sport.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey was first included in the Olympic programme in the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games.
Denmark men's and women's ice hockey teams have competed once each, both in 2022. Denmark men's national ice hockey team finished 7th in the men's tournament while Denmark women's national ice hockey team finished 10th in the women's tournament.
Snowboarding
Snowboarding has been included in the Olympic programme since 1998.
Denmark has competed in two snowboarding events. Mike Kildevæld finished 15th in men's giant slalom 1998. Julie Lundholdt finished 15th too, but in women's snowboard cross in 2010.
Speed skating
Speed skating has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 5th by Viktor Hald Thorup in men's mass start in 2018.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 14th by Cathrine Grage in women's 5000m in 2010.
Medals at subsequently de-recognized competitions
Art competitions held at Summer Olympics between 1912 and 1948, and the 1906 Intercalated Games are no longer recognized as official Olympic medal competitions by the IOC.
Denmark won 5 silver and 4 bronze medals in art competitions, and 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Intercalated Games.
See also
List of flag bearers for Denmark at the Olympics
:Category:Olympic competitors for Denmark
Denmark at the Paralympics
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