Denmark at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Denmark competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 119 competitors, 54 men and 65 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.
Medalists
Gold
Poul-Erik Høyer-Larsen — Badminton, Men's Singles Competition
Thomas Poulsen, Eskild Ebbesen, Victor Feddersen, and Niels Henriksen — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Coxless Four
Kristine Roug — Sailing, Women's Europe Class
Dorthe Tanderup, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Conny Hamann, Anja Hansen, Anette Hoffmann, Heidi Astrup, Tina Bøttzau, Marianne Florman, Anja Jul Andersen, Camilla Andersen, and Kristine Andersen — Handball, Women's Team Competition
Silver
Rolf Sørensen — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
Bronze
Trine Hansen — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls
Athletics
Men's 20 km Walk
Claus Jørgensen
Final — 1.25:28 (→ 29th place)
Men's Pole Vault
Martin Voss
Qualification — 5.40m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
Jan Bielecki
Qualification — 69.40m (→ did not advance)
Women's 5,000 metres
Nina Christiansen
Qualification — 15:56.38 (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
Renata Nielsen
Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
Jette Jeppesen
Qualification — 56.16m (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
Gitte Karlshøj — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Badminton
Boxing
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Hasan Al
First Round — Defeated Rogelio Martínez (Dominican Republic), referee stopped contest in third round
Second Round — Defeated Sergiy Dzindziruk (Ukraine), 10–4
Quarterfinals — Lost to Marian Simion (Romania), 8–16
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Brian Johansen
First Round — Lost to Dilshod Yarbekov (Uzbekistan), referee stopped contest in third round
Canoeing
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
Bjarne Riis
Final — 1:07:47 (→ 14th place)
Rolf Sørensen
Final — did not start (→ no ranking)
Track Competition
Men's Points Race
Jan Bo Petersen
Final — 7 points (→ 18th place)
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
Lennie Kristensen
Final — 2:26:02 (→ 7th place)
Jan Erik Østergaard
Final — 2:34:30 (→ 18th place)
Equestrian
Fencing
One female fencer represented Denmark in 1996.
Women's épée
Eva Fjellerup
Football
Women's Team Competition
Team Roster
Dorthe Larsen
Annette Laursen
Bonny Madsen
Kamma Flæng
Rikke Holm
Christina Petersen
Birgit Christensen
Lisbet Kolding
Helle Jensen
Gitte Krogh
Lene Madsen
Lene Terp
Anne Nielsen
Merete Pedersen
Christina Bonde
Handball
Rowing
Sailing
Men
Women
Open
Match racing
Shooting
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol (25 metres)
Anders Lau
Men's Small-Bore Rifle Three Positions (50 metres)
Jens Harskov Loczi
Men's Small-Bore Rifle Prone (50 metres)
Jens Harskov Loczi
Torben Grimmel
Men's Trap
Keld Hansen
Men's Skeet
Ole Riber Rasmussen
Women's Air Pistol (10 metres)
Susanne Meyerhoff
Majbritt Hjortshøj
Women's Sporting Pistol (25 metres)
Susanne Meyerhoff
Women's Air Rifle (10 metres)
Anni Bissø
Women's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres
Anni Bissø
Swimming
Men's 200m Freestyle
Jacob Carstensen
Heat — 1:50.79
B-Final — 1:50.54 (→ 14th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Jacob Carstensen
Heat — 3:52.62
Final — 3:54.45 (→ 8th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Jacob Carstensen
Heat — 15:43.75 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 50m Freestyle
Mette Nielsen
Heat — 26.50 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Mette Jacobsen
Heat — 56.06
Final — 56.01 (→ 7th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
Britt Raaby
Heat — 4:21.46 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Mette Jacobsen
Heat — 1:03.14
B-Final — scratched
Women's 200m Backstroke
Mette Jacobsen
Heat — 2:16.68 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
Mette Jacobsen
Heat — 1:00.91
Final — 1:00.76 (→ 8th place)
Sophia Skou
Heat — 1:01.25
B-Final — 1:00.95 (→ 11th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
Sophia Skou
Heat — 2:13.59
B-Final — 2:12.41 (→ 9th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Britta Vestergaard
Heat — 2:18.35
B-Final — 2:17.95 (→ 14th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Britta Vestergaard
Heat — 4:55.03 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Mette Nielsen, Mette Jacobsen, Karen Egdal, and Ditte Jensen
Heat — 3:48.93 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Ditte Jensen, Britta Vestergaard, Britt Raaby, and Berit Puggaard
Heat — 8:16.32 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
Frederik Fetterlein
First round — Defeated Jacco Eltingh (Netherlands) 6–4 4–6 8–6
Second round — Lost to Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 6–7 5–7
Kenneth Carlsen
First round — Defeated Mark Knowles (Bahamas) 7–5 6–3
Second round — Defeated Jason Stoltenberg (Australia) 6–2 3–6 6–3
Third round — Lost to MaliVai Washington (United States) 7–6 0–6 2–6
References
Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics