Denmark at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 119 (54 men and 65 women) in 14 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 19 |
Gold 4 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 6 |
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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.[1]
Contents
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
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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
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Boxing
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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
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Cycling
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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)
Equestrianism
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Fencing
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One female fencer represented Denmark in 1996.
Football
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Women's Team Competition
- Team Roster
Handball
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Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol (25 metres)
Men's Small-Bore Rifle Three Positions (50 metres)
Men's Small-Bore Rifle Prone (50 metres)
Men's Trap
Men's Skeet
Women's Air Pistol (10 metres)
Women's Sporting Pistol (25 metres)
Women's Air Rifle (10 metres)
Women's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres
Swimming
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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 100m 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
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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
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