Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Barcelona
Competitors	110 (77 men and 33 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Jørgen Bojsen-Møller
Medals Ranked 30th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 110 competitors, 77 men and 33 women, took part in 67 events in 14 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• Jesper Bank, Steen Secher and Jesper Seier — Sailing, Men's Soling Class

Silver

• Arne Nielsson and Christian Wigø — Canoeing, Men's C-2 1000 metres

Bronze

• Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen — Badminton, Men's Singles
• Brian Nielsen — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight
• Jørgen Bojsen-Møller and Jens Bojsen-Møller — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman Class
• Ken Frost, Jimmi Madsen, Klaus Kynde Nielsen, Jan Petersen and Michael Sandstød — Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Denmark had very little success in the 1992 archery competition, losing all three head-to-head matches.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Ole Gammelgaard — Round of 32, 26th place (0-1)
• Henrik Toft — Round of 32, 27th place (0-1)
• Jan Rytter — Ranking Round, 64th place (0-0)

Men's Team Competition:

• Gammelgaard, Toft, and Rytter — Round of 16, 13th place (0-1)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Women's 3.000 metres

• Gitte Karlshøj
  • Heat — 8:54.05 (→ did not advance)

Women's 10.000 metres

• Dorthe Rasmussen
  • Heat — 33:22.43 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Renata Nielsen
  • Heat — 6.63 m
  • Final — 6.06 m (→ 11th place)

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Eleven cyclists, nine men and two women, represented Denmark in 1992.

Men's road race

• Lars Michaelsen
• Christian Andersen
• Claus Michael Møller

Men's individual pursuit

• Jan Petersen

Men's team pursuit

• Ken Frost
• Jimmi Madsen
• Jan Petersen
• Klaus Kynde Nielsen
• Michael Sandstød

Men's points race

• Dan Frost

Women's road race

• Karina Skibby — 2:05:03 (→ 11th place)

Women's individual pursuit

• Hanne Malmberg

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Football

Main article: Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Drew with Mexico (1-1)
  • Drew with Ghana (0-0)
  • Lost to Australia (0-3)
• → Did not advance
• Team Roster (club teams in brackets)

1. Niels Christian Jørgensen (Aalborg BK)
2. Thomas Helveg (Odense BK)
3. Jacob Laursen (Vejle BK)
4. Claus Thomsen (Aarhus GF)
5. Peter Frank (BK Frem)
6. Jakob Kjeldbjerg (Silkeborg IF)
7. Jens Christian Madsen (Brøndby IF)
8. Ronnie Ekelund (Brøndby IF)
9. Miklos Molnar (Servette FC)
10. Per Frandsen (OSC Lille)
11. Peter Møller (Aalborg BK)
12. Unused: Jens Risager (Brøndby IF)
13. Stig Tøfting (Aarhus GF)
14. Lars Højer Nielsen (F.C. Copenhagen)
15. Unused: Michael Hansen (Silkeborg IF)
16. Unused: Brian Flies (Næstved IF)
17. Jens Christian Mosegaard Madsen (Odense BK)
18. Michael Larsen (Silkeborg IF)
19. Søren Andersen (Aarhus GF)
20. Unused: Michael Johansen (F.C. Copenhagen)

Head Coach: Viggo Jensen

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race										Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Morten Egeblad Christoffersen	Men's Lechner A-390	16	12	11	17	21	17	PMS	7	5	25	184.0	17
Stig Westergaard	Finn	13	10	24RET	9	15	15	3	—			97.7	12
Hans Jørgen Riber Jesper Pilegaard	Men's 470	26	25	23	23	10	18	5	—			139.0	19

Women

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Dorte Jensen	Europe	10	1	5	5	12	14	6	65.7	5
Susanne Ward Marianne Halfdan-Nielsen	Women's 470	6	12	14	11	6	17	14	98.4	13

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller	Flying Dutchman	11	3	10	5	1	2	2	37.7
Lars Hendriksen Anette Ree Andersen	Tornado	2	15	17	14	11	17	18	107.0	16
Benny F. Andersen Mogens Just Mikkelsen	Star	21	6	19	4	1	19	10	85.7	9

Match racing

Athlete	Event	Qualification races						Total	Rank	Round Robin					Rank	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6			USA	GER	GBR	SWE	ESP
Jesper Bank Jesper Seier Steen Secher	Soling	2	2	1	8	8	RET	34.0	2 Q	L	W	W	L	W	2 Q	GER W 2-0	USA W 2-0

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 23.61 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 51.29 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 1:53.86 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Lars Sørensen
  • Heat — 2:06.80 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Lars Sørensen
  • Heat — 1:07.94 (→ did not advance, 48th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Lars Sørensen
  • Heat — 2:04.65
  • B-Final — 2:03.81 (→ 11th place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Gitta Jensen
  • Heat — 26.54 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
• Mette Nielsen
  • Heat — 26.80 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Gitta Jensen
  • Heat — 56.47
  • B-Final — 56.59 (→ 12th place)
• Mette Nielsen
  • Heat — 58.67 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 2:01.84
  • B-Final — 2:02.14 (→ 13th place)
• Gitta Jensen
  • Heat — 2:02.27
  • B-Final — 2:02.32 (→ 14th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 4:16.80 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Britta Vestergaard
  • Heat — 1:13.58 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Britta Vestergaard
  • Heat — 2:35.28 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 100m Butterfly

• Berit Puggaard
  • Heat — 1:04.57 (→ did not advance, 38th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 2:13.18
  • Final — 2:11.87 (→ 7th place)
• Berit Puggaard
  • Heat — 2:16.11
  • B-Final — 2:15.07 (→ 15th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Annette Poulsen
  • Heat — 2:25.67 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Gitta Jensen, Mette Jacobsen, Berit Puggaard, Mette Nielsen, and Annette Poulsen
  • Heat — 3:48.78
  • Final — 3:47.81 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Mette Jacobsen, Britta Vestergaard, Berit Puggaard, and Gitta Jensen
  • Heat — 4:17.20 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics