Denmark at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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| Denmark at the Olympic Games | ||||
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| IOC code: DEN | ||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens | ||||
| Competitors | 92 | |||
| Flag bearer | Eskild Ebbesen | |||
| Medals Rank: 37 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 6 |
Total 8 |
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| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
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Denmark competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Contents |
[edit] Medals
[edit] Gold
- Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Trine Jensen, Rikke Jørgensen, Lotte Kiærskou, Henriette Mikkelsen, Karin Mortensen, Louise Nørgaard, Rikke Schmidt, Rikke Skov, Camilla Thomsen, Josephine Touray, and Mette Vestergaard — Handball, Women's team competition
- Eskild Ebbesen, Thomas Ebert, Thor Kristensen, and Stephan Mølvig — Rowing, Men's lightweight coxless fours
[edit] Bronze
- Wilson Kipketer — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- Joachim Olsen — Athletics, Men's shot put
- Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager — Badminton, Mixed doubles
- Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell — Table Tennis, Men's doubles
- Signe Livbjerg — Sailing, Women's Europe class
- Dorte Jensen, Helle Jespersen, and Christina Otzen — Sailing, Women's Yngling class
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Archery
Men's Individual Competition:
- Hasse Pavia Lind – 19th place
[edit] Athletics
Men's 800 metres:
- Wilson Kipketer – Final, 1:44.65 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's Marathon:
- Annemette Jensen – 2:50:01 (→ 49th place)
Men's Pole Vault:
- Piotr Buciarski – Round 1, 5.50 metres (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put:
- Joachim Olsen – Final, 21.07 metres (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's Javelin:
- Christina Scherwin – Round 1: 56.86 metres
[edit] Badminton
Men's Singles:
- Peter Gade – defeated in quarterfinals
- Kenneth Jonassen – defeated in round of 32
Women's Singles:
- Camilla Martin – defeated in round of 16
- Tine Rasmussen – defeated in round of 32
Men's Doubles:
- Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen – 4th place
- Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen – defeated in round of 16
Women's Doubles:
- Ann-Lou Jørgensen and Rikke Olsen – defeated in quarterfinals
- Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager – defeated in round of 16
Mixed Doubles:
- Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager – Bronze Medal
- Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen – 4th place
[edit] Canoeing
Men's K2 500 metres:
- Lasse Nielsen and Mads Kongsgaard Madsen – Semifinal (→ 13th place)
Men's K2 1.000 metres:
- Lasse Nielsen and Mads Kongsgaard Madsen – Semifinal (→ 12th place)
[edit] Cycling
[edit] Road cycling
Men's Road Race:
- Frank Høj – 5:41:56 (→ 8th place)
- Bo Hamburger – 5:41:56 (→ 25th place)
- Lars Michaelsen – 5:50:35 (→ 55th place)
- Nicki Sørensen – 5:50:35 (→ 60th place)
- Michael Rasmussen – did not finish
Men's Time Trial:
- Frank Høj – 1:00:35.73 (→ 19th place)
[edit] Mountain biking
Men's Cross Country:
- Peter Riis Andersen – 18th place, 2:24:03
- Christian Poulsen – 39th place, -1 lap
Women's Cross Country:
- Mette Andersen – did not finish
[edit] Equestrian
Individual Dressage:
- Andreas Helgstrand riding Cavan – Final (→ 9th place)
- Per Sandgaard riding Zancor – Final (→ 10th place)
- Jon Pedersen riding Esprit de Valdemar – Second round (→ 19th place)
- Lone Jørgensen riding Ludewig G – First round (→ 38th place)
Team Dressage:
- Helgstrand, Jørgensen, Pedersen, and Sandgaard – 69.333% (→ 5th place)
Individual Jumping:
- Thomas Velin riding Carnute – Final Round B (→ 11th place)
[edit] Gymnastics
Men's trampoline:
- Peter Jensen – 16th place
[edit] Handball
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary round: 3-1-0
- Quarterfinal: defeated China, 32-28
- Semifinal: defeated Ukraine, 29-20
- Final: defeated Korea, 38-36 (→ Gold Medal)
[edit] Rowing
Lightweight Double Sculls:
- Mads Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist Final 4th place
Lightweight Four:
- Thor Kristensen, Thomas Ebert, Stephan Mølvig and Eskild Ebbesen – gold medal
Women's Lightweight Double Sculls:
- Juliane Rasmussen and Johanne Thomsen - B Final - 4th place (10th overall)
Women's Quadruple Sculls:
- Dorthe Pedersen, Sarah Lauritzen, Christina Rindom and Majbrit Nielsen - B Final - 1st place (7th overall)
[edit] Table Tennis
Men's Singles
- Michael Maze bye to round three, lost 1-4 to Chu Yan Leung (HKG)
Men's Doubles
- Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell: Bronze medal match bt Dimitrij Mazunov & Alexei Smirnov (RUS) 4-2 (Bronze Medal)
[edit] Triathlon
Men's Individual Competition:
- Rasmus Henning – 1:52:37.32 (→ 6th place)
[edit] Officials
- President: Kai Holm
- Secretary General: Karl Chr. Koch
