Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Denmark competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag.

Medalists

Gold

• Hans Rasmussen — Shooting, Men's Skeet
• Valdemar Bandolowski, Erik Hansen and Poul Jensen — Sailing, Men's Soling

Silver

• Peter Due and Per Kjærgaard — Sailing, Men's Tornado

Bronze

• Hans-Hendrik Ørsted — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit
• Susanne Nielsson — Swimming, Women's 100 metres Breaststroke

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• Jorn Lauenborg

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Boxing

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Jesper Cornell
  1. First Round — Defeated Sylvain Rajefiarison (Madagascar) on points (5-0)
  2. Second Round — Lost to Galsandorj Batbileg (Mongolia) on points (1-4)

Handball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Defeated Cuba (30-18)
• Lost to Spain (19-20)
• Lost to Poland (12-26)
• Lost to Hungary (15-16)
• Lost to East Germany (20-24)

• Classification Match

• 9th/10th place: Defeated Algeria (28-20) → 9th place

• Team Roster

• Ole Nørskov Sørensen
• Michael Jørn Berg
• Andres Dahl-Nielsen
• Thomas Pazyj
• Bjarne Jeppesen
• Iver Grunnet
• Morten Stig Christensen
• Carsten Haurum
• Palle Jensen
• Erik Bue Pedersen
• Hans Henrik Hattesen
• Mogens Jeppesen
• Poul Kjaer Poulsen
• Per Skaarup

Swimming

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Susanne Nielsson

• Heats — 1:11.58
• Final — 1:11.16 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Susanne Nielsson

• Final — 2:32.75 (→ 4th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Susanne Nielsson

• Heats — did not start (→ did not advance)