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]
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[edit] Medalists
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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 Hoffman, Heidi Astrup, Tina Bøttzau, Marianne Florman, Anja Jul Andersen, Camilla Andersen, and Kristine Andersen — Handball, Women's Team Competition
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Silver
- Rolf Sørensen — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
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Bronze
- Trine Hansen — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's 20 km Walk
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- Final — 1.25:28 (→ 29th place)
Men's Pole Vault
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- Qualification — 5.40m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualification — 69.40m (→ did not advance)
Women's 5,000 metres
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- Qualification — 15:56.38 (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
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- Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
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- Qualification — 56.16m (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Gitte Karlshøj — did not finish (→ no ranking)
[edit] Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
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- 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)
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- First Round — Lost to Dilshod Yarbekov (Uzbekistan), referee stopped contest in third round
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
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- Final — 1:07:47 (→ 14th place)
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- Final — did not start (→ no ranking)
[edit] Track Competition
Men's Points Race
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- Final — 7 points (→ 18th place)
[edit] Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
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- Final — 2:26:02 (→ 7th place)
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- Final — 2:34:30 (→ 18th place)
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
One female fencer represented Denmark in 1996.
[edit] Football
Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Women's Team Competition
- Team Roster
[edit] Handball
Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's 200m Freestyle
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- Heat — 1:50.79
- B-Final — 1:50.54 (→ 14th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
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- Heat — 3:52.62
- Final — 3:54.45 (→ 8th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
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- Heat — 15:43.75 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 50m Freestyle
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- Heat — 26.50 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
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- Heat — 56.06
- Final — 56.01 (→ 7th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
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- Heat — 4:21.46 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
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- Heat — 1:03.14
- B-Final — scratched
Women's 100m Backstroke
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- Heat — 2:16.68 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
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- Heat — 1:00.91
- Final — 1:00.76 (→ 8th place)
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- Heat — 1:01.25
- B-Final — 1:00.95 (→ 11th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
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- Heat — 2:13.59
- B-Final — 2:12.41 (→ 9th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 2:18.35
- B-Final — 2:17.95 (→ 14th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 4:55.03 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 3:48.93 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 8:16.32 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
[edit] Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Singles Competition
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- First round — Defeated Jacco Eltingh (Netherlands) 6-4 4-6 8-6
- Second round — Lost to Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 6-7 5-7
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- 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
[edit] References
- ^ "Denmark at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1996/. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
