Denmark at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Denmark competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Danish athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results. The goal set out by Team Danmark and the Danish Sports' Union (Dansk Idræts-Forbund, DIF) was seven medals. The distribution of gold, silver and bronze medals in this goal were not specified.^[2]

Team Danmark and DIF believed Denmark had the best chances of winning a medal in wrestling, cycling, handball, the equestrian events, rowing, athletics, badminton and sailing, but hoped to see table tennis and triathlon make the podium as well.^[2]

The entire Danish Olympic squad was announced on 21 June 2008 with final confirmation on 8 July.^[3]

On 14 August, placing third in the equestrian team dressage event, Denmark won its first medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Men's team pursuit at the Laoshan Velodrome

Archery

Athletics

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

Women

Badminton

Men

Women

Mixed

Canoeing

Sprint

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Road

Track

Pursuit

Omnium

Mountain biking

Men

BMX

Equestrian

Dressage

Eventing

Gymnastics

Trampoline

Handball

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Denmark roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[5][6]

Head coach: Ulrik Wilbek

Notes

1. Replaced Michael V. Knudsen who suffered from appendicitis, and sent home shortly after the first match.

Group play

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Quarterfinal

Classification semifinal

7th–8th place

Rowing

Men

Women

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

Men

Women

Open

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Shooting

Men

Swimming

Men

Women

Table tennis

Tennis

Triathlon

Wrestling

Key:

• VT – Victory by Fall.
• PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
• PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman

See also

• Denmark at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "Overall Medal Standings". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
2. "Danske målsætninger" Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish), ol.dk. Retrieved on 26 February 2008.
3. "Milepæle frem mod OL" Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish), ol.dk. Retrieved on 26 February 2008.
4. "Medallists by Event: Cycling Track". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008.
5. "Denmark men's handball team roster". NBC Olympics. 2 February 2013.
6. "Men's Handball Team Roster – Denmark (DEN)" (PDF). 2008 Beijing. LA84 Foundation. 1 February 2013. p. 2487.

External links

• ol.dk (in Danish) – the Danish Olympics Committee's homepage for the Danish Olympic team