Denmark at the Olympics

Denmark at the Olympics is a history which includes 40 games in 22 countries  and 1,800+ athletes.SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics),  Denmark ; retrieved 2012-10-11.  Since 1896, Denmark has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".Olympics.org,  "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-10-11.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Denmark is DEN.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf|website=LA84 Foundation|page=9|accessdate=16 August 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212112626/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf|archivedate=12 February 2012}}</ref>

History
Teams from Denmark have taken part in the Olympic Games since the very first games in 1896.

The National Olympic Committee for Denmark (National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark or Danmarks Idræts-Forbund Olympisk Komite'') was created in 1905; and it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee the same year.Olympic.org,  Denmark; retrieved 2012-10-11.

Denmark has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games except for the 1904 Games.

Denmark has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games several times since 1948. They have been at every Games since 1988.

Danish athletes have won a total of 171 medals.  Sailing is their best medal winning sport.

Denmark has won only one medal at the Winter Games. This was in curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics in NaganoSR/Olympics,  "Denmark at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games" ; retrieved 2012-10-11.

Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games

 1896 Athens  1  2  3  6 1900 Paris  1  3  2  6 1904 St. Louis  did not participate 1908 London  0  2  3  5 1912 Stockholm  1  6  5  12 1920 Antwerp  3  9  1  13 1924 Paris  2  5  2  9 1928 Amsterdam  3  1  2  6 1932 Los Angeles  0  3  3  6 1936 Berlin  0  2  3  5 1948 London  5  7  8  20 1952 Helsinki  2  1  3  6 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm  1  2  1  4 1960 Rome  2  3  1  6 1964 Tokyo  2  1  3  6 1968 Mexico City  1  4  3  8 1972 Munich  1  0  0  1 1976 Montreal  1  0  2  3 1980 Moscow  2  1  2  5 1984 Los Angeles  0  3  3  6 1988 Seoul  2  1  1  4 1992 Barcelona  1  1  4  6 1996 Atlanta  4  1  1  6 2000 Sydney  2  3  1  6 2004 Athens  2  0  6  8 2008 Beijing  2  2  3  7 2012 London  2  4  3  9  Total  43  67  69  179

Medals by sport
 Sailing  12  9  7  28 Cycling  7  8  8  23 Rowing  7  4  11  22 Shooting  3  9  5  17 Canoeing  3  5  5  13 Handball  3  0  0  3 Swimming  2  5  5  12 Boxing  1  5  6  12 Fencing  1  2  3  6 Gymnastics  1  2  1  4 Weightlifting  1  2  0  3 Badminton  1  2  3  6 Diving  1  0  1  2 Equestrian  0  4  2  6 Football  0  3  1  4 Wrestling  0  2  6  8 Athletics  0  2  4  6 Curling  0  1  0  1 Field hockey  0  1  0  1 Tennis  0  1  0  1 Table tennis  0  0  1  1 Total  43  67  69  179

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

 References 

Other websites 
 National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark 
 Denmark profile at London2012.com 

Category:Sport in Denmark
Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:National sports teams of Denmark